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The London borough of Wandsworth is the latest council to trigger a consultation for more licensing.   It’s inviting tenants, landlords, property...

Seventeen London boroughs wasted over £2m in the last five years fighting rejected planning applications that were subsequently approved on appeal,...

The head of lettings agency Benham and Reeves has made an outspoken attack on stamp duty. The agency analysed data from the...

A London council is looking to introduce new licensing for landlords. Currently Wandsworth council operates mandatory licensing for HMOs with five or...

Households are being hammered by higher council tax rates year after year with no sign of local authorities moderating the burden,...

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has halted the work of bailiffs on safety grounds.  An incident is under investigation, and it’s believed...

The government response to a Freedom of Information request has shed light on the increasing number of homes in England and...

Proposals have been brought forward by Wandsworth council in London to set up a review into the feasibility of introducing discretionary...

There’s mixed news for investors with properties in prime areas of London - although overall it appears demand to purchase property...

The number of HMOs in England has fallen as a result of government intervention in the market. In 2018 new regulations were...

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

A London council is urging private sector landlords with properties in their patch to sign a pledge urging their tenants to...

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

Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43 per cent rise in instructions from landlords...

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

After months in the doldrums thanks to tenants moving away and an excess of supply, London’s rental sector is recovering. The Home...

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

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

Letting agents in London say there's more interest from prospective tenants now the vaccine and Coronavirus roadmap suggest something like normality...

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

Prime Central London rents fell by an average 2.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 according to Savills. In prime...

Data from estate agency Carter Jonas reveals which borough in the capital appears to be seeing the largest number of people...

A landlord who unlawfully let cramped and overcrowded bedsits and then harassed tenants who complained has been fined thousands of pounds...

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

With a number of tenants suffering financial hardship due to coronavirus, Wandsworth Council is among a number of councils in the...

Property search data from Rightmove over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...

Many tenants who own at least one pet have struggled to find pet-friendly accommodation, and yet despite efforts to encourage more...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay a fine of £10,000 after being convicted for renting out two unlicensed properties...

Rents in London look set to rise sharply over the next few months, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

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

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

Rental yields in London have increased over the past 12 months and the signs are that they could rise further moving...

Small scale buy-to-let investors and accidental landlords face more upheaval under the government’s plan to introduce mandatory minimum three-year tenancies, according...

With the number of people living in private rented accommodation continuing to grow, more tenants are seeking permission to keep pets...

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

Dlighted is trying to persuade more landlords and tenants to use its deposit-free renting service by claiming that at least £2bn...

A local authority has opted not to introduce a new landlord licensing scheme, an investigation by London Property Licensing has revealed. Wandsworth...