County Court & High Court Enforcement, What’s the Difference? An enforcement officer (also known as a bailiff) is required when there is a possession order which has ordered the defendant(s) to give possession of a property and the deadline for doing so has passed. It is unlawful for any unauthorised person to enforce a possession […]
Abolishing No-fault evictions & Rogue Landlords On 15 April 2019, the Government announced: “Private landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants from their homes at short notice and without good reason.” This was followed by a consultation process which ran between July and October 2019. The consultation paper proposed the abolition of section […]
Defending a Rent Repayment Order Application A rent repayment order (“RRO”) is an order made by a Tribunal requiring the landlord or agent to repay rent (including housing benefit or housing element of universal credit) where the landlord or agent has committed a particular offence, which are listed below. It is not necessary that the landlord […]
What is prescribed information? The Prescribed Information refers to information that is required to be given to a tenant, and anyone who pays a tenancy deposit in relation to an assured shorthold tenancy. The Housing Act 2004 sets out that where a tenancy deposit is paid, the landlord must: Secure the tenancy deposit with a […]
Does the tenancy deposit schemes apply in Wales? Following the implementation of significant changes in Wales to housing law, many landlords have been left with many question marks as they begin to relearn their legal obligations and the new terminology. One issue in particular that many landlords have been enquiring with our legal team about […]
Rent Homes (Wales) Act 2016 From 1 December 2022, everyone who rents a home in Wales will have an ‘occupation contract’. An occupation contract is the agreement between tenant or licensee called the ‘contract-holder’ – and their landlord. This follows from the enactment of the Rent Homes (Wales) Act 2016. Most people who rent their […]
Landlords – Self Assessment Tax Return Self Assessment is an annual event for millions of people who need to complete a tax return. If you’re a landlord who had income from property between 6 April 2021 and 5 April 2022, you will need to file your tax return and pay any tax due by 31 […]
Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR) As of 25 March 2022 all previous restrictions as to the recovery under The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. This Act set out the new rent arbitration procedure that dealt with ‘Protected Rent Debt’. This was to protect tenants in certain sectors where they were forced to close by the […]
Are private landlords doomed? The UK property market boom is soon over, as experts predict that the rising inflation and the cost of living crisis will cause a house price correction. The Government also proposes major changes to the private rented sector, which will end the no-fault eviction process under section 21 of the Housing […]
Disability Adaptions to Common Parts We were recently instructed to advice our client on whether it was lawful to refuse consent to a disabled leaseholder that requested permission to install a stairlift in the staircase of the building, being a common part of the block of flats. The staircase was the only staircase in the […]