Nearly 600 homes were upgraded last year after complaints about poor standards from tenants to Westminster City Council.
100 buy to let homes raided by council hit squads
Enforcement squads and police have blitzed 100 rogue landlords in a week in a tough crackdown on an ambitious licensing scheme for 35,000 buy to lets.
Tax man is tracking income shifting couples
Married couples who have joint ownership of a buy-to-let property are urged to consider altering the split of rental profits in order to lower their tax bill.
Landlords see buy-to-lets as retirement fund
More landlords see buy-to-let properties as their retirement fund, with most planning to supplement their pensions from property.
Tax man in unfair crackdown on landlords
The tax man is cutting corners in a crackdown on landlords and unfairly pursuing those who have properly declared their tax, claims an accountant.
Judges reject home office tax claim
A new ruling by judges could change how landlords claim mileage expenses when travelling between their home and rental properties.
Buy-to-let buoyed by remortgaging
Buy-to-let lending has reached its highest level for four years, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show, indicating that demand to borrow money from landlords remains strong.
Buy-to-let lenders pile on mortgage fees
Buy to let mortgage rates may be falling – but the cost of loans is still expensive as lenders pile on fees.
Buy to let hits highest level for 25 years
Private renting is at the highest level since the early 1990s as home ownership ebbs back to lowest numbers for a quarter of a century.
HMO landlords fined for flouting fire safety
Shared house landlords must pay more than £5,000 in fines and costs for flouting fire safety laws in a house in multiple occupation (HMO).
