Renting Homes Wales Act: New Legislation Guidance for Welsh Landlords and Tenants December 2022
Reading Time: 21 minutes This article provides guidance on the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, in force from 1 December 2022. Why is the Renting Homes Wales Act 2016 needed? To make things easier […]
12 Changes You Can Expect in 2022: New Landlord Rules & Regulations for Buy-to-Lets
Reading Time: 8 minutes New landlord rules and announcements are on the cards for 2022. Tax changes, licensing for short-term Scottish lets and amended rules for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are confirmed – […]
Eviction Ban End in Sight: Government Announces Changes to Bailiffs and Notice Periods
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government has announced plans to end the eviction ban. This includes bringing back bailiff-enforced evictions and reducing notice periods from the beginning of June. Bailiff enforcement and eviction ban […]
5 Landlord Updates to Expect in Spring 2021: Buy to Let News, Eviction Ban and More
Reading Time: 4 minutes The past month has been a busy one for buy-to-let news. Stamp Duty extensions were announced in the Budget and the end of the eviction ban has been delayed yet […]
11 Changes Landlords Can Expect from 2021
Reading Time: 5 minutes We’re a month into 2021 and it’s already looking to be a jam-packed year for landlords and letting agents. As we all know by now, the lettings industry can be […]
Government Announces 6-Month Notice Periods and Eviction ‘Ban’ Extension
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government have extended the stay on possession proceedings and increased eviction notice periods to 6 months. Extended stay on possession proceedings Court proceedings after 20th September 6-month eviction notice […]
Eviction ‘Ban’ Extended to September 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minute The government have made a last-minute decision to extend the eviction ‘ban’ for another four weeks and introduce six-month notice periods until 31st March 2021. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has […]
Government Changes to Evictions: August 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutes Back in July, the government announced changes to eviction processes in England and Wales. These temporary measures aim to help the courts cope with the influx of possession proceedings once […]
What will happen to the Section 21 notice? (April 2019)
Reading Time: 5 minutes What is a Section 21 notice? Serving a Section 21 notice is currently the only way for a landlord to seek possession where the tenant is either not in breach of […]
Renting Jargon – 50 Lettings Definitions for Landlords and Tenants
Reading Time: 9 minutes Residential lettings can be confusing. With over 160 laws and regulations governing the rental sector, there’s an overwhelming amount of industry-specific terminology. While landlords and tenants shouldn’t be expected to […]
Suspended Possession Orders
Reading Time: 5 minutes Understanding suspended possession orders For the vast majority of landlords, their tenancies end amicably or not so amicably upon the expiry of a tenant’s notice or a landlord’s section 21 […]