Provision has been made under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 for electrical safety checks to be carried out at a yet to be specified interval and conducted by yet to be specified qualified … more

Changes to the rules surrounding annual gas safety checks are to give landlords greater flexibility around dates.

Subject to parliamentary approval landlords will now be able to carry out the … more

In January MPs passed the The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill to progress to the next stage.

The Bill, put forward by Karen Buck MP, will give tenants … more

We have received quite a few emails and calls from landlords eager to know the outcome on the proposal for the new selective licensing scheme in the Nottingham City area which is due any day. … more

On 17th January 2018 the Government’s How to Rent Guide was updated

As you know from your DASH training and previous e-newsletters The Deregulation Act 2015 requires landlords to give their … more

The Deregulation Act 2015 requires landlords to give their tenants the latest copy of the Government’s How to Rent Guide at the start of a tenancy.

Along with the Prescribed Information in … more

Mr Yash Pal Manan of Derby, who owns 40 properties and manages a further 250  properties in Derby for other landlords, has been prosecuted by the Derby City Council Housing Standards Team for … more

News15/01/183:00 PM by Josh Spencer

The government yesterday announced support for new legislation proposed by a Labour MP which sets new standards for rented homes gives tenants new rights to … more