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The 1st June gets ever closer and most landlords and agents are fully aware of it’s existence. Remember it is written along the lines of Roman law – if it is not allowed in the Act, it is NOT allowed and therefore, illegal. This Act in the main is black & white and relates to…

David Cox, Chief Executive, ARLA Propertymark comments on news that Bristol Trading Standards will be the Lead Enforcement Authority for the private rental sector: “We welcome today’s announcement of the Lead Enforcement Authority, and hope this is a major step forward in improving enforcement in the private rented sector. At the moment, there is a…

Today, the Government announced its intention to abolish Section 21 notices for eviction, in an effort to create open ended tenancies for all private renters. Section 8 evictions are also set to be reformed, with a consultation launching shortly. Tenants are rarely evicted via Section 21 notices unless their landlord has a genuine reason for…

  This Act comes into law on 20th March 2019 and has the potential to radically alter the responsibility of landlords to both their properties and tenants. Running in parallel with the HHSRS (Housing Health Safety Rating System), the Act looks at making a property more suitable and comfortable for a tenant to occupy, as…

  A little known case – Caridon Property Limited v Monty Shooltz – is causing potential shockwaves around the exact date of service of a current gas certificate to new tenants.     The previous acknowledged route was to make sure the tenant was given a valid gas certificate by and often at the start of the tenancy when signing the legal paperwork. This…

  There are various basic things to check as a tenant to make sure you have all of the correct information to make a properly balanced decision that should enable you to stay for a secure and safe tenancy:   The length of tenancy – make sure of the landlords intentions but bear in mind…

  Whilst it is legal to run a business from a residential property, when renting it will depend hugely on the type of property, its location and the landlord’s permission being granted.   The type of property will primarily relate to room sizes and number of ground floor rooms, so that there is no overcrowding…

  A thorny question at the start of a tenancy; although the tenants have taken the property as seen, on moving in they might decide that the décor is not as good as it first appeared or the colour doesn’t suit their wishes. If the decoration is tired at the end of the last tenancy,…

It is fair to say, in the coming months we are going to see some unprecedented changes in the Private Rental Sector (PRS) and the changes will be coming close together, forcing landlords to make difficult choices over future lettings. We know the demographics indicate a strong rental market over the next 20 years, but…