General News Updates
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Green Living Leicestershire - Home Upgrade Grant
£6.8m grant funding to help the most inefficient and expensive to heat households in the county reduce their energy bills
The Home Upgrade Grant is administered by the Leicestershire … more
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Energy Efficient plans scrapped for Landlords
It was planned that landlords would have to bring their properties up to a minimum EPC rating of C by 2025 for new tenancies and 2028 for existing tenancies.
Landlords will no longer be … more
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Energy efficiency grants for Landlords
Private rental landlords could access home upgrade grants funding to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, helping to lower their tenants’ energy bills, while also making their … more
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Rent repayment orders could be costly !
Another reason why being part of an accreditation scheme or a landlord association is so important – it could be costly to ‘not know’ !
Tenants and local authorities, where … more
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Leicester City Council (LCC) Licensing Scheme Update
Hopefully landlords in Leicester city are signed up to the council’s licensing scheme newsletter which is free and easy to do. However, DASH have placed an extract below for ease. Don& … more
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Nottingham City Council's (NCC) 2nd Selective Licensing scheme
NCC's Council’s Executive Board agreed on the proposals for a second scheme of selective licensing in January 2023.
The submission was sent to the Secretary of State in March 2023 for … more
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NRLA Adaptations Campaign
The private rented sector (PRS) is accommodating an increasingly diverse group of tenants, including more disabled and older individuals than ever before. As a result, there is a growing demand for … more
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Lincolnshire 'Fire home safety toolkit'
Have you seen the new online home fire safety check for Lincolnshire?
The easy-to-follow home fire safety check has been developed through a partnership between the National Fire Chiefs Council … more
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Boston HMO Landlord fined
A landlord responsible for a Lincolnshire house in multiple occupation (HMO) has been fined thousands of pounds after myriad problems were found at the property. Jamal Parvez, who managed a HMO … more
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Faulty E-Bikes and E-Scooters
The Guardian reported that fires sparked by faulty e-bikes and e-scooters have injured at least 190 people in the UK and killed eight since 2020.
Thank you to The Landlord Law Blog& … more