August 2019

The fees ban in Wales is set to come into force next month. The legislation will make it illegal for letting agents and landlords in Wales to charge anything other than permitted payments, which are rent, security deposits, holding deposits, utilities, communication services, council tax, and green deal charges. The fee ban was introduced in […]

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Landlords who have experience of renting to tenants in receipt of Universal Credit are being invited to take part in some trial research sessions. The trial, which will be run by the Department for Work and Pensions, will relate to the electronic UC47 form, in order to ensure the service will work for larger numbers […]

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New guidance from the government on its Right to Rent scheme would see landlords breaking the law if they followed it. The document says that for nationals from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and the United States (known as B5JSSK nationals), planning on staying in the UK for up to six months, […]

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Landlords and letting agents are being urged to be vigilant of criminal gangs operating in rental properties. The warning comes from Cheshire Police, which has issued some guidance on the key warning signs for landlords and agents to look out for. The force say in the past few months, they have received intelligence to suggest […]

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According to figures obtained by the Huffington Post this week, calls to report bed bugs rose by 28% between May and June this year. In general, calls to report pests tend to peak in the summer months. Last year, homes in Britain faced more bed bug infestations because of the hotter weather. Here, we take […]

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Coventry Council is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The RLA has written to the Council to oppose the scheme, and to argue that it could breach European law. In April the council updated its mandatory licensing scheme for landlords to include an accreditation scheme. Under the scheme, private […]

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Many landlords go above and beyond when it comes to their tenants and their communities. Terry Galloway is a landlord and the owner of a property management company in Nottingham. As well as arranging for special days out for children who live in care, Terry’s campaigning has been instrumental in creating more opportunities for those […]

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This week our advice team were able to help out one of our members who was having difficulties with what steps to take with an issue they were encountering relating to one of their tenancies. The tenant had originally signed for a 6month Assured Shorthold Tenancy which was now in the periodic stage. The problem […]

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Our featured course this month is our eLearning Section 8 course. Section 8 is one of two routes that landlords can go down in order to gain possession of their property-the other route being Section 21. There has been much talk in the media recently about the latter-Section 21, with the UK Government having recently […]

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A dispute between tenants and neighbours can be a real headache for landlords – regardless of who is at fault. In this article first published in Residential Property Investor magazine, we take a look at what you can do to nip niggles in the bud, before things get out of hand. Noise, pets, bins and […]

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