A North London landlord has been ordered to pay £9,000 after council officers discovered what they described as “dangerous living conditions” in a suspected unlicensed HMO. Officers from Harrow Council were alerted to the four-bedroom property in Edgware following repeated complaints about rubbish being dumped outside. During the subsequent inspection, officers found a series of…
Davis Tate has acquired Reading-based The Flatman Agency’s 164-strong lettings portfolio in a move that has strengthened its regional presence and marks the first acquisition of 2025 for parent company Southern Homemove. The portfolio is comprised of residential properties ranging from studio apartments to family homes, and has a well-established base of long-term tenancies. Davis…
Service charges for flats topped £200 per month for the first time last year, according to the latest data released by Hamptons. Flat leaseholders in England and Wales paid an average service charge of £2,405 or £200 a month in 2025, up 4.6% from the previous year. And the average service charge has risen 32.6%…
The sales market remains active on the supply side, but softening buyer demand is making it harder to turn that activity into completed transactions, estate agents report. More than half also believe market conditions are weaker than they were a year ago, according to a survey of more than 300 UK estate agents commissioned by…
The Property DriveBuy, a new property app redefining how people find homes, has signed up three major estate agencies marking another milestone in its expansion across the UK. Chestertons, Chase Buchanan and Balgores Property have joined the platform, which replaces traditional postcode and price filters with real-time, geo-location property search, allowing buyers to see listings as…
Next Tuesday, on March 24th, the National Landlord Investment Show returns to London, Old Billingsgate, with over 50 speakers confirmed. See all the full line-up of speakers taking part by clicking here. The experts are all under one roof and ready to share the latest insights on a range of topics for landlords, investors and…
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