Sheltered housing tenants receive new tree to replace ‘unsightly stump’ – South London News

Sheltered housing tenants receive new tree to replace ‘unsightly stump’ – South London News

The gloom of a dead tree stump has been removed and a new tree has been planted just in time for summer to bring a little bit of cheer to a sheltered... Read more »
Too Dear! London tenants say housing in the capital i…

Too Dear! London tenants say housing in the capital i…

More than a quarter of renters responding to a survey say they are considering leaving the city within the next 12 months. This figure increased by 11 per cent in a year... Read more »
29 tenants for each rental vacancy in London…

29 tenants for each rental vacancy in London…

Figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons suggest that rentals have reaching the highest ever weekly price in the capital. The average in September was £553 per week, breaking June 2022’s record of £549... Read more »
Apartment fire in south east London displaces tenants

Apartment fire in south east London displaces tenants

Three people have been taken to hospital with unknown injuries after a late night fire in London. An apartment unit located on the lower level of three-story walk up at 88 King... Read more »
Greenwich: South London council left tenants at ‘serious risk’ over fire safety failings, says regulator

Greenwich: South London council left tenants at ‘serious risk’ over fire safety failings, says regulator

A south London council left its tenants at serious risk because of fire safety failings, a regulator has said. Greenwich Council failed to take up hundreds of “high-risk” remedial jobs flagged by... Read more »
Agency warns of tough time ahead for tenants…

Agency warns of tough time ahead for tenants…

A major lettings agency in London says the imbalance between the number of tenants and available rental properties continues to cause concern. Chestertons – comparing July 2022 with July 2021 – says... Read more »
London tenants facing ‘increasingly unaffordable’ rents

London tenants facing ‘increasingly unaffordable’ rents

Private tenants in London are facing “increasingly unaffordable” rents, the homeless charity Shelter has warned, as high demand and a shortage of properties in the capital has led to intense competition to... Read more »
Landlord fined £4K after tenants’ ceiling collapsed – South London News

Landlord fined £4K after tenants’ ceiling collapsed – South London News

A landlord and property owner who failed to repair a serious water leak at a private rented property in Lewisham have been fined £4,000 after their tenants’ bathroom ceiling collapsed.  After the... Read more »
Revealed: The five London postcodes where tenants spend the least on rent

Revealed: The five London postcodes where tenants spend the least on rent

L ondon tenants are being forced to fork out more of their income on rents than ever before, but a few cheap corners can still be found, according to new data Research... Read more »
East London tenants refusing to pay service charge are warned they will fall into debt

East London tenants refusing to pay service charge are warned they will fall into debt

A landlord has warned East London residents could fall into debt after they refused to pay service charges in protest at rising costs and poor housing conditions. Residents of Charles Dickens House... Read more »