From 1 October 2021, notice periods will return to their pre-pandemic levels. The notice periods will be as follows: Section 21 – 2 months notice Section 8 – any of…
An Electrical Installation Condition Report must be acquired before the commencement of any new tenancy from 1st July 2020 or any tenancy renewal. The checks ensure that all electrical installations…
The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 will apply to new tenancies from 1st July 2020 and to existing tenancies from 1st April 2021. The…
All change: Five new pieces of legislation to hit landlords in 2020
MARCH: Extension of Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act Under the Fitness for Human Habitation Act landlords can be forced to carry out improvement works to their properties and be…
Deposit – to be capped at 5 weeks rent if annual rent under £50,000 per year. Tenancy Renewal – if tenancy renewed after 01/06/2019, any deposit currently held, which equates…
Mandatory HMO Licensing – major changes from 1st October 2018
The changes will require landlords who let a property to five or more tenants forming two or more households to apply to their local authority for a licence, irrespective of…
As from the 1st April 2018 there will be a requirement for any properties rented out in the private rented sector to normally have a minimum energy performance rating of…