by Dominic Teboul | 24 Apr, 2025 |
Since early 2024, the government has been engaged in ongoing consultations aimed at raising the energy efficiency standards required for domestic rental properties. If implemented, these proposals would mean that many landlords will need to ensure their properties...
by Dominic Teboul | 15 Apr, 2025 |
Most landlords, (if not all), will need to increase the rent on their property at some point in their lifetime. If you have a tenant in the property, it’s not as simple as dictating to them the new price of the rent when you want to increase it. To formally increase...
by Dominic Teboul | 28 Mar, 2025 |
Landlords in England & Wales should be aware that HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is proposing increases to court fees from 1 April. These changes will impact various legal processes related to property management, including possession claims and...
by Georgina Dudman | 11 Dec, 2024 |
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...
by Georgina Dudman | 23 Oct, 2024 |
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...
by Aled Evans | 10 Oct, 2024 |
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...
