Property News · July 20, 2015

Boris Johnson's good landlord scheme branded a flop


Research shows only 0.2% of adverts for flats and homes mention the London Rental StandardA scheme launched by the London mayor, Boris Johnson, to improve the standard of rented property in the capital has been branded a flop after it was found just 0.2% of adverts for homes to let mentioned that the landlord or letting agent had signed up.Johnson launched the London Rental Standard – the first citywide scheme to accredit good landlords and letting agents – in May last year. The aim, he said, was to “improve the experience of everyone involved, from landlord to tenant, with a clear set of good practice rules”. The scheme’s target was to accredit 100,000 landlords and agents by 2016. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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