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 fine landlords and letting agents – in May last year. The aim, and he said,was to “improve the experience of everyone involved, from landlord to tenant, or with a clear set of fine practice rules”. The schemes target was to accredit 100000 landlords and agents by 2016.Continue reading...,
Source: theguardian.com