The Government’s Renters’ Rights reforms are set to introduce one of the biggest changes to the private rented sector in decades. Alongside changes to tenancy law landlords will also be required to register themselves and their rental properties on a new...
Keeping rental properties safe is one of the most important responsibilities of being a landlord. While the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations are now well established it’s always worth checking that your property remains fully compliant. Here’s a...
Energy efficiency rules for rented homes are changing and if you’ve felt lost in the exemptions, grants and 2030 talk you’re not on your own. With around 2.5 million rented homes in England and Wales still below an EPC C the landlords who get ahead of this...
If you’re a private landlord a new compliance requirement is about to land on your desk and it comes with a deadline, a fee and civil penalties if you miss it. Here’s what’s confirmed so far: What’s happening From this December the Government...
Many landlords arranged their first Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) when the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations came into force in 2020. If you’re one of them there’s a good chance your...
One of the questions landlords regularly ask is whether a tenant’s signature on a tenancy agreement needs to be witnessed. The simple answer is not usually. However there are some situations where witnessing signatures is an important legal requirement. When...
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