12 h. ago Crackdown on London landlords renting out mouldy and unsafe homes to be expanded

Crackdown on London landlords renting out mouldy and unsafe homes to be expanded  London Evening Standard

Society

21 h. ago Crackdown on rogue landlords renting out mouldy and unsafe homes to be expanded across London boroughs

A pilot scheme in Camden, to force landlords to improve properties in dismal conditions, is being rolled out to Barnet, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Waltham Forest, Havering, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets and Enfield

Society

4 d. ago FCA will expand work to improve standards in home and travel insurance markets

The regulator was responding to a super-complaint made by Which? in September.

Economics

8 d. ago Undercover police flood City of London shopping district in Christmas shoplifting crackdown

Retail crime - said to cost the capital of £16.7million a month - will spike during festive period

Events

8 d. ago Undercover police flood London shopping district in Christmas shoplifting crackdown

Undercover police flood London shopping district in Christmas shoplifting crackdown  London Evening Standard

Events

2 w. ago Trump administration will expand travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to more than 30 countries

Politics

2 w. ago UN experts raise concerns over homes rented out by English social landlord

Exclusive: Letter says L&Q appears to have systematically failed in its duty to provide adequate standard of livingUN experts have said that one of England’s biggest social landlords appears to have systematically failed to ensure the habitability of its rental properties.In a letter to the UK government, they cite the case of a disabled tenant, Sanjay Ramburn, 55, who they say lived with his family of five in an L&Q group property in Forest Gate, east London for several years with no electricity. They experienced four ceiling collapses, as well as severe damp and mould that affected their health. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Warning Reeves’s landlord tax will push up rents and ‘dry up’ housing supply

Simon Gammon, founder of Knight Frank Finance, says tax hike on landlords’ rental income will be the ‘last straw’ for many, forcing them to sell up

Events

3 w. ago Warning Reeves’ landlord tax will push up rents and ‘dry up’ housing supply

Simon Gammon, founder of Knight Frank Finance, says tax hike on landlords’ rental incomes will be the ‘last straw’ for many, forcing them to sell up

Events

3 w. ago Tenants warned rents will be hiked after Budget tax raid on landlords

Tenants will foot the bill for painful tax hikes Rachel Reeves imposed on landlords in the Budget, property insiders warn.

Events

3 w. ago Phone snatching down 30% in Square Mile as Christmas crackdown begins

Phone snatching down 30% in Square Mile as Christmas crackdown begins  London Evening Standard

Politics

3 w. ago Phone snatching down 30% in Square Mile as City of London Police begin Christmas crime crackdown

Thousands of party-goers and Christmas market visitors are expected to flock to the City over the festive period

Events

3 w. ago Tenants can expect higher monthly rents thanks to tax hikes on landlords in the Budget

Tenants will foot the bill for painful tax hikes Rachel Reeves imposed on landlords in the Budget, property insiders warn.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves to stage ANOTHER tax raid on landlords as income tax on rents is ratcheted up

The changes will reduce returns for landlords who have already been pounded by higher taxes and increased regulation since 2016 - and could drive up rents for tenants.

Politics

3 w. ago Budget 2025: Renters braced for price hikes after Rachel Reeves hits landlords with tax increase

The Conservative leader says Rachel Reeves’s plan to increase taxes on rental income will force landlords out of the market and leave tenants paying the price

Economics

3 w. ago Budget 2025: Reeves hammers London in £26billion tax grab hitting homeowners, renters, landlords and workers

Middle income workers, renters and the owners of expensive homes will be hit with tax hikes, but the poorest families and low paid employees got a Budget boost

Economics

3 w. ago DOJ touts victory for renters as deal is reached over ‘secret algorithm’ used by landlords to set prices

The DOJ’s antitrust chief accused the company of replacing competition with coordination and she said ‘renters paid the price’

Economics

3 w. ago New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices

Real estate software company RealPage has agreed to stop sharing nonpublic information between landlords as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice

Events

4 w. ago London boozer bans kids after 7pm in crackdown against bad behaviour

London boozer bans kids after 7pm in crackdown against bad behaviour  London Evening Standard

Politics