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First the troubled John Lewis Partnership announced plans to create Build To Rent properties around or on top of Waitrose stories;...
21 March 2023
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A landlord and owner who failed to repair a serious water leak have been fined £4,000 after their tenants’ bathroom ceiling...
28 July 2022
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A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...
16 June 2022
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A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...
07 April 2022
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PropTech firm Kamma says 11 new discretionary licensing schemes for landlords are set to launch in April - a record. This is the...
10 March 2022
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Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional division has announced a massive £2.5 billion investment to deliver as many as 7,000 Build To...
16 February 2022
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Lewisham council in London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy - claiming it will improve...
01 December 2021
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Lewisham council in south London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all HMOs in the borough. It claims this will help...
22 November 2021
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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
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The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...
09 April 2021
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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
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Fresh figures from Howsy has revealed the most in-demand cities to rent property in the United Kingdom, with some surprising findings. The...
20 January 2020
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Despite the slowdown in the UK housing market in recent years, caused in part by the Brexit vote which fuelled uncertainty...
20 December 2019
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Grainger PLC has submitted detailed planning consent for a Build to Rent scheme in Lewisham. The project on Besson Street, SE14, which...
22 November 2019
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A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties let to private tenants, including eight ministers in Boris Johnson’s...
06 August 2019
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Germany’s rent controls place strong restrictions on in-tenancy rent increases, while the ‘rent brake’ introduced a couple of year ago makes...
19 June 2019
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A buy-to-let landlord who used violence and intimidation to illegally evict his tenant has been handed a suspended jail sentence and...
12 March 2019
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New research by the GMB trade union shows that rents in the capital are far outpacing wage growth, with a two-bedroom...
05 June 2018
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With the number of people living in private rented accommodation continuing to grow, more tenants are seeking permission to keep pets...
23 May 2018
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Landlords in Lewisham are being urged to rent their homes to Syrian refugees after the borough accepted families from the war-torn...
03 March 2017
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Dlighted is trying to persuade more landlords and tenants to use its deposit-free renting service by claiming that at least £2bn...
28 September 2016
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A letting agent in South London has been found to be the front for a cannabis growing operation, with drugs grown...
19 April 2016
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The London Borough of Lewisham has dramatically increased the fees for licencing HMOs above or below commercial premises in the borough. Following...