Early surrender of a tenancy

This applies to England Generally if a tenant requests to leave the tenancy before the fixed term it is normally because the tenant’s circumstances have changed and the rent may now not be affordable to them. Rather than creating more stress and rent arrears the...

Ban on evictions

Ban on evictions extended. In November we published an article on “Stay on evictions on a legal footing in England” the Government had announced there would be a stay on evictions form 11 December 2020 to 11 January 2021. As we are now in another lockdown throughout...

Viewings in January Lockdown 2021

This applies to England only As you can appreciate once again, we are in unprecedented times. The main focus and aim is to ensure everyone is kept safe. We can do this by ensuring contact is always kept to a minimum, as well as the hands, face, space and fresh air...

Updated How to Rent Guide

This applies to England Today HM Government issued a new How to Rent Guide. This guide is for tenants and landlords in the private rented sector to help them understand their rights and responsibilities and should be issued to new tenants or renewed tenancies granted...