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A Labour council in London admits that 24% of its social housing fails the sector’s Decent Homes Standard. The industry norm for...

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

The Housing Ombudsman has launched a special investigation into a Labour council after 16 ‘severe Maladministration’ cases in a year and...

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

From July 1 most privately rented properties in Lewisham, south London, will need a property licence.  With one in four households in...

The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing...

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

A London council has revealed that a social housing tenant claimed their property was a private one, and fraudulently sub-let it...

The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has revealed the uphill struggle facing those in search of a...

First the troubled John Lewis Partnership announced plans to create Build To Rent properties around or on top of Waitrose stories;...

A landlord and owner who failed to repair a serious water leak have been fined £4,000 after their tenants’ bathroom ceiling...

A local authority in London is threatening landlords with enforcement action if they don’t pay up for a new license. Lewisham’s Labour...

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

PropTech firm Kamma says 11 new discretionary licensing schemes for landlords are set to launch in April - a record. This is the...

Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional division has announced a massive £2.5 billion investment to deliver as many as 7,000 Build To...

Lewisham council in London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all Houses of Multiple Occupancy - claiming it will improve...

Lewisham council in south London is introducing a new licensing scheme for all HMOs in the borough. It claims this will help...

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...

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

Fresh figures from Howsy has revealed the most in-demand cities to rent property in the United Kingdom, with some surprising findings.  The...

Despite the slowdown in the UK housing market in recent years, caused in part by the Brexit vote which fuelled uncertainty...

Grainger PLC has submitted detailed planning consent for a Build to Rent scheme in Lewisham.  The project on Besson Street, SE14, which...

A number of MPs are currently earning rental income from properties let to private tenants, including eight ministers in Boris Johnson’s...

Germany’s rent controls place strong restrictions on in-tenancy rent increases, while the ‘rent brake’ introduced a couple of year ago makes...

A buy-to-let landlord who used violence and intimidation to illegally evict his tenant has been handed a suspended jail sentence and...

New research by the GMB trade union shows that rents in the capital are far outpacing wage growth, with a two-bedroom...

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

Landlords in Lewisham are being urged to rent their homes to Syrian refugees after the borough accepted families from the war-torn...

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

A letting agent in South London has been found to be the front for a cannabis growing operation, with drugs grown...

The London Borough of Lewisham has dramatically increased the fees for licencing HMOs above or below commercial premises in the borough. Following...

Landlords in Lewisham are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday (15 September) to discuss proposals for selective licencing in the...