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The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a...
22 July 2023
From: Agent Advice
New data appears to show that the number of active short lets is lower - and not higher - than in...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency says demand for ‘bills included’ properties in London has rocketed since April - despite it costing tenants large...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants private landlords letting ex-council properties to consider selling the properties to local councils. Since launching in...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Hounslow council in London has introduced new measures for conversions of family homes into HMOs for three to six tenants. Investors will...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A council says it’s going to introduce stricter regulations for HMOs - and it hasn’t yet even finished its formal consultation. Hounslow...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Research by rental portal Rentd suggests improved London yields this year after being in the doldrums during the pandemic. Rentd analysed the...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Rogue landlords who create portfolios of overcrowded, unregulated and unsafe properties - including the infamous beds in sheds - now face...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Three criminal landlords have paid £350,000 in fines after being found guilty of illegal ‘beds in sheds’. Brian Linskey and Catherine Hallahan...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves. The firm analysed...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Demand for rental homes is continuing to outpace supply and drive up prices in London and that is an attractive proposition...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Hounslow Council has u-turned on plans to introduce a licensing scheme for landlords. Plans for an additional licensing scheme for landlords were...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Affordability is a serious problem, particularly in London, and this puts people wishing to buy their first property under a great...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News
With several licensing consultations currently being run by local authorities across the country, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is encouraging buy-to-let...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News
New research has identified London’s most uninhabitable boroughs for the capital’s tenants, based on the cost of living there to the...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
There is still plenty of money to be made in buy-to-let, provided you invest in the right areas, according to new...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord who rented out a converted British Telecom station in Osterley without consent has been ordered to pay over...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords looking for an impressive return on investment in the capital through Airbnb stays should look to invest in East...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Football legend turned property magnate Robbie Fowler, estimated to be worth more than £30m, is behind free advice on how to...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been fined just over £12,000 after repeatedly ignoring warnings from council planning enforcement officers not to carry on...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News
A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...
12 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Rental yields in London are typically among the lowest in the UK mainly due to high house prices, but there are still good...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The launch of the 24-hour tube service last month is pushing up prices of homes close to stations on the all-night...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News
London has become one of the most expensive cities in the world to rent a home, prompting a leading trade union...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Two estate agent firms have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for a minimum of two years. AS Moon...
12 November 2015
From: Breaking News
Two West London landlords who collected rent from more than 30 tenants in five sub-standard houses all on the same street...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News
A local authority is offering private landlords incentives to join its new social lettings scheme. Landlords in Slough who sign up can...