by Michael Rouse | 1 Dec, 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...
by Michael Rouse | 26 Sep, 2022 |
Birmingham City Council has announced it is introducing ‘selective licensing’ for the private rented market in the city, affecting around 40,000 – 50,000 properties across 25 wards. The term ‘selective licensing’ comes from Section 80 of the Housing Act 2004. In...
by Michael Rouse | 16 Jun, 2022 |
On Monday 24th January 2022, Eddie Hughes MP, a junior minister in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities replied to a Written Parliamentary Question by Labour’s Dan Carden asking when the government planned to bring forward its Fairer Private...
by Michael Rouse | 31 Mar, 2022 |
A property developer who stood as a guarantor for a family member’s tenancy got in touch recently. They gave a written Guarantee back in 2017 on the commencement of the new Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement to a family member. Unfortunately, the relationship...
by Aled Evans | 11 Oct, 2021 |
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has updated its guidance for tenants, landlords and local authorities on electrical safety standards in the private rented sector in England. Under the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented...
by Aled Evans | 16 Sep, 2021 |
The last 18 months plus have been difficult for everyone, not least on tenants who have lost their jobs, but also the burden placed on Landlords, particularly those with small portfolios or those incidental Landlords with only one rental property. Some Landlords have...
