Calls to the High Court to Deal With More Tenant Evictions
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe length of time it is taking to get a County Court bailiff appointment once a possession order has been granted, in some cases up to three months, is having […]
Councils Lose Powers to Introduce “Blanket” Selective Licensing
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) issued Guidance to Councils this week which restricts their ability to use the powers given them in the Housing Act 2004 to […]
Right to Rent Immigration Checks Reminder
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new scheme being trialled in the West Midlands requires landlords to check the immigration status of prospective tenants before allowing them to sign a tenancy agreement. The scheme is […]
Universal Credit And How It Will Affect Landlords
Reading Time: 6 minutesAll the local authorities who I work with are well aware that landlords are afraid of rent arrears and of Universal Credit. The feed back from the pilot areas has […]