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Do we need an energy theft amnesty?

Don't meddle with the meter. Here’s an idea to ponder. According to Ofgem, tampered energy meters add £20 to every household bill each year. They also pose a life-threatening danger to personal and public safety.The regulator is suggesting an energy theft amnesty. Th...

Read    27/08/2019

New advice on Right to Rent

After months of uncertainty for landlords, the Home Office has now released updated guidance on Right to Rent, to help anyone letting property in England ensure they are compliant with the law.The new guidance provides advice for landlords with tenants from Australia...

Read    19/08/2019

Is it time to ditch licensing schemes?

Passports are fashionable in the rental sector right now.Last month we had deposit passporting and now we have the concept of a so-called rental property passport. This is the suggestion of Theresa Wallace, head of lettings customer relations at Savills and current c...

Read    17/07/2019

Looking forward to the flat of the future

Ever wondered what the flat of the future will look like? Laura Geode from American Proptech company Homebase has some interesting ideas. Most of them revolve around IoT or the internet of things. This means greater connectivity between the devices and appliances in ...

Read    16/07/2019

Fire safety - do you know the drill?

A devastating fire wrecked a block of flats in Barking at the beginning of June. No one died but the fire spread so fast that it could easily have led to loss of life, particularly as the residents reported that no alarms had sounded.Fire safety systems should always...

Read    21/06/2019

Tenant fees ban - the unintended consequences

The Tenant Fees Act came into effect in England on Saturday and there are already big question marks hanging over the new legislation. Both the government and the lettings industry want to make renting fair for tenants, but agents are not convinced the new Act will w...

Read    05/06/2019

Tenant Fees Act now in force

The Tenant Fees Act came into force in England on 1 June. This is a very important change in the law for everyone living and working in the private rented sector. The key change is that landlords and letting agents can’t charge tenants a fee for anything that isn’t l...

Read    04/06/2019

Section 21 changes: have your say today

Last week this blog looked at the problems of the proposal to scrap “no-fault” Section 21 evictions could cause for the rental sector that. The government proposes to effectively make tenancies open-ended, while strengthening the rights of landlords who want to recov...

Read    20/05/2019

Government announces abolish Landlords ability

The government has decided to take action and abolish Landlords ability to serve a section 21 notice. This has come in light of many claims from various tenant support groups, suggesting that 46% of tenants received a notice to leave the property within 6 months.Remo...

Read    16/04/2019

Could a tax tribunal ruling mean BTL investors avoid 3% stamp duty surcharge?

Buy-to-let investors could soon fill the HMRC with stamp duty surcharge refund requests. This is following on from a potential precedent set at a recent tax tribunal that saw a couple acquire a neglected building and were able to refute the additional 3% stamp duty c...

Read    27/03/2019

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