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An umbrella group called London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep money...

The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service - introduced this month - will make possession court case delays even worse. That’s the...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

Foxtons is to give its agents access to a compliance management and checking service. Fran Giltinan, Managing Director - Property Management &...

London faces a possible homelessness spike this winter due to the cost-of-living crisis and increases in private rents, a group of...

An activist group in London has launched a scathing attack on councils which it claims have been ineffective in regulating rogue...

A huge trading standards operation clamping down on lettings agents who fail to abide by Client Money Protection rules has been...

Shelter, which routinely criticises lettings agents and landlords, has been slammed for the huge amount of public funding it receives -...

New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or...

Research by safeagent - the new name for the National Approved Letting Scheme - has found over 130,000 unlicensed properties in...

An umbrella organisation representing councils is calling for greater freedom to introduce more and larger rental sector licensing schemes, without the...

The Labour party has expressed outrage at the news that London councils are spending over £22m each year renting back homes...

The explosion in the short-lets sector continues apace with one third of London councils telling the BBC that Airbnb’s 90-day time...

Brent council in London is seeking the views of agents- as well as landlords, tenants and others - on the extension...

Labour’s candidate for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has published his manifesto which returns to the party’s recent themes of...