Tag: London

London’s rough sleeping crisis hits record high, councils warn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

London is facing a rough sleeping crisis as new data shows that the number of people sleeping on the streets...

London HMOs: A rare and lucrative investment opportunity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

If you are a landlord or investor looking for a high-yield property investment in London, you may want to consider...

Ombudsman slammed for council’s £66k fine when PRS landlords would have been fined £2 MILLION

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 2 years ago | 21

The Housing Ombudsman has been slammed by a legal expert after it handed out a fine of £66,441 for poor...

London’s landlords head North for higher returns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th October 2023, 2 years ago | 7

London’s buy to let investors are turning their backs on the capital and looking for opportunities in the North of...

The most expensive postcodes for rental deposits revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The postcodes with the highest rental deposit costs for tenants in England and Wales have been revealed. The study by...

Tenants finding rent payments harder to afford – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2023, 3 years ago | 2

More people are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage in the UK, as housing costs have risen sharply in...

London’s rental market sees more supply and less competition

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

London’s rental market is showing signs of recovery after a pandemic-induced slump with news that the supply of new rental...

London’s rental market hits record high as landlords reduce rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

London’s rental market reached its peak last month with a growing trend of landlords lowering their rents, and Chestertons helped...

London and South East see record rents in September

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Renters in London and the South East saw record-breaking rent rises in September, one rental index reveals. According to Goodlord,...

Tenants urged to report criminal landlords and agents in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Private renters in London who have been charged illegal fees by landlords and letting agents are being urged to report...

Tenant demand surges in South East regions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The rental market in England has seen a strong recovery in the third quarter of 2023, with some regions in...

London is now unaffordable to graduates – every postcode is a ‘no-grad zone’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

London is now unaffordable to graduates, with every postcode in the capital a ‘no-grad zone’ thanks to sky-high rents, new...

UK rents continue rising as London leads the surge – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Private rent prices paid by tenants in the UK have continued growing and have risen by 5.5% in the year...

BBC fact-checks Sadiq Khan’s rent control claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The BBC has challenged London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s claims that rents in the capital will rise to £2,700 per month...

Struggling homeowners in London should be able to ‘change tenure’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2023, 3 years ago | 10

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has come up with a bonkers idea to deal with hundreds of thousands of...

Tenants warned over capital’s ‘competitive market’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Renters are being warned that if they start looking for somewhere to rent this summer in London, they should be...

Rental demand remains high in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Limited supply continues to impact the lettings market in London, according to new data. Research by independent property analysts, LonRes...

Court fee for an accelerated possession claim?

Author: Readers Question

8th June 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, Can anyone tell me what the court fee is for an accelerated possession claim? I’ve googled this and am...

UK’s rental market soars: Record highs and regional disparities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords and tenants in the UK have witnessed average rent costs for a new tenancy rocketing by 10% year-on-year, reaching...

Call for London’s councils to get MORE landlord licensing powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2023, 3 years ago | 9

In a call that will cause dismay among landlords in the capital, one organisation is urging for MORE devolved licensing...