Guidance for landlords and tenants
This applies to England At 1502 this afternoon MHCLG updated the Coronavirus guidance for landlords and tenants to reflect the extension of the eviction ban and the mediation pilot that is being trialled. It can be found...
Extension on evictions
This applies to England Ban on evictions to be extended once again. We published in January the Government had issued The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Evictions) (England) Regulations 2021. These regulations prevented a writ or warrant being executed...
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...
The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
This applies to England & Wales What is the debt respite scheme (breathing space), who can apply for this and when does it become enforceable? Debt respite is a scheme that will be available to any person having debt problems from 4 May 2021. It merely freezes 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...
Consultation for Improving the Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and Wales
This applies to England and Wales Further from our news feed that was issued on 14 October 2020. Anyone that would like to respond to the consultation, the end date has been extended until the 08 January 2021, The Government want to improve the energy efficiency for...
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...
Updates to the Private Rented Sector ‘How to’ Guides
This applies to England I am writing to inform you that we are shortly planning to publish updates to the 'How to Rent', 'How to Rent a Safe Home' and ‘How to Let' Guides. The ‘How to...’ Guides provide information to tenants and landlords in the Private Rented...
Extension to Smoke and Carbon Monoxide alarm regulations consultation launched
The Government has launched a consultation proposing to extend regulations around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms which affect the private rented sector and social landlords. The consultation runs until 11 January 2021. If you have any comments to add to the PRSP...
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