General News Updates
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What should I be doing as a landlord in regard to social distancing?
The principal aim of the government's public health measures to combat the virus are to limit the number of contacts between members of the community. Throughout the period of controls being in place … more
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Perhaps there will NOT be a housing crisis after all? - what do you think?
To understand the impact that the pandemic has had on private sector tenants the National Residential Landlords Association (NLRA) commissioned the research agency, Dynata, to survey tenants. … more
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Unipol's Nottingham Owners’ Briefing for Student Landlords Summary
Summary from the Leeds and Nottingham Owners’ Briefings held on 28th May and 4th June 2020
These briefings concentrated primarily on student numbers nationally and recruitment, the 2020 - 2021 … more
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Tenant Fees Act Update
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 came into effect on 1st June 2019 but only applied to tenancies and letting agency agreements granted on or after 1st June 2019.
From 1st June 2020, this transitional period … more
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Student Landlords – end of tenancy arrangements
For those of you who have student properties and are wondering how to deal with end of tenancy arrangements, Unipol Student Homes has issued some new guidance on how to co-ordinate this. The … more
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Government publishes electrical safety guidance for landlords
New guidance on the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 was published by the government this week.
The new rules apply to new tenancies from … more
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Coronavirus: Housing support - A House of Commons Briefing Paper
The coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak brought significant implications for households’ ability to retain their homes and, for those that are street homeless, to be able to secure a safe place in … more
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Legionella risks because of water stagnation during the COVID-19 outbreak
Employers, the self-employed and people in control of premises, such as … more
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ANUK Latest - Information and Advice on Coronavirus in Student Accommodation for Housing Suppliers
Update 10th June 2020
PLANNING FOR THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR
https://www.nationalcode.org/news/information-and-advice-on-coronavirus-in-student-accommodation-for-housing-suppliers
Updated 15 … more
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Lettings market open for business? Have a read or a listen...
14.05.2020
The government has amended the coronavirus (COVID-19) regulations to make clear that people who wish to move home can do so.
This guidance provides important public health information … more