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Renters Reform Bill pushed into the long grass?
Friday 25th September 2020
Graham Norwood
It appears that the Renters Reform Bill - a key measure in the 2019 Conservative General Election manifesto - has been pushed into the long grass. The pledge was for this Bill to include the…
Agents Beware - no bailiffs to complete evictions between these dates
Friday 18th September 2020
Graham Norwood
The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete evictions between December 11 and January 11. The dates were revealed by housing minister Chris Pincher in…
In full - all the new tenancy notice periods and rules
Tuesday 1st September 2020
Graham Norwood
Agents and landlords must now give tenants six months’ notice before they can evict, except in the most serious of cases, such as incidents of anti-social behaviour and domestic abuse. On Friday the government made the announcement - just a few…
The eviction ban extension - How landlords should be coping
Friday 28th August 2020
Hamilton Fraser
This information is current and updated to the best of our knowledge as of Thursday 27 August. The Government has now extended its temporary ban on evicting tenants by a further month…
New records galore as rental market boom continues
Friday 28th August 2020
ARLA Property Mark
ARLA Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants continued to rise in July, hitting the highest number on record. The…
Green Home Grant Not So Jolly for Landlords
Tuesday 11th August 2020
Landlords Guild
The Green Home Grant may not be all that it seems for landlords as government cash for energy efficient improvements comes with some strings attached. Thousands of landlords can apply for grant vouchers worth up to £5,000 under the scheme when…
UPDATED: More details of Green Homes Grant scheme revealed
Thursday 6th August 2020
Landlord Zone
The government has published more details of how the scheme will be run and what sort of improvements the £2 billion earmarked for the initiative will pay for. The government has finally revealed more details of its Green Homes…
Making Tax Digital For Landlords Explained
Monday 3rd August 2020
Landlords Guild
Making tax digital for landlords has been on the cards for some time and now the government has finally come up with…
THE GOVERNMENT PUTS PLANS TO SCRAP SECTION 21 ON HOLD
Saturday 1st August 2020
House ladder
The government has indicated that it will not scrap Section 21 evictions through the Renters’ Reform Bill until at least 2021. The Bill is unlikely…
News LATEST: Rental properties housing ‘shielding’ tenants can now be visited for repairs and maintenance
Tuesday 28th July 2020
Nigel Lewis; LandlordZone
Updated government guidance has given the green light for landlords to resume maintenance and repairs at properties where tenants are shielding – or to use the technical term ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ people. Civil servants have updated the official…