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The Fire Safety Act 2021 came into force on 16 May 2022 and amends the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 now applies where a building contains two or more domestic premises and applies to: (a) the building’s structure and external walls and any common parts; (b) all doors…

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 come into force on 1st June 2020 and apply to all new tenancies from 1st July 2020 and all existing tenancies from 1st April 2021. Overview Landlords must ensure that the standards for electrical installations in the eighteenth edition of the Wiring Regulations…

Common Law * The minimum period for a notice to quit is a complete period of the tenancy * The notice period must end on the last day of a period of the tenancy * A notice that expires on the first day of a period of the tenancy has the same effect as a…

1. Rent 2. Tenancy Deposit – maximum five weeks’ rent where the annual rent in respect of the tenancy immediately after its grant, renewal or continuance is less than £50,000, or six weeks’ rent, where the annual rent in respect of the tenancy immediately after its grant, renewal or continuance is £50,000 or more. 3. Holding Deposit –…

Only ‘authorised persons’ e.g. solicitors and barristers are permitted to represent someone in court. If the letting agent is an authorised person then they could of course represent the landlord in court. With leave of the court a letting agent who is not an authorised person could attend a court hearing in the following situations:…

Where the initial right to rent checks are satisfied with a document from List B, or where the Landlords Checking Service has provided a ‘yes’ response to a request for verification of a right to rent, a landlord establishes a time-limited statutory excuse. This time-limited statutory excuse lasts until the later of the following: •…

Due Rent becomes due on the morning of the day specified for payment in the tenancy agreement. This day is commonly referred to as the ‘rent day’ and is a core term of the tenancy. Payable Rent may lawfully be made payable on any day including a Sunday. Rent due upon a bank-holiday will not…

Property fraud can happen in many ways. For example, fraudsters may attempt to acquire ownership of a property by using forged documents, or by impersonating the registered owner. The fraudsters may then raise money by mortgaging the property without the owner’s knowledge before disappearing without making repayments, leaving the owner to deal with the consequences.…

Yes – however there are some things to consider…. Contract (Agency Agreement/Client Agreement) The contract between the landlord and the agent should clearly define how the landlord can terminate the contract and any charges that would apply. If the landlord terminates the client agreement with a letting agent, the agent has a right to protect…

What is a bedroom? A bedroom is a room that is available as sleeping accommodation if it is of a type normally used in the locality either as a living room or as a bedroom. {Housing Act 1985, Chapter 68, Part X} The answer to the topic question is dependent on a number of factors…