Renters’ Rights Act 2025: a landlord’s guide for East London and Essex
No more Section 21, no more fixed terms, one rent rise a year. What changed on 1 May 2026, and how it interacts with licensing in East London.
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Barking and Dagenham selective licensing: a landlord’s guide
Since April 2025, every privately rented home in the borough needs a licence. Who needs one, what it involves and what happens without one.
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Redbridge property licensing: which wards need a licence
Seventeen wards, a £997.69 fee for 2026/27 and a borough-wide HMO scheme. What Ilford and Redbridge landlords need to know.
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Havering’s 2026 licensing scheme: what Romford landlords need to know
Seven wards from 18 March 2026, including parts of central Romford, plus licensing for every HMO. What changed in Havering.
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Guaranteed rent vs a letting agent in East London: the honest comparison
Certainty or the full market rent? How the two compare in East London, where licensing changes the sums.
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Serviced accommodation or a long let? The London 90-night question
The nightly rate looks better than the rent. Whether it is depends on the 90-night rule, your lease and the bills.
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Landlord compliance checklist for 2026
Licences, certificates, alarms, deposits and paperwork: everything a landlord in England must have in place, on one page.
