The UK government has launched a 12-week consultation on radical proposals to overhaul Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) in the private rented sector. If implemented, these changes would require landlords to meet new energy efficiency standards, using updated...
The Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) is set to bring the biggest changes to the rental market in over 30 years. If you’re a landlord, here’s what you need to know. There are key changes coming outlined below; ❌ End of Section 21 ‘No-Fault’ Evictions...
Landlords have the discretion to choose tenants provided they do not violate discrimination rules. Under these rules certain “protected characteristics” such as age, sex and pregnancy or maternity leave are safeguarded against discrimination. When...
1. Rising Interest Rates and Mortgage Payments As 2024 began, 47% of landlords identified increasing mortgage payments and rising interest rates as their primary concerns, marking this as the most pressing issue they face this year. On a positive note, average...
The Renters Rights Bill has been published this week; with the news the Government could introduce new rules as soon as next spring, for both new and existing tenancies. In its First Reading in the Commons the Government announced plans to: End Section 21, the...
Yes you can. It’s not widely known that, under common law, tenants’ rent is technically due in arrears. However, the tenant is required to pay rent in advance because the tenancy agreement, which they have signed, stipulates this condition. If a landlord...
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