Right to rent user guide

For England only Right to rent user guide The right to rent checks: A user guide for tenants and landlords has once again been updated. There are a lot of changes to this document from the last document that was released on 1 July 2021. However the document is now a...

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Landlords’ right to rent checks from 1 September 2021

This applies to England Landlords' right to rent checks from 1 September 2021 Following from my previous article dated 12 May 2021, the temporary guidance for the right to rent checks due to the Coronavirus was to end on 31 August 2021. This meant that from 1...

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Rakusen v Jepsen

Rent repayment order Rakusen v Jepsen Mr Rakusen was the leaseholder for a flat. On 31 May 2016 Mr Rakusen let the property to Kensington Property Investment Group Ltd on the basis they would rent the property, which created a rent to rent agreement. There was no...

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The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2021

This applies to England and Wales The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2021 The rule 12 of theĀ  Civil Procedure Rules has been amended, with the amendmentĀ  due to come into force on 7 August 2021. Part 83.8A confirms that if a court awards a landlord possession...

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Moving home during coronavirus (COVID-19)

This applies to England only Moving home during coronavirus (COVID-19) MHCLG have changed the guidance regarding moving home, which also covers having access to a property that is occupied. Whilst employees are no longer required to work from home, the government...

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How to Rent guide

This applies to England only How to Rent guide MHCLG have released an updated version for the How to Rent guide. What is confusing is they have stated they say they have updated the HTML version but not the PDF version. Having looked through the HTML document it...

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Right to rent checks from 1 July 2021

This only applies to England Right to rent checks from 1 July 2021 1 July saw the immigration rules, and therefore the right to rent rules, change for those from European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland. For any EEA, EU or Swiss nationals that entered...

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Update 18 June

Firstly, in Wales the longer "Coronavirus" notices have been extended from 30 June to the 30 September. Unlike in England, Wales has not changed the notice periods so almost all notices remain at 6 months. Secondly, in England the temporary Coronavirus Right to Rent...

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Right to Rent for Hong Kong Nationals

Right to Rent for Hong Kong Nationals This only applies to England In 1997, Hong Kong nationals were given an option to retain ties to the UK by taking up a British National Overseas status. This meant that they would be able to settle in the UK if they chose to....

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Updated guidance for landlords and tenants

This applies to England only MHCLG released new guidance for landlords and tenants. The main change is that they have removed specific guidance regarding on-site canteens and restaurants within retirement and care settings. Whilst this may not have a huge impact for...

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