Jan 15, 2021 | Eviction, Legislation & Regulations, Other News
15 Jan 2021 The long-awaited Renters’ Reform Bill, promised 14 months ago, is likely to be introduced to the House of Commons “very soon.” The Bill is set to include the scrapping of Section 21 eviction powers and the start of the concept of lifetime deposits...Jan 15, 2021 | Court Fine
15 Jan 2021 A landlord has been hit with what a local authority calls a record £66,000 fine after being found guilty of letting an HMO that was dangerous to tenants. Reading council prosecuted Mohammed Naseer Zamir, following its housing team’s findings at the...Jan 14, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
14 Jan 2021 A trade body says the current national lockdown may make it harder for the lettings industry to conform with an approaching deadline regarding electrical safety. NAPIT – the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers – is...Jan 14, 2021 | Other News
14 Jan 2021 Guest blog by Ocean Finance Research by Ocean Finance has revealed that Brits stay put in a property for an average of 23 years, a big investment in time to match the even bigger upfronts in terms of deposits and fees that are commonplace these days. A lot...Jan 14, 2021 | Eviction, Other News
14 Jan 2021 Updated guidance has been issued (11th January) relating to possession actions to reflect the extension of the bailiff enforcement ban until 8 March, which in effect, applies to notices that may be served 14 days earlier. The revised guidance for...Jan 13, 2021 | Court Fine
13 Jan 2021 A LANDLORD has been slapped with a £66,000 fine over ‘serious’ safety breaches including plug sockets next to the shower, and repairs that risked residents being trapped in a fire. In a record attempt by Reading Borough Council (RBC) to clamp...Jan 13, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
13 Jan 2021 The government says it’s reviewing the checking process that agents and landlords have to follow under Right To Rent. The revelation has come to light in a Home Office response to Propertymark, which has previously complained about one element of the...Jan 11, 2021 | Eviction, First Tier Tribunal, Legislation & Regulations
11 Jan 2021 Landlord Licensing and Defence has confirmed that it remains open for casework defending landlords against councils and representing them at the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) as councils ramp up their assault on issuing Civil Penalty Fines...Jan 11, 2021 | Other News
11 Jan 2021 The government is establishing a Commonhold Council – a partnership of leasehold groups, industry and government – that will prepare landlords, home owners and the market for the widespread take-up of the commonhold tenure. The government says...Jan 8, 2021 | Eviction, Other News
08 Jan 2020 Letting agents have joined forces with other players in the rental industry to demand the government finally get a grip on rental debt. ARLA Propertymark has signed an open letter with the National Residential Landlords Association, The Big Issue and Ride...Jan 7, 2021 | HHSRS, Other News
07 Jan 2021 New research has revealed that almost two thirds (62%) of people claim to have had an issue with mould in their home at least once, with conditions in the home the most common reason for the spread of mould, says a new research study commissioned...Jan 6, 2021 | Civil Penalty, Licensing, Tribunal - FTT
05 Jan 2021 Thurrock Council has won an appeal from a decision of the First-tier Tribunal to cancel a civil penalty imposed for the offence of managing or being in control of a house in multiple occupation that is required by the Housing Act 2004 to be licensed, when...Jan 5, 2021 | HHSRS, Licensing
05 Jan 2020 It appears that a London borough council’s two licensing schemes have expired at the turn of the year, with no alternative likely to come into force until the middle of 2021 at least. London Property Licensing reports that additional and selective...
