**UPDATE – The Welsh government has extended the eviction notice period of 6 months to last until 31 December 2021** As it currently stands landlords in England must provide four months notice to tenants to evict them from a rented home under section 21 Housing...
SNUG is a scheme run by Sheffield City Council to approve and inspect student accommodation it launched in 2014. The approval is gained when homes meet the required standard of property and tenancy management, and the landlord is considered ‘fit and proper’, it lasts...
The debt respite scheme came into effect in May this year and gives someone in problem debt the right to legal protections from their creditors. There are two types of breathing space in the respite scheme: A ‘standard breathing space’ is available to anyone with...
It can’t be denied, it’s clear, Britain’s property market isn’t just rebounding from Coronavirus, it’s in a full-blown boom mode! House prices in the UK rose by 10.9% in the year to May. That’s the most rapid growth seen in almost 7 years, according to The...
The Green Homes Grant deadline is now 31st March 2021, following the decision by the Government to scrap the scheme. The voucher scheme, while recognised by many as an important initiative, was not delivering at the rate and scale required. It also faced a number of...
In the 12 months since Covid reared its head Landlords have faced 47 changes! The past 12 months are a period that many landlords may want to forget about and completely delete from their buy-to-let memory banks. An extraordinary array of changes and new government...
Sheffield is considering a city-wide selective licensing scheme, and therefore giving the definition of “selective” a thorough stretch of the imagination! This has come in response to demands from a pressure group claiming it’s necessary because...
All Rented Property in England needs an EICR by 1st April 2021 What is EICR? An EICR is an Electrical Installation Condition Report Why This report completed by an electrician checks that all electrical installations in a property including light fixtures &...
There will be a new sur-charge on stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for non-UK buyers of residential property in England and Northern Ireland When? This will come in on 1st April 2021 Details? It will add 2% to all existing rates of SDLT payable on the purchase of a...
If Japanese Knotweed can be treated, why is it still such a problem? Here are 21 knotweed reasons: 1. The treatment is expensive and takes years to be completed. ???? 2. It can come back to life at any point, even after a long period of dormancy. ???? 3....
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