August 2017

The government will open its Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) exemptions register on October 1. However, government guidance on MEES, including details of properties that will be exempt, has yet to be published. As of April 2018, all PRS homes must have a minimum Energy Performance Certificate rating of E or it will be illegal to rent […]

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The RLA has submitted evidence ahead of a debate on the proposed letting agent fee ban in Westminster Hall next Wednesday. The proposed ban means that tenants in England will no longer have to pay anything other than rent and a refundable deposit. Other charges will need to be picked up by landlords. It will […]

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The government has released information about its independent review into fire safety and building regulations, to be carried out in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. The review will be led by Dame Judith Hackitt, and will aim to make recommendations that will ensure there is a ‘sufficiently robust regulatory system’ for the future. […]

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This month, Salford City Council announced the approval of a Selective Licensing Scheme in the areas of Charlestown and Lower Kersal. This scheme will operate alongside the council’s current licensing schemes in Barton, Eccles, Broughton, Langworthy, Weastle, and Seedley. The streets affected by this new licence are as follows: Area 1 Bounded by Gerald Road, Littleton […]

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The final last of seven fire tests on different wall cladding systems has been carried out in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, with the government now promising clear advice to landlords on what to do next. This final test was of a wall cladding system consisting of Aluminium Composite material (ACM) cladding with a limited […]

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With the new minimum energy efficiency standards coming in soon, more and more questions relating to EPCs are coming up for the Landlord Advice Team. From April 1st 2018, landlords will not be allowed to rent out properties with an EPC rating of less than E, if they are required to have an EPC. This […]

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Recent tax changes have seen more and more landlords buying buy-to-let homes through limited companies. Here Doug Hall, director of mortage broker 3mc talks about how to decide what’s best for you. I have spent a lot of time speaking at roadshows, forums and seminars about an issue that’s been popping-up with greater regularity recently: […]

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Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) and the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) have been dominating the headlines recently. But while many column inches have been given over to the new MEES and what they will mean for landlords, little has been said about the EPCs themselves, if and when you need them and how to […]

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There is a huge difference in the time it takes popular smoke alarms to sound – with one failing to go off during an investigation by consumer champions Which? In a series of four controlled fire tests of 15 smoke alarms Which? discovered smoke alarms meeting the British Standard can still pass the official tests […]

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Energy Performance Certificates and the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) have been dominating the headlines recently. But while many column inches have been given over to the new MEES and what they will mean for landlords, little has been said about the EPCs themselves, if and when you need them and how to make […]

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