While many landlords choose to let and manage their properties themselves, for others using a letting agent can be essential. The following are some of the key indicators that agents may be a good idea: You live too far away from the property and cannot easily show it to prospective…

A landlord body which opposed last month’s failed attempt to introduce legislation outlawing so-called revenge evictions has reacted angrily to the news that another attempt will be made to introduce legislation early next year. As reported in LAT last week, four Liberal Democrat peers have tabled an amendment to the Deregulation…

Affordable House Building Still At Snail’s Pace The latest figures from City Hall show the parlous state of affordable house building in London. Just 2,670 affordable homes have been built since April this year, with even fewer started. The Greater London Authority issues regular updates about how many affordable house…

Two Bolton landlords have been fined after a four-month-old baby and both his parents were taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. Mr and Mrs Mehboob and Suraiya Bobat, Bolton landlords, were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an investigation found four gas appliances at a property…

Enfield Over 50s Forum is “anxious” to improve health and well-being among the older generation after it emerged that people in Enfield are living longer than ever before. Enfield Borough Council’s director of public health’s annual report for 2014 shows the average life expectancy in the borough is now 80…

The landlord licensing scheme in Enfield, north London, which has been the subject of heated legal debate in recent months, will be subject to a test case next week.The High Court ruled in October that part of landlord Constantinos Regas’s application to bring a judicial review against Enfield council’s licensing…

Landlords breathed a sigh of relief on Friday when the Tenancies Reform Bill presented by Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather, failed to progress. Rather than fail on a vote, the Tenancies Reform Bill failed on a technicality. MPs Philip Davies and Christopher Chope chose to “filibuster” it or “talk it…

Please see article below where a landlord has been recently prosecuted for carrying out an illegal eviction. With Central Housing Group’s Guaranteed Rent Scheme Landlords the legal and court costs involved in carrying out evictions are not the responsibility of the landlord and you can rest assured your rental payment…

In Parliament today, there was a second reading of a private members bill to reform Section 21 notices with the effect of restricting such use when a complaint has been made by a tenant. In addition, there were some other proposals to reform Section 21 notices such as recognising the…

Fifty years ago today, the London Government Act 1963 received Royal Assent. It paved the way, two years later, for radical changes in London’s political boundaries. The 32 London boroughs that we still know, love and pay our council tax to, were created. (The tiny City of London — also…

Landlords have “responded positively” to the HMRC Let Property Campaign that encourages disclosure of past rental profits for tax purposes, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA).In fact, the response has been so overwhelming, landlords could face a six month wait for disclosure forms to be accepted. Rita4Rent, the RLA’s…

The Queen (on the application of Regas) v LB Enfield Yesterday we had an all-day hearing in the High Court, with arguments about whether Enfield Council acted lawfully in bringing in additional and selective licensing. We decided to go with our strongest points, rather than use broader but weaker grounds. In particular,…