Housing charity and pressure groups have started a campaign to end what they call “DSS Discrimination” in the private rented sector. Ending DSS Discrimination They say private landlords and letting agents should not be allowed to state in adverts that they do not wish to take people who are dependent on housing benefits to pay […]
Section 21 Ban
By David Lawrenson on April 30, 2019 in No Fault Evictions, Retaliatory Evictions, Section 21, Uncategorized 0
Section 21 Ban The Government has announced a consultation to look into banning repossessions under Section 21 notices, says David Lawrenson of www.Tenants-Renting-Guide.com. This could come in as early as 2022. Section 21 is sometimes called the “No Fault Notice” ground – and is the one that landlords can use to get their property back […]
Tenant Fees To Be Banned
Tenant fees will be banned from June 2019 says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. Tenant Fees to be Banned The government has placed a ban on letting agents and landlords charging fees to tenants. This will start from 1st June 2019. The lettings industry cannot be surprised about this. Too many of them charged tenants fees, when they were also charging landlords […]
Tenants Rental Payment and Credit Scores
Tenants Rental Payment and Credit Scores One of the big complaints of tenants is that their credit score is not improved by all the rental payments they make says David Lawrenson of www.Tenants-Renting-Guide.com. However, this is about to change. Both private renters and social housing tenants can now opt in to the new, free “Rental […]
Tenancy Deposits
Tenancy Deposits It’s all change on deposits. Landlords could soon be restricted to taking no more than a five or six week tenancy deposit – just one of the many changes effecting the private rented sector in recent years. This is in line with a bill currently proceeding through parliament. (The Labour Party’s proposed amendment […]
Renting with Pets
The latest proposal to come from the Labour Party, along with a number of other proposals effecting the welfare of animals, is a possible insistence in policy that landlords can no longer disallow pets. The fact is that the British are supposed to be pet lovers, but British landlords may not be such lovers of […]
How to Negotiate Rents Down
Negotiating Rents Down If you are already renting a place and if you have been little trouble to the landlord you stand a much better chance of negotiating the rent down says David Lawrenson of https://www.tenants-renting-guide.com For example, there are lots of small, fiddly jobs in a house that you could do safely do yourself which […]
Great Deals for Tenants in December
Great Deals for Tenants in December A great time to search for a property to let is the period from mid-November right up to Boxing Day. The cold and dark nights put people off going out to find accommodation to let. And with a shortage of good tenants in the market, landlords are therefore often […]
Labour and Conservative Plans to Help Private Tenants
Labour and Conservative Plans for the Private Rented Sector David Lawrenson of www.Tenants-Renting-Guide.com says the Conservatives have come up with a raft of good ideas for the private rented sector to help tenants and landlords. Even Shelter have applauded them, albeit with a few reservations. Labour’s sole idea is rent controls – more on that later. So […]
Tenants Deposits To Be Limited to One Month
In the Queen’s speech there are plans to limit tenancy deposit to one month of rent and no more. But this could make it harder for some to find rented accommodation. This is because many landlords have always flexed the deposit amount to reflect any higher risk they think is associated with a particular tenant […]