Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector
On 1st July 2020. new regulations for Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector come into force.
On 1st July 2020. new regulations for Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector come into force.
The 2019 Tenant Fees Act became law on June 1st 2019, banning administration fees for new tenancies. However, there was a transitional provision, meaning that for a period of twelve months, the Act did not apply to tenancies and letting agency agreements pre-dating 1 June 2019. This provision period is now over!
From 10 January 2020, all letting agents who manage properties which, individually, yield an income of 10,000 Euros per month (or equivalent) or more, must now comply with regulations set out in the Fifth Money Laundering Directive.
On 1st April 2019, the government made it mandatory for all property agents carrying out work in relation to housing in England to be a member of a Client Money Protection scheme.
From 1st June 2019 it will be illegal in England to charge any fees to tenants, licensees, guarantors, relevant persons or anyone acting on their behalf or guaranteeing their rent, other than a set list of Permitted Payments on new tenancies
MPs call on Landlords and Letting Agents to scrap 'no DSS' clauses in rental ads
The High Court has ruled the government's Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law.
From 1 April 2019, all property agents carrying out work in relation to housing in England will be required to be a member of a Client Money Protection scheme.
It has been announced that the Tenant Fees Bill will come into force on June 1st this year. This means that, subject to the bill getting Royal Assent, the ban will apply to all tenancies signed after this date.
After 2 years, the Tenant Fees Bill has reached the discussion stage in the House of Lords and will be debated today
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill would give private and social tenants the ability to take landlords to court if their home is unsafe. Currently, landlords have no obligation to their tenants to put or keep the property in a condition fit for habitation.
From 1st October 2018 the new Section 21 rules which came into force on 1 October 2015 for all new assured shorthold tenancies (AST), will apply to ALL ASTs.
From October 1st, 2018 all HMO's must be licensed if they house five or more occupants, from at least two unrelated households, irrespective of the number of storeys that the property has.
The objective of GDPR is to give individual data subjects more control over what data is held on them by organisations and to make it easier for them to give and withdraw consent for that data to be stored.
Within the space of a week, the government has announced a raft of new measures to crack down on rogue landlords
The property market has long been recognised as an effective way through which criminals may launder the proceeds of their criminal activity.
Zoopla have recently introduced a change to their Real-time system where SAP and EPC ratings are no longer capped at 100
EPCs came into force in the UK on 1st August 2007, so are now celebrating their 10th Birthday.
Rent Repayment Orders are a means by which a tenant or local authority can seek to have up to 12 months of Rent, Housing Benefit, or Universal Credit repaid.
From 1st April 2018, it will be illegal for landlords to grant new leases to new or existing tenants for properties in England and Wales that do not meet the Government's Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards MEES
Are you compliant with the Right to Rent Rules
All landlords, who have property in Wales will need to be registered by 23rd November or leave themselves open to prosecution
If, as a landlord, you do not place a tenants deposit in a government backed scheme within 30 days of receiving it, you will be subject to penalties!
Section 8 and Section 13 form updates for England come into effect from today, Wednesday April 6th 2016
From today, landlords/letting agents must check that a prospective tenant has the right to reside within this Country before allowing them to sign a lease.
All change in just two weeks with the new Section 21 legislation, comply or you will be breaking the law and subject to prosecution!
New regulations regarding the fitting of smoke alarms in rental properties is hanging in the balance
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, the legal duty to show fees has been in force since May 27th but still some letting agents are non-compliant.
Landlords and letting agents are in for a tough time with two body blows coming from David Cameron's government yesterday.
Many will have seen the media coverage in June about a landlord's unhappiness with the service provided by Foxtons Estate Agents. The landlord in question
The Residential Landlords Association has introduced a new 'tool kit' guide for landlords, to make rented homes safe, legal and secure.
Another deadline for landlords & letting agents will be here in just a few days! Are you aware?
Foxtons could face a massive legal bill if a group claim against them, being brought by London law firm Leigh Day this week, is successful.
Last month the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) handed out a fine totalling £750,000 to an association of estate and lettings agents, 3 of its members & a newspaper publisher
The legal requirement for letting agents to display details of all charges comes in to force on May 27th
Immigration checks are already being undertaken in the West Midlands to determine if a prospective tenant has "The Right to Rent". How soon will it be rolled out to the rest of the Country?
A landlord who evaded the need for a licence under Brent Council's new additional licensing scheme has found himself before the courts.
The Residential Landlords Association says some agents and landlords may be required to notify the National Measurement and Regulation Office regarding their property heating systems by the end of 2015.
Although HMO's have been with us for a while with regard to property lets of 5 or more persons sharing facilities in a property of over 2 storeys, more and more Councils seem to be introducing mandatory licensing for landlords on all their rental properties.
It has come to our attention that Councils and Trading Standards are cracking down on letting agents that are not compliant
A new Court of Appeal decision that will seriously affect landlords & letting agents was reported by David Smith of Anthony Gold solicitors this week.
Estate Agent and Letting Agents can handle fees entry for the new 2014 Fees Rules, Regulations and Requirements in PCHomes Letting Agent Software for compliant portals uploads to Rightmove and Zoopla.
Estate Agent and Letting Agents can handle the new 2013 Fees Rules, Regulations and Requirements in PCHomes Letting Agent Software with tools for entering, linking and displaying fees to Tenants. Letting Agents who charge Tenants fees must display them next to the rent price.
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Estate Agent and Letting Agents can handle the new 2012 EPC Rules, Regulations and Requirements in PCHomes Estate Agent Software with tools for linking too, merging and extracting EPC information.
