Skip to content
City AM
Main navigation
Download free app
  • News
    • News
      • Latest Business News
      • Economics
      • Politics
      • Tech
      • Banking
      • FTSE 100 Live
      • Retail
      • Insurance
      • Legal
      • Property
      • Transport
      • Markets
    • From our partners
      • AON
      • Bayes Business School
      • City of London BIDs
      • Central London Alliance CIC
      • Destination City
      • Halkin
      • Olympia
      • Inside Saudi
      • Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
      • Santander X
      • YEAR SIX Dividend
    • Featured

      Starmer to unveil hotly debated Defence Investment Plan in final act

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Opinion
  • Sport
    • Latest Sports News
      • Sport
      • Sport Business
      • The Punter
    • From our partners
      • The Morning Briefing: SBS x City AM
      • Aramco Team Series
      • LIV Golf
    • Featured

      Enzo Maresca pays Chelsea compensation to become Manchester City manager

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Life&Style
    • Life&Style
      • Life&Style
      • Toast the City Awards
      • The Magazine
      • Travel
      • Culture
      • Motoring
      • Wellness
      • City AM Puzzles
      • The RED BULLETiN
      • Do it with Shared Ownership
      • Media Speak Hub
    • Featured

      A meeting with the breakfast king of Mayfair

      Submit a story

      Tell us your story.

      Submit
  • Investec
  • Events
  • Newsletters
  • Latest Paper

By: David Smith

David Smith is head of property litigation in London for JMW Solicitors

All 3 Articles
  • The Notebook: New draft of renters’ rights bill risks inflating prices (even more)

    Opinion

    Two key changes in Labour's bill could impact the rental market

    Plans to reform renters rights must protect “clear, comprehensive and workable” grounds for possession, a landlords body has warned.
  • The Notebook: It may not be popular, but tackling the housing crisis requires helping landlords too

    the notebook

    Tackling the housing crisis is no easy matter, and it requires radical change on all fronts, writes David King in today's Notebook.

  • As long as landlords get away with bad behaviour, we’ll still have a housing crisis

    david smith

    Many local authorities in England have never prosecuted a landlord at all for poor standards.

Trending Articles

  • Top Burnham adviser calls for capital gains and inheritance tax hikes

  • Clarkson’s Farm and why businesses must stop blaming the weather

  • Two solicitors linked to Post Office scandal charged with misconduct

  • Lloyd’s deputy chair: The City is a club in the best sense

  • A meeting with the breakfast king of Mayfair

Subscribe

Subscribe to the City AM newsletter to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox.

Subscribe
  • Got a story?
  • About City AM
  • Careers
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • News
  • Markets & Economics
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Life&Style
  • Personal Finance
  • City AM Events
  • City Winners
  • The Punter
  • Casino
  • City AM Puzzles

Follow us for breaking news and latest updates

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletters
  • Advertising
  • About
  • Licensing
Copyright 2026 City AM Limited