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Hefty Penalties for Landlords Missing HMO Licensing Deadline
Time is running out for landlords to apply for shared house licences in England under new legislation that starts from October 1. Around 160,000 houses in multiple occupation in England need a licence under the new rules even though they fall outside of the current...
read moreCompleting Bailiff Form (N325)
High Court Enforcement Officers If you have obtained permission to transfer to the High Court at the time of applying for possession and still wish to transfer and use the High Court Enforcement Officer, please continue to follow that guidance. If you haven't obtained...
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HMRC Cracks Down on Home Owners Claiming CGT Relief
The tax man is cracking down on cases where home owners are claiming reliefs against capital gains tax. Two recent appeals before the First Tier Tax Tribunal demonstrate how HM Revenue & Customs is scrutinising filings by home owners living in properties for a short...
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Ruling Outlaws Landlord Eviction Services as Illegal
Landlords instructing rent eviction specialists who are not solicitors to evict tenants need to be careful as the eviction specialist will normally not be allowed to represent the landlord. A judge has ruled that eviction services that take tenants to court are acting...
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Landlord Damage Claims Curtailed in Tenants Fees Bill
Landlords will no longer be able to claim excessive fees for minor damage or lost keys when tenants move out of a private rented home. The move is a much-sought after amendment to the Tenant Fees Bill which bans landlords and letting agents claiming upfront fees at...
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Shared House Was Worst Housing Officers Had Seen in a Decade
Landlord David Green owns the worst letting property housing officers have seen in Birmingham for a decade. Inspecting his four-storey shared house split into 10 flats, they recorded a catalogue of shameful breaches of fire, health and safety rules. The home had...
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How Buy to Let Profits Can Fund Uni Tuition Fees
Investing in buy to let to help children through university is proving profitable with landlords. Property prices in the leading university towns and cities have risen so fast over the past three years that the profits in some easily cover tuition fees. Coventry leads...
read moreTrespasser Possession Procedure
Introduction Before using this procedure, you should check by reading the other parts of this section that the occupier is truly a trespasser. In addition some form of notice before proceedings are commenced should have been served on the occupiers explaining you...
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The definition of when a claim against a trespasser can be made is: "a possession claim against trespassers' means a claim for the recovery of land which the claimant alleges is occupied only by a person or persons who entered or remained on the land without the...
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Banning Orders – Housing and Planning Act 2016
As previously reported, from 6 April 2018, parts of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 commence introducing banning orders and a database of rogue landlords and property agents in England. Banning orders If a landlord is convicted of a “banning order offence” a local...
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