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Regulation & Law
Fines for London letting agents rise as councils ‘clamp down’
Camden Council leads the way as fines for London letting agents totalled more than £8m in the last year – an increase of £1.5m, says new report..
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Estate agents slam London mayor over claims rent controls will help tenants
Over the weekend Propertymark has made the unusual move to warn Sadiq Khan that rent controls will lead to fewer properties and lower standards within the PRS.
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Not again! Mayor of London calls for rent controls as he launches re-election bid
Sadiq Khan tell supporters at his Hackney launch yesterday that the “Prime Minister will have to give us the powers we need" to introduce a rent cap in the capital.
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Housing Market
Portal claims revamped Shared Ownership scheme could be next Help to Buy
First time buyer portal PropertyBooking.com says thousands of first time buyers are keen to register with the scheme as the government decides whether to extend Help to Buy.
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How successful has Khan’s rogue letting agent checker really been?
Mayor has been bragging on Twitter about the success of his online tool since launching it last May but has been choosy about which data to promote.
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Rent controls have ‘failed across the world, and would do in London’
Claim is made by Residential Landlords Association after it looked at schemes in US, Italy, Sweden and Germany all of which made renting more difficult.
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ARLA savages London mayor’s latest bid to control rents
Mayor's bid to regulate rents, introduce open-ended tenancies and increase notice periods to four months have been savaged by ARLA.
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Mayor hopeful to take London housing back to ‘golden years’ of the 1950s
“If a politician stands in front of you and promises you more housing under the current scheme, they are mugging you off.”
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Campaign grows to ban controversial short-let management agency’s tube ad
Commuters, politicians and housing campaigners have complained to the Mayor of London about the ads, which urge landlords to ditch long-term lets.
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Rent controls in London…?
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that he will develop a new blueprint for rent controls in the Capital.
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