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Set up a reminder system to ensure you do not miss deadlines

When managing rented properties, there will often be deadlines and important dates that you need to meet. For example: arranging annual gas safety checks; renewing property licences before they expire;…

25SEP 2026

Court of Appeal Improvement notice

An improvement notice appeal looks back to the date of service

When appealing against an improvement notice, the important question is whether the local authority was wrong to serve the notice on the facts as they stood at that time. The…

24SEP 2026

Increasing rent Property condition

Property condition affects market rent

If you are proposing a market rent increase, remember that the tribunal will consider the actual condition of the property—not merely the rents advertised for better properties nearby. In 79A…

22SEP 2026

Meters Record keeping Utilities

Photograph meter readings at the start and end of every tenancy

At the beginning and end of every tenancy, take clear photographs of all gas, electricity and water meters. Make sure each photograph shows both the reading and enough of the…

21SEP 2026

Increasing rent tribunal procedure

Check tribunal decisions carefully

In the St Omer, Main Street, Harome, York YO62 5JF, discussed in Friday's tip, the decision states on its front page and in its calculation that the rent is £1,000…