Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities Published by MHCLG
The Homeless Reduction Act 2017 commences on 3 April 2018 (as far as relevant for our readers) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has published the code of guidance for local authorities. Overview The Homeless Reduction Act 2017...
How the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 Aims to Help Landlords
This entry is part 12 of 12 in the series Possible defences - section 21 noticesThe Homeless Reduction Bill has now been agreed by both houses. and is awaiting Royal Assent when it will become an Act. No date has been set for the Royal Assent. Update: The Bill has now...
New Accelerated Possession Claim Forms Published
Since October 2015, in England and November 2016 in Wales, things have been very different in respect of being able to serve a section 21 no reason notice. In England and for tenancies granted on or after 1 October 2015 (including renewals), the EPC, gas safety record...Application to Restore
When using the accelerated possession procedure, a judge has 3 options when dealing with the case after receiving the claim for possession and either a defence is filed or the time for filing a defence has passed: The court may:- Order possession [CPR 55.16(1)(a)] If...
Slip Of The Pen Errors
The information contained in this article is scattered around the website so this acts as a consolidating exercise to make the information contained within easier to find. This article looks at slip of the pen errors on notices and some brief case-law. Most of the...
Landlords Building Insurance
Guild subscribers can get discounted landlords buildings insurance especially designed for landlords
