Understanding Rent Increases: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know
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Understanding Rent Increases: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know Whether you're a tenant or a landlord, it's important to understand when and how rent can be increased legally and fairly. Here’s a quick guide to the rules...
How Do You Know If You’re Getting a Good Tenant?
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How Do You Know If You’re Getting a Good Tenant? When it comes to letting a property, landlords have two key decisions to make: 1️⃣ Choosing the right letting agent 2️⃣ Choosing the right tenant Get either of these...
The Law Is Changing Around Mould In Rental Properties (Awaab's Law) Heres What You Need To Know.
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Awaab’s Law and the Private Rented Sector The tragic death of 2-year-old Awaab Ishak in December 2020 brought the devastating impact of untreated damp and mould into sharp focus. Awaab’s case, involving prolonged exposure to...
Sanctions Checks Are Changing – Here’s What It Means for Landlords (And Why Our Landlords Don’t Need to Worry)
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Sanctions Checks Are Changing – Here’s What It Means for Landlords (And Why You Don’t Need to Worry) From 14th May 2025, important new regulations come into force requiring all letting agents to carry out formal sanctions...
Understanding Legionella: What Landlords Need To Know
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Understanding Legionella: What Landlords Need to Know As a landlord, one of your core responsibilities is ensuring the health and safety of your tenants. This includes managing the risk of Legionnaires’ disease—a potentially...
Renters’ Rights Bill Moves Forward: Committee Stage Dates Confirmed
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Renters’ Rights Bill Moves Forward: Committee Stage Dates Confirmed in the House of Lords 📅 Published: 21 March 2025 After a six-week pause, the Renters’ Rights Bill is back on the move. The Government has now announced the...
EPC's Are Changing - What Landlords Need to Know
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EPCs Are Changing – What Landlords Need to Know The UK government remains committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050, and as part of this effort, major changes are being proposed to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). These...
LANDLORDS: How to Ensure A Smooth Ending of a Tenancy
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How To Ensure a Smooth Ending of a Tenancy We all, as landlords, want a tenancy and tenant that gives us as few issues as possible. Mostly, we think about this during the tenancy and how it is running for months and sometimes...
What Are The Current Lettings Legislation and Regulations?
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Lettings Legislation and Regulations - Safety Certificates There are a myriad of regulations that Landlords should be aware of when letting out a property. We are going to be running a series of articles on this subject over the...
Government Announce New EPC Changes From 2030
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Government Fast-Tracks Plan for Change: Warmer Homes & Lower Energy Bills Published: 7 February 2025 From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, The Rt Hon Ed Miliband...