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Keep up to date with our landlord legal news items. See below the most recent six updates:
Local authorities have been given draconian new powers to enforce good behaviour by landlords and letting agencies, including being able to enter premises where tenancy records are kept, take evidence, including paperwork, computers and phone,s and also being able to force a landlord’s tradespeople, agent and even past tenants to hand over paperwork.
Student sector faces major disruption as new possession timetable means landlords cannot guarantee empty homes for ‘next year’s cohort’ says NRLA.
Judge rules in favour of tenants, in spite of what he calls their “inappropriate” and “highly unsociable” behaviour.
Criminal landlords and sham letting agents are exploiting a lack of enforcement by councils to create a shadow lettings market, according to new academic research.
From that day, councils gain their new investigatory powers. Not in May. Not as a gradual rollout. They begin immediately, right in the middle of the festive lull when most agents are running on reduced staff and leftover Quality Street.
The government has no idea how the Renters’ Rights Act will impact the tribunal that considers rent appeal cases, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
Check that you are compliant with the rules and regulations which apply to the Private Rented Sector. All new members should do an audit as soon as they join. You should then carry out an audit annually.
But why not take a look and see for yourself? View the first section here.
Use our five checklists (with different versions for England and Wales) to guide you through the process of setting up and managing a tenancy – from preparing the property for letting to dealing with end-of-tenancy issues.
Checklists link out to the extensive content on Landlord Law, including our FAQ, articles, step-by-step guides and our Property Inspection and Changing Tenants kits. There is also a detailed eviction guide.
All the documents you need for managing your property – such as tenancy agreements (or occupation contracts for Welsh members), pet permission forms, guarantee forms, notices (including possession notices), draft letters, meter readings and rent arrears forms.
Our tenancy agreements are particularly popular!
It is essential that landlords keep up to date with the law. As a member, you get monthly training webinars with Tessa, other solicitors, barristers and other experts. Recordings are made available to view later (Business Level members only).
Business Level members also have access to recordings of some of our past workshops and training days, and our CPD service. Check out the training on offer.
If you have a problem which is not covered by our extensive site information, you can pop a question on the forum and solicitor Tessa Shepperson will respond, normally within 24 hours.
For more complex problems members can book a (pay extra) telephone advice call with one of our panel solicitors.
All Landlord Law content has been personally drafted or approved by specialist landlord and tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson.
See the following pages below for more information on the different services we offer:
New legislation came into force in December 2022, which is different from English law in many respects. We have detailed guidance for Welsh landlords and occupation contracts for you to use.
Note that our service ONLY covers England and Wales UK. We cannot help landlords in other countries.
Choose from 4 plans. Starting at £25/month
A slightly cheaper membership for experienced landlords who need less support.
A slightly cheaper membership for experienced landlords who need less support.
Tessa Shepperson of Landlord Law is an accredited trainer with the
Property Investors Bureau.
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