How is extended mandatory licensing going to impact HMO landlords?
Category - Regulation
Law Review
After years of flinging legislation at the PRS, there is finally a raft of legislative changes that landlords can welcome with open arms.
Why Not Murder?
Fines for health and safety violations are pocket change to some landlords. And tenants are dying as a result.
Don’t Get ‘Zuckerberged’!
Data protection legislation is changing. While you probably won’t get publicly lambasted to quite the same extent as Facebook for breaking the rules, here’s what you need to know so you don’t get into hot water.
Efficiency Drive
It's now illegal to let homes with an EPC rating below 'D' It's not too late to improve
Gas ‘MOT’
There's a new ‘MOT-style’ approach to annual gas inspections coming into force from 6th April.
If You’re Sexist And You Know It, Clap Your Hands…
Refusing to accept DSS recipients is sex discrimination. This could be the end for private landlords
Rogues To Be Blacklisted
Landlords and letting agents who flout the law could soon find themselves on a national database of rogues.
Property Zero To Landlord Hero
The UK's squatting laws are simple and easy to understand - Use them to your advantage...
The Laws That Brought Us Rent – Chapter 9
The Rent Act (1965): New Labour and the Rent Officer Service