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Those looking to acquire a rural property are being warned that they could face a complex legal dilemma that is expensive to comply with – and may even lead to prison time. It has been revealed that people looking to make a move to the countryside or put their home or...

The three-bedroom HMO was identified by Barking and Dagenham Council in December 2018. Officials informed the planning enforcement team that planning permission had not been granted or applied for to change the property from a single dwelling. Landlord Husna Patel was...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has reiterated his call for a rent freeze to be imposed on private landlords in the capital. Khan’s latest call was made via Twitter in response to a news report by City AM that highlighted Rightmove figures showing a surge in average asking...

The Regulator of Social Housing has today (4 April 2023) announced the second wave of consumer inspection pilots. This is an important step in preparing for new consumer regulation, which will include regular inspections of social landlords from April 2024 and give...

Jo Eccles, founder and managing director of London-focused property business Eccord, said a number of BTL landlords who acquired their properties after 2014 are seeking valuations with a view to selling in the next 12 to 24 months. Writing in the company’s latest...

The Spectator magazine has published an article ‘In defence of landlords’. It can be seen here, stating ‘government continues to treat private-rented property like a whipping boy, subjecting it to ever-increasing regulation and penal taxation. This feeds into the...

The amount of time it takes a landlord to evict abusive tenants will be cut by half, says the Prime Minister as part of a wide-ranging clampdown on anti-social behaviour.   “Anti-social behaviour undermines the basic right of people to feel safe in the place they call...

The Metro has published an interview with Phil Spencer, where he says ‘I’m particularly worried about the rental market at the moment because tenants are having it really hard because of a lack of choice, which produces inflated rents,’ he exclusively told...

One in ten tenants are currently hiding an animal from their landlord, and a quarter have done so in the past - as 14% fear eviction Over half of pet-owning Brits who rent their home have kept, or are currently keeping, a dog (59%) or a cat (56%) as a pet – without...

Under the headline ‘Dodgy landlord and estate agent ordered to pay thousands in court’ Barking and Dagenham are reporting on a local agent who has been fined over £22,000. This was following a complaint, a Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officer visited the...