Baby Dies After Family is Evicted Over Rent Arrears
A premature baby died the night his family was evicted from their home by agencies that were not aware of…
Dulwich Sees Highest Price Growth in London of 863% in 20 Years
The southeast London district of Dulwich has been named the capital’s hotspot for house price growth, after recording an enormous…
HMRC’s Landlord Tax Campaign Brings In Over £50m
A HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) campaign, aimed at helping buy-to-let landlords get their taxes in order, has brought in…
Most Tenants Believe Landlords Do Not Protect Deposits
The majority of tenants (80%) believe that their landlord has not protected their deposit in one of the Government’s approved…
Average Rent Reaches New High of £816 a Month
Inflation may be in the minuses, but rents have risen by an average of between 6.3% and 8.5% over the…
New Bill Would Allow Tenants to Sue Landlords Over Poor Housing
A new bill will give tenants the right to sue their landlords if their rental homes are in a substandard…
Tesco to Sell 14 Sites to Property Developer
This morning (Thursday 15th October 2015), Tesco announced that it is selling 14 former supermarket sites to a property developer.…
Rogue Landlords to be Banned Under the Housing Bill
Rogue landlords and letting agents will be banned from renting out property under new rules to be enforced through the…
London rental market is stabilising
Underlining the last quarter’s unexpected turnaround, the London rental market saw values increase by 4% across most of central and…
Homeownership costs to hit £15,300 by end of 2015
Research from Legal and General suggests that the total annual cost of homeownership is set to soar. By the end…