Letting agent faces jail, short-let firms exposed, Minister's Perisimmon review

Build-to-let landlord begins charging tenants £600 a year to keep pets

Tipi in North London says most of its existing and future sites will offer tenants the option to live with their pets, but charge an extra £50 a month.

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Airbnb management firms caught suggesting how to break short-term lets limits

Two leading companies that help landlords manage their short-term lets in London tell reporter how to circumvent rules.

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<span style="font-size: 17px;">Letting agency director faces jail after admitting running brothel</span>

Director of franchised sales and letting agency in Hemel Hempstead pleads guilty to charges including two counts of fraud.

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Persimmon faces losing Help to Buy as Minister reviews its contract

James Brokenshire is said to be worried by behaviour of the scandal-struck but highly profitable house builder.

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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva;">Disappearing deposits</span>

Finding a deposit to buy a home is beyond the reach of many young people, but, says Andrea Kirkby, finding a deposit on top of the first month’s rent is also tough for many – something that the new generation of deposit replacement schemes hope to address.

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