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 […]
New Legislation For Renting With Pets The government’s model tenancy agreement has been updated to allow tenants to keep pets by default. Meanwhile, the proposed Renters Reform Bill is awaiting Parliament approval. The Renters Reform Bill white paper has announced changes that will make it easier for tenants to keep pets, including giving tenants the right […]
Terminating a Tenancy After the Death of the Tenant How do you deal with Terminating a Tenancy After the Death of the Tenant? When a tenant dies, the assured shorthold tenancy agreement does not automatically end. The tenancy is transferred temporarily to the Public Trustee if a tenant dies: without a will with a will […]
Repealing the Section 21 Ground for Possession On 15 April 2019, the then-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 21 […]
How long are possession orders enforceable for? Our experts are often asked, how long are possession orders enforceable for? Under the Limitations Act 1980 (“the Act”), Section 24 provides a period of six years for the enforcement of a possession order from the time that it becomes enforceable. This means that from the date the […]
Recovering Commercial Rent Arrears Government plans to “ring-fence” Covid-rent arrears and introduce a binding arbitration scheme. The current moratorium preventing landlords seeking forfeiture of leases, issuing winding-up petitions or utilising the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery scheme in relation to Covid-based rent arrears is scheduled to come to an end on 25 March 2022. However, that […]