A rogue landlord who made almost £130,000 in illegal rent after converting his three-bedroom house in east London into two flats without planning consent has been jailed after failing to pay back the money. Akram [...]
With demand for short term rental accommodation growing, an increasing number of landlords and homeowners in prime London areas are offering their homes as short term rentals In Wimbledon, for instance, a number of property owners are actively [...]
Brent Council in north London discovered three tenants living inside a shed in the garden of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dollis Hill during the early hours of yesterday morning. The council's enforcement team raided the [...]
Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to May 2019, up from 1.2% in April, ONS’s Index of Private Housing Rental Prices has found. In England rents increased by [...]
Barclays has cut rates on a number of products across its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges. The buy-to-let range includes a 2.35% five-year fixed, available at 75% loan-to-value (LTV), which is subject to a £1,795 [...]
Germany’s rent controls place strong restrictions on in-tenancy rent increases, while the ‘rent brake’ introduced a couple of year ago makes it harder for landlords to charge higher rents when re-letting a property. But would [...]
There was a significant improvement in the letting market, the latest figures from Agency Express shows. The number of new rental property listings ‘to let’ increased by 9.5% in May compared to the previous month, [...]
A landlord has been ordered to pay £7,000 for neglecting the garden at one of his properties and allowing to become severely overgrown, having not cut the grass for seven years. Leighton Dowding, 45, acquired [...]
An e-commerce platform battling construction waste by enabling businesses to sell surplus materials to builders, renovators and DIY enthusiasts, claims that it can also help landlords keep costs to a minimum. Builders Bay believes that [...]
Having completed loans primarily to professional landlords, property investors and developers, Octane Capital has passed the £500m lending milestone, just over two years since launching in May 2017. Known for its speed, offering much faster [...]
