by peter littlewood | Jul 13, 2025 | Open News
A North London landlord’s attempt to raise the rent on a Wembley flat has backfired, after a tribunal ruled that the property’s poor condition warranted a rent reduction instead. Rent Increase Backfires Tenant Ghanem Almasarir challenged a rent increase notice served...
by peter littlewood | Jul 13, 2025 | Open News
A Manchester father has spoken out after falling victim to an elaborate rental scam, which saw him lose £2,000 to a woman falsely claiming to be the landlord of a property that was, in fact, an active Airbnb listing. The Scam: “Amy” Poses as Landlord Ben Echianu, a...
by peter littlewood | Jul 13, 2025 | Open News
London landlords are once again under political and media fire for supposedly fuelling runaway rents. But new analysis by Benham and Reeves tells a very different story – one that shows real-terms rents have barely budged over the past decade. Despite average monthly...
by peter littlewood | Jul 11, 2025 | Open News
The Telegraph is reporting that bigger tax bills wipe out profits from flipping property. It can be seen here, and says Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision not to extend the stamp duty discount has dealt a heavy blow to short-term property investors, with property...
by peter littlewood | Jul 11, 2025 | Open News
Writing in the Negotiator, Neli Borisova, a Senior Associate in the Commercial Litigation team at JMW Solicitors outlines her views of the problems letting agents might face with the Renters Rights Bill, saying: With the much-discussed Renters’ Rights Bill continuing...
