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17th December 2024
Renters Rights Bill: Existing notices and possession proceedings under section 21 and section 8 of the Housing Act 1988
We have previously provided updates as to the contents and progress of the Renters Rights Bill (“the Bill”). As the Bill is still in draft form, this is…
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6th December 2024
Enforcing a money judgment for rent arrears
When issuing a claim for possession under the ordinary procedure, a landlord (“judgment creditor”) may request an order at the possession hearing for the tenant (“judgment debtor”) to…
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28th November 2024
Let’s Update You Edition 12: How does the Debt Respite Scheme Regulation Effect Private Landlords?
This article considers some of the effects that the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”) can…
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27th November 2024
What landlords and letting agents need to know about the proposed Renters Rights Bill
We have previously provided updates on the big headlines under the proposed Renters Rights Bill (“the Bill”), and the proposed amendments to Section 8 grounds. However, this article…
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5th November 2024
Do gas safety certificates need to be signed before service of a Section 21 notice?
A judgment was recently passed down in Barakzai v Fenech at Brentford County Court, which concerned whether a Section 21 notice is valid where gas safety certificates which…
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29th October 2024
The rundown for landlords with tenants and pets
More than 50% of UK households have a pet, and approximately 19% of UK households privately rent, so it is common for landlords to come across potential tenants…
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25th September 2024
HMOs and the potential differing liabilities of joint landlords
In the recent case of Shorr and Ro v London Borough of Camden [2024] UKUT 202 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) considered whether an unlicensed house in multiple…
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23rd September 2024
Case Law Update: Can a Landlord Serve the Prescribed Information Before the Tenant has Paid the Deposit?
Where a landlord takes a security deposit from their tenant in connection with an assured shorthold tenancy agreement, the landlord is required to protect that deposit with an…
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11th September 2024
The Renters Rights Bill and the proposed Section 8 Grounds
There are two most used methods to obtain possession of residential properties let under an assured shorthold tenancy. Those are, the Section 8 and Section 21 notices as…
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21st August 2024
New Renters Rights Bill announced in King’s Speech
The Renters Reform Bill was contained in the Conservative government’s 2019 manifesto. The aim of the proposed Renters Reform Bill was to reform the private rental sector in…