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The recent unveiling by several London councils of selective licensing schemes should raise concerns among private sector landlords - especially 'amateur'...

A Labour councillor who has wanted restricted rights for buy to let landlords and short let hosts has been dropped as...

London councils have slammed government plans for regulating the short-term and holiday lets sector. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove,...

Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes...

An industry supplier is analysing licensing schemes and whether they achieve anything to improve rental housing standards. Yuno says questions need to be...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the leader of activist group Generation Rent have teamed up for an anti-damp and mouldy...

The rising cost of living - especially housing - remains the top issue on Londoners’ minds for the second year in...

Almost 60,000 Londoners in the private rented sector are likely to become homeless over the next six years if the government...

London local authorities say there’s been a surge in landlords withdrawing from the sector providing temporary accommodation for homeless households. A survey by the...

A group of local authorities is asking the government to give individual councils the cash to buy properties off private landlords. London...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

A leading buying agent says changing planning priorities amongst London councils are likely to mean that large lateral apartments will maintain...

A campaign group wants local candidates fighting elections in London next month sign up to a set of policies including rent...

A company that works with private landlords to supply homes to ease London councils’ homeless issues, has won funds to secure...

The relationship between the overwhelming number of good landlords and local authorities tends to be limited or possibly non-existent. With the far...

Rogue landlords who create portfolios of overcrowded, unregulated and unsafe properties - including the infamous beds in sheds - now face...

The umbrella group representing London councils wants the government to use taxpayer money to help private tenants with Covid-related arrears. The call...

Those who rent out homes short-term in either the London borough of Camden or Westminster could soon face fresh restrictions. Both councils...

With new figures showing that almost half of letting agents do not comply with the law, London Trading Standards (LTS) has...

We all know that buy-to-let investors provide a vital service for people looking for housing, and yet an article in The...

The National Landlord Show arrives at Olympia on Thursday 15 March to give advice via complimentary seminars, leading suppliers and two...

Several local authorities in London have launched an investigation into a multi-million pound business model where a number of letting agents...