Today, new rules come into force about your duties as a landlord. Tenants will be able to send a form to a County Court if they think the property does not meet new standards of fitness. At the hearing, a judge may order you to…

This week the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)  has announced that they plan to amend the regulations requiring landlords to install energy efficiency measures to domestic homes. Since April this year, landlords who own some of the coldest privately rented homes have…

It’s coming like a high speed train and most landlords are still on the steam engine!  The DEREGULATION ACT 2015 was a game changer for the Private Rented Sector and introduced many changes that make it much harder, if not impossible, to evict a tenant…

In response to the recent issues raised by London Property Licensing, regarding the recently updated How to Rent Guide, the How to Rent booklet published on 26 June 2018 has been withdrawn and replaced by an amended version. So you need to destroy any old copies…

This week the Government have announced a review into the overall performance and validity of selective licensing in the private rented sector. Revealed by the MHCLG, independent commissioners will gather evidence from landlord associations, local authorities and other bodies that represent landlords, tenants and housing professionals aiming…

Via the Property Tribes Landlord Network. Mary Latham – 5 hours ago: CALL TO ACTION – HMO licensing changes  There are serious implications for HMO landlords who do not obtain a Mandatory HMO LICENCE, under the new criteria announced on 23rd February, BY 1st October 2018…

LHA/Universal Credit News Update via the Property Tribes Network: bill_irvine Yesterday at 09:59 My recent bulletin http://universalcreditadvice.com/housing…ed-changes alerted you to, amongst other things, the introduction of a Housing Benefit “bonus”, in the form of an additional 2-week run-on of HB/LHA, for tenants transitioning to Universal Credit Full Service. The…

This week, 24Housing and Property118 have reported that the Court of Appeal has ruled that councils cannot use selective licensing conditions to impose new standards on private rented homes. Paul Brown, a private landlord in Accrington, is challenging Hyndburn Council which sought to use its…