What is Ground Rent? In order to enforce the terms of a lease a ground rent must be set. Ground rent is usually an annual amount stated in the lease payable to the Freeholder for the “renting” of an apartment above the Freeholder’s land. What is Ground Rent Reform?...
Landlords and letting agents managing properties are required to undertake Right to Rent checks. There have been recent updates to this legislation and further changes are on the horizon. What is Right to Rent? Since 2015, landlords or letting agents where applicable,...
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 &...
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....
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) is designed to crack down on properties in the private rented sector that are not fit for human habitation. Incorporating the Human Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), it covers 29 hazards, such as damp and mould,...
It is probably safe to say that almost everybody finds legal documents confusing. Even lawyers find them difficult to understand sometimes! Standard terms and conditions are even more confusing. Written in small writing making them difficult to read, and usually...
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