Updated How To rent Guide
This applies to England Only A new How To Rent Guide and guidance has been released the change has an added section which states - For anyone facing the loss of their home, free Government funded legal advice and representation (legal aid) is available through the...
Housing Health and safety rating system (HHSRS) and the next steps
HHSRS was introduced by the Housing Act 2004 but only came into force in April 2006 and has remained in place and unchanged. There are currently 29 hazards that the local authority will investigate if a property visit is requested by the occupier where the landlord...
Advertising Guidance
For England & Wales National Trading Standards Estates and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) have produced guidance that will help agents and their clients when describing and advertising a property for sale or for let. This is so any purchaser or renter has a clearer...
Right to Rent just got serious
The Home Office have just announced plans to increase the penalties for being found with illegal migrants living in a rented property. Fines for landlords are currently £1,000 for each illegal occupier, for a first offence and £3,000 for a repeat offence within three...
Check your fire responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2020 – Guidance update
This applies to England only There has been further guidance released for the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2020. The guidance relates to any “responsible person”. A responsible person is someone who is responsible for fire risk assessments on the building. For...
Renters (Reform) Bill
This applies to England only Finally The Renters (Reform) Bill has finally been published and there will be a second reading in the House of Commons tomorrow (18 May 2023). A few of the things the Bill covers are the removal of a landlord serving a section 21 Form...
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...
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