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Upcoming Changes for Private Rental Sector Landlords: The Renters’ Rights Bill
The Renters’ Rights Bill has recently progressed from the House of Commons to the House of Lords, moving closer to becoming law. As the Bill takes its final shape, landlords in the private rental sector must prepare for significant regulatory changes. However, many...
Prepare Now for the Renters’ Rights Bill: A Guide for Landlords
The Renters’ Rights Bill is set to significantly change the landscape for landlords and tenants, making it more challenging to evict tenants once it becomes law. With the third reading of the Bill scheduled for 14 January 2025, the countdown is on and the legislation...
My tenant has stopped paying rent! What can I do?
Unfortunately, this is a commonly asked question in our line of work. When someone living in a rented property stops paying rent, the situation can quickly get frustrating and in some cases, hostile. To prevent any unnecessary friction while you’re trying to rectify...
Landlord Explainer: Recovery of Fixed Costs
If you are successful in your possession claim following a first hearing, this will likely mean the court makes an order for possession and costs. The costs order will typically only be for ‘fixed costs’, which is usually around £400 (i.e. enough to cover the court...
If you needed a three-piece suite, would you go to a greengrocer?
Don’t be ridiculous, of course not! We are receiving more and more enquiries from landlords and for that matter, calls from existing clients, telling us that they have “read this or read that” or “I’ve been told this” or “my agent said this” or “the council have told...
Buy Cheap, Buy Twice: Avoid Costly Mistakes with Section 21 Notices
We've all heard the phrase "buy cheap, buy twice." With the upcoming abolition of the Section 21 notice, this saying holds more significance than ever for landlords eager to regain possession of their properties before it’s too late. At Ubique Legal, we've seen a...
How to Rent Guide Archive
The How To Rent Guide (“HTR”) is one of the documents that should be served on an assured shorthold tenant on or before commencement of the tenancy. This has been a requirement for all new and renewal tenancies from October 2015. If the landlord failed to serve the...
Landlord Explainer – The Section 21 Notice Seeking Possession Route
A landlord can serve a Section 21 Notice to seek possession of their residential property. The tenant will typically have an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. The Section 21 is a “no fault” notice meaning the tenant does not have to breach their tenancy agreement in order...
Landlord Explainer: The Deregulation Act 2015
In our Landlord Explainer series of posts, we breakdown certain areas of the law and practice that impact on Landlords in England and Wales and try to explain them in layman's terms. The Deregulation Act of 2015 brought significant changes to the private rental sector...
Landlord Law in England and Wales: A brief update for 2023
In England, significant changes in landlord law are encapsulated in the Renters (Reform) Bill which aims to enhance tenant security and reform possession grounds. Key measures include abolishing 'no fault' evictions, introducing comprehensive grounds for possession,...
The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 comes into force from 1 December 2022
A new regime for renting in Wales is now in place, following a long implementation journey for the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. The new law was granted Royal Assent in January 2016, but has taken 7 years to come fully into force. Almost all aspects of what it is to...
Mini-budget measures may not stop landlords exiting the market
26/09/2022 WORCESTERSHIRE, UK - "The impact of the government's mini-budget may be too little too late", that's the warning from a law firm specialising in legal matters for landlords across England and Wales – LandlordSolicitors.com. The warning comes as the new...
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