Gas is a killer that property owners need to take seriously to save lives – with 68,000 private and rented homes involved in fires, explosions and gas poisonings in the past year (2021).
Around 80 per cent of letting agents fear the cost of living crisis sparked by considerable rises in energy bills will significantly impact private lettings and could trigger a tsunami of arrears.
We are pleased to announce that we will hold a meet-up in Wales on 18 October 2022, primarily about preparing for conversion to the new occupation contracts.
During the coronavirus pandemic, right-to-rent identification checks could be carried out using a digital copy of the applicant’s acceptable documents. The person granting the occupation could then check the person’s ID via live video call.
From 01 October 2022, the digital documents element of this process is no longer permitted. An applicant must now provide the original document in person to the agent or landlord to complete the check, but this can still be via a video call.
