Consultation on exchange of sexual relations for accommodation

A consultation has been made open to the public from 21 April 2023 until 30 June 2023.  The consultation seeks on this topic, including from those who have been involved in a sex for rent arrangement, whether they entered into it in an informed and consensual way or...

Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

This applies to England These regulations commence on 23 January 2023. The latest guidance released on 6 December 2022,  explains the role of a responsible person. As defined in the Fire Safety Order a ‘Responsible Person’ is someone who owns the building (only in...

Lowe v Charterhouse

This is an interesting case where Mr Lowe (the tenant) made a deposit penalty claim for 10 penalties against Charterhouse (the landlord) as he had stated he had not been provided with the statutory prescribed information at the start of the tenancy. The amount the...

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

This applies to England only These regulations are due to come into force on 23 January 2023. The regulations largely cover high rise buildings, some relating to those over 11 metres and some relating to those over 18 metres high or at least seven storey’s with...

Right to rent check – reminder

This applies to England only During the coronavirus pandemic, right to rent identification checks could be carried out using a digital copy of the applicant’s acceptable documents. The person granting the occupation could then check the person’s ID via live...

Reminder – New smoke and carbon monoxide regulations

This applies to England only As we wrote about in August new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Regulations come into force on 1 October 2022. These regulations amend the 2015 regulations and will apply to the social rented sector as well as the private rented sector PRS. The...