The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 come into effect on 1 October 2022 with no transitional arrangements. The potential fine for non-compliance can be up to £5,000, levied against each breach rather than ...
The ‘A fairer private rented sector’ white paper has been published, setting out the government’s long-term vision for a private rented sector (PRS) that is “fit for the 21st century and delivers a better deal for tenants”. The ...
What Is It? The government recently published the much-anticipated white paper on how it plans to “level up” the UK by means of a complete “system change”. But what does this actually mean for the Private Rental Sector (PRS)? To answer ...
The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 came into force this week. The scheme applies to individuals in England and Wales. There was a worrying ...
What a strange and tumultuous year we had. In the wake of the Tier 4 announcement, let us instead focus our sights towards the new year and some key dates for landlords in 2021. Although nobody can predict the future, being prepared ...
This weekend will see the end of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MCLG) consultation on abolishing the so-called ‘no fault’ eviction (Section 21) and improving the grounds for Section 8. The consultation ...
The Tenant Fees Act will come into effect on June 1, 2019, and its introduction is certainly causing a stir in the industry. But what will be its impact on landlords, tenants and agents? We’re not here to give you the nitty gritty ...
The landscape for buy-to-let landlords has seen a number of changes over the last few years and this is set to continue. In this New Year blog, we summarise the changes from last year and those we can expect to see in 2019 2018 Last ...
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