Section 21 confusion

On the 8 August 2019 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) posted a new version of the section 21 notice on their website. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/assured-tenancy-forms#form-6a. The confusion is, should you use this updated version of...

How to Rent

It has been brought to our attention that there have been minor changes to the How to Rent Guide. If you visit the MHCLG website it still records the last edit date as the 31 May, but there have been two tiny changes since then. On the 3 June there was a version...

Consultation season starts early in 2019!

Towards the end of 2018 we had about 20 consultations on different issues that had some impact on housing. This year the buds of another busy autumn are appearing already. The consultation on banning section 21 notices has been launched. It runs from 21 July to the 12...

New How to Rent Guide and Form 6A

It’s the 1st June and we have a new section 21 notice to be used for all noticed served on post October 2015 assured shorthold tenancies, along with a new How to Rent Guide. From today the previous Form 6A is no longer valid (with the obvious exception of...

Complaints system overhaul

Today, Communities Secretary the Right Honourable James Brokenshire has announced an overhaul of the complaints and redress system for the property industry. The idea is to have one “housing industry” wide scheme with a single point of contact for the...