May 11, 2022 | Legislation & Regulations, Property Market
11 May 2022 A constant barrage of regulations, restrictions, responsibilities and Selective Licencing has driven an overall decline of supply in England’s HMO sector by 3% from 511,278 properties in 2019/2020 to 497,884 in 2020/21. These figures come from market...
May 10, 2022 | Legislation & Regulations
10 May 2022 The latest briefing notes from the government reveal that the proposed ‘lifetime deposit’ scheme initially discussed by Ministers is off the table for the time being, while a national landlord register scheme for England also appears to have been put on...
Apr 19, 2022 | Legislation & Regulations, Market Forecasts, Other News
19 Apr 2022 A leading lettings industry figure is warning politicians that they risk shrinking the size of the private rental sector if they implement drastic restrictions such as rent controls. The consultation period for the Scottish Government’s ‘A New Deal...
Apr 19, 2022 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
19 Apr 2022 Newspapers have been told by the government that next month’s Queens Speech will include dramatic measures to bring empty retail units back into use. This applies to shops that have been empty for six months or longer. Councils will have the powers to...
Apr 19, 2022 | Eviction, Legislation & Regulations
19 Apr 2022 Landlords have been given some good news today after the Supreme Court refused a further appeal in the landmark gas safety certificate Section 21 eviction case. Known as the Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield case, it centred on whether a tenant can be...
Apr 6, 2022 | Legislation & Regulations
06 Apr 2022 The Home Office has issued guidance for landlords, and letting agents on the introduction of new Right to Rent immigration checks coming into force today 6th April 2022. Read it here From 6 April 2022, landlords can use Identity Document Validation...
