General News Updates
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Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Alarms to become mandatory in all rental property…
Under new measures announced by Housing Minister Brandon Lewis on 11th March 2015 landlords will be required, by law, to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in all of their rental … more
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A guide for tenants - www.gov.uk
Renting a safe home - A guide for tenants
All homes need to meet certain standards to ensure that they do not represent a risk to health and safety.
This guide has been produced for tenants … more
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Cambridge University Landlord Survey
Dear Landlord, I'm writing to you to ask for your help with a piece of research we're carrying out at Cambridge University. As you may be aware, over the last few months various pressure groups, … more
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Proposed Increase in Court fees for Landlords
An increase in court fees for landlords is being considered by Government.
The fees for procession claims are currently £280 or £250 when using the Possession Claims Online Service (PCOS) … more
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Nottingham City Council launch help for Landlords and Tenats
Nottingham City Council uses national ‘Rent Freedom Day’ to launch new support for tenants and landlords
Today, (Wednesday 4th February 2015) is National ‘Rent Freedom Day& … more
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Edwards v Kumarasamy Court of Appeal Case
An important new decision has emerged from the Court of Appeal which mayhave an impact on many landlords and the way they manage their properties, and particularly on landlords with flats.
HMO … more
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Manchester finds another way…
Thank you to our colleagues at EMPO for sharing the following info with us ….
Manchester finds another way…
Ruling out the path many other councils have gone down by introducing … more
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LandlordTap - a tool for Landlords
In two separate meetings this month with Don Robbie (NLA) and Giles Inman (EMPO) the topic of water charges and a new website called 'Landlord Tap' has arisen so I thought I'd share some … more
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Nottingham Landlord faces court fine
A Nottingham landlord has been fined more than £1,600 when his tenant fell down a dangerous staircase.
As reported by Ben Ireland in the Nottingham Post, landlord Andrew Watkinson, 50, of … more
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Licence Conditions - a few pointers...
Following some recent HMO training delivered by Housing Lawyer David Smith I thought it might be useful share the following information on ‘license conditions’ from the delegate notes … more