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A Landon council has helped prosecute two rogue landlords renting out a property without a licence in West Kensington. Francesco Grasso and...

The Housing Ombudsman, who presides over the social landlord sector comprising housing associations and local councils, has hit out at a...

Just days after suggesting rent controls of any kind were off the table, it now appears Labour may be considering them...

The Labour Party will not introduce rent controls if it wins the election. A spokesperson for the party is quoted on today’s...

The chief executive of Generation Rent is one of the speakers at the launch of a review of the private rental...

More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next...

The ESPC property portal has announced a free buy to let Insights and Advice event on Thursday May 9, for aspiring...

An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month -...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

Nearly a third of landlords predict that the retail sector will see the highest level of negative growth over the next...

Over a third of landlords will push back energy efficiency measures due to government flip-flopping on the issue.  Research commissioned by tax...

The ongoing freeze on housing benefit rates is a travesty that needs reversing immediately, the National Residential Landlords Association is warning.  The...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

New data appears to show that the number of active short lets is lower - and not higher - than in...

Nearly a fifth of UK commercial landlords still have properties with an energy performance certificate rating of F or G, despite...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

Covid-19 has undoubtedly shifted the way new landlords will be looking to invest in 2022, and our ranking makes it clear...

Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...

Fines on landlords and letting agents that fall foul of London council regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...

Landlords wanting to break into London buy to let have been provided with a guide to boroughs with the most discounted...

Former Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has spoken out against what he calls “the greed of the mega-landlords.” The veteran MP -...

Some landlords have hit Capital Gains Tax problems when selling properties in consecutive years, an accountant warns. Elaine Shiels of RSM says:...

Landlords looking mostly long-term capital appreciation rather than yields may have to invest in an unlikely location which topped a league...

Rental affordability in the capital has improved markedly during the pandemic according to London lettings agency Benham and Reeves.  The firm analysed...

New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65 per cent of London locations now have lower rent levels than...

The Momentum movement on the left wing of the Labour Party is staging a series of protests this weekend targeting landlords...

Two landlords have been handed hefty fines after pleading guilty to renting out shared houses without the correct paperwork. The owner of...

A property development firm says it’s to spend up to £500m in land acquisitions over the next three years, as part...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...

Buy-to-let landlords face having to reduce rents by at least 5% over the next five years as a growing number of...

Short-term let property management firm Hostmaker has gone into administration, prompting redundancies for the entirety of the company’s London-based team.  Houst, formerly...

Ed Sheeran has reportedly spent £57m on investing in the property market. The singer, 28, is said to be the owner of...

Rents in prime London and its commuter belt are expected edge higher this year due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in...

Although new capital gains tax rules could cost some landlords thousands of pounds when they sell up, property is still a...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities to take much firmer action against rogue letting agents that tarnish...

A growing number of young professionals and students are choosing to house share, driving up the average cost of renting room...

There are growing signs of confidence returning to the London market, with a resurgence in house prices being anticipated owed in...

Private landlords across the UK collectively earned £33.8bn from their buy-to-let investments in the year from 5 April 2017 to 2018,...

Rents for residential properties fell across parts of London in quarterly terms as the supply of properties coming on to the...

Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...

Tenants in London are now required to pay up to £8,650 just to move into a rented home, it has been...

Paul Cooney's sales team has had a flying start. Opened only six months ago and modelled on Horton and Garton's successful...

At Horton and Garton, our message to West London is simple: we want to make a difference. Not just to the...

A new licensing system in the West London neighbourhoods of Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush, Fulham, Chiswick and Ealing aims to protect landlords...

Local authorities now have greater powers to control properties rented out in their areas, thanks to changes in the mandatory HMO...

In an attempt to improve standards in the private rented sector, a London-based letting agent is calling on buy-to-let landlords to adopt...

Recent tax changes mean that investing in buy-to-let property will no longer deliver the returns it once did for many landlords,...

Complaints against letting agents often make the headlines, but the reality is that most tenants and landlords are happy with the...

Some buy-to-let landlords are bracing themselves for smaller profits over the coming years as a result of the new mortgage interest...

A man has been sentenced to almost three-and-a-half-years in jail after being found guilty of remortgaging his elderly parents’ £1.5m house...

Property licensing seminars will be held in London to help landlords and letting agents make sense of what is required when...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

An unlicensed HMO landlord has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 after appearing in court. Emmil Seeson Watson (also known as...