The BBC has reported on a confidence scam run on free classified websites targeting students looking for cheap accommodation.
The scam works when a fake landlord posts a fake property listing at a knock-down price. When someone gets in touch, they’re asked to provide their bank details in order to view the property. Of course, [...]

According to the BBC rents are on the increase because reluctant landlords are finally able to sell up.
The rise in house prices we’ve seen over the past few months has apparently made it possible for some owners to sell their houses – houses they simply couldn’t afford to sell at the beginning of the [...]

The government has proposed to limit the number of houseshares allowed in a single area – a proposal that has been roundly rejected by the NUS, the British Property Federation, the Federation of Small Businesses, the National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association. There couldn’t really be a much bigger rejection than that by [...]