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A high profile lettings agent has written to his local council seeking information about an Additional Licensing scheme which has expired...

A survey of local authorities in some of the poorest areas of the country - bodies which enforce many private rental...

It’s been reported that a London council is considering spending £10m on purchasing 25 former council homes it previously sold off...

A statement from Hackney council in north east London says those who break its licensing provisions for the private rental sector...

One of London’s most enthusiastic councils for additional and selective licensing has pushed back the date for enforcement action against landlords...

An attempt by a Labour council to encourage letting agencies to get ahead of the curve and scrap fees for tenants...

The government has been urged by a London council to act now to end letting fees for private renters.   Hackney council says...

A landlord who illegally converted a house to squeeze 28 tenants into just seven rooms has been handed a £20,000 fine...