Coronavirus Templates for Landlords and Agents

by guildy | 7 Apr 2020 | Coronavirus COVID-19, Electrical Safety, Gas Safety, Housing Benefit, Rent, Repairing Obligations, Right of Entry

Email templates for landlords/agents Over time we will add templates which might be useful during the coronavirus period. Currently, there are only a small number but we plan to add more as people ask questions or provide recommendations.   They aren’t...

Coronavirus: Time to Take a Breath and Reflection

by guildy | 3 Apr 2020 | Agents, Buy to Let Borrowing, Coronavirus COVID-19, Gas Safety, Guild Services, News, Repairing Obligations

Wow, what a couple of weeks! From just before the lockdown and then up until about yesterday, we’ve never been busier in anytime that we can remember. Guidance was being issued left, right and centre, multiple times a day. As it mounted up, we needed to consolidate...

Coronavirus: Comprehensive Guidance for Renters and Landlords Published

by guildy | 28 Mar 2020 | 2020, Buy to Let Borrowing, Coronavirus COVID-19, Electrical Safety, Fire Safety, Gas Safety, Granting a Tenancy, HMO's, Housing Benefit, New Legislation, News, Possession, Repairing Obligations

Today (28 March 2020), MHCLG has published some comprehensive and consolidating guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities. The guidance covers various topics including: rent mortgage payments possession proceedings court action property access health and...

Coronavirus Stay at Home Legislation Now Live

by guildy | 27 Mar 2020 | 2020, Coronavirus COVID-19, Gas Safety, New Legislation, News, Repairing Obligations

The stay at home guidance that was previously issued now has its accompanying legislation in the form of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020. The legislation includes the businesses which must close, restrictions on gatherings...

Coronavirus Guidance Published for Tradespeople Working in People’s Homes

by guildy | 26 Mar 2020 | Coronavirus COVID-19, Electrical Safety, Gas Safety, News, Repairing Obligations

The government has now published guidance in respect of work being done in people’s homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is particularly important for landlords and agents because we are a unique industry during the COVID-19 pandemic because we can’t just shut...

Landlords Get to See How Councils Enforce Housing Law

by guildy | 11 Apr 2019 | Fire Safety, Gas Safety, Granting a Tenancy, HMO's, Licensing, Local Authority Duties, News, Possession, Repairing Obligations, Tenant Fees, Tenant Repairs

Housing Minister Heather Wheeler has lifted the lid on how councils should tackle poor standards in rented homes with the launch of a rogue landlord toolkit. The toolkit includes a manual crammed with guidance for council enforcement officers and online learning about...