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Immigration Checks on Tenants: a Landlord’s view

As widely publicised, the government is proposing to force private landlords to check the immigration status of prospective tenants before agreeing to let to them.   The new measures were announced in the Queen’s Speech last week as part of a

Foxtons in Brixton hires Security Guards as Protesters target Letting Agent Offices

Letting agents were the subject of protests across London last weekend, causing some to shut their offices for the day, whilst Foxtons in Brixton hired private security guards as a precaution. Dozens of angry demonstrators gathered outside the Foxton

Home ownership falls for the first time in 100 Years

Home ownership has fallen to levels last seen in the mid-1980s, according to new figures from the latest Census, conducted in 2011. The peak was reached in 2001, when 69% of homes were owner-occupied. That figure has now dropped to 64%. The Census re