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What’s the Problem With Section 21?
Section 21 is the short name of the housing act legislation that allows landlords to repossess their homes from tenants without proving breach of contract. (more…)
Holiday Let Tax Loophole Set to Close
Holiday let landlords and second homeowners face a year tax hike that closes a business rates loophole. (more…)
Launch of New Inventory (Schedule of Condition) Creator
When we conducted a quick survey of members, we asked what product/service we should make next. The most popular request was an online inventory creator. (more…)
Renting Homes (Wales) Act Starts July 2022
Julie James, the Minister for Climate Change, has today announced the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (RHWA) to be from 15 July 2022 in Wales. (more…)
Pets for Lets Protest Gathers Pace
Pet for lets protesters seem to have sunk their claws into ministers over their campaign to make landlords accept pets in private rented homes.
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Carbon Monoxide Alarm Consultation Response
The government has responded to a consultation conducted in 2021 in respect of proposed changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015. (more…)
Changing Joint and Several Tenants During a Tenancy
Where there's a house share, some landlords choose a single joint and several tenancy and others choose individual tenancies on a room by room basis. There is no right or wrong way, and it's a very personal choice. For a look at pros and cons for each option, please see this article. (more…)
Frequently Asked Rent Increase Questions
We get many questions all year round, as would be expected. If we notice a similar question repeated, we will make a note to write an article if it's not already covered on the website Today we comment on a couple of rent increase questions we've particularly seen during 2021. (more…)
Rents Nudge Down but End Year on a High
Average asking rents have ploughed through the £1,000 ceiling to reach an average of £1,058 a month - an 8.6 per cent increase in a year. (more…)
Changes to Checking Biometric and Frontier Work Permits
Under right to rent rules, it's a requirement to check documents of all adult occupiers (not just tenants) in England. (more…)