Goodlord – do not joke about tenancy fraud

Angela Rayner has admitted underpaying Stamp Duty on an £800,000 seaside flat she purchased recently, opening up speculation that she may be forced to resign. The Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Housing Secretary, told The Guardian she “deeply regretted the error”, which could put her position in jeopardy. Her career look to be on…

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…

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Knight Frank has announced that Tim Robinson will become its next UK Managing Partner, succeeding Stephen Clifton when he retires from the partnership in March 2027. Robinson, (main picture) who has spent more than 30 years with the property consultancy, was elected to the role following a formal internal process and will take up the…

At a time when estate agents may feel under attack following the Panorama revelations this week, The Neg can reveal there is some good news to bolster down-in-the dumps negotiators. A book published by novelist and former magazine editor Dale Bradford has been an unexpected success on the Amazon ‘sci-fi’ book lists for eight months…

Strutt & Parker has appointed Toby Downes as Director in London to advise buyers and sellers across Prime Central and South West London. Toby returns to the property consultancy after a 13-year gap, during which time he spent three years advising ultra-high net worth buyers for Haringtons as well as almost nine years at Savills,…