It is hard to know where rental costs are headed post Covid19. But with lower incomes for many and sudden unemployment for others, it is a concern for a lot of people. On the plus side, there should be more stock coming on stream from the AirBnB market which has been more or less closed […]
Getting Rid of Section 21 Could Actually Increase Homelessness
The government is looking into getting rid of the “Section 21” ground from landlords. Getting rid of this ground, also sometimes referred to as the “no fault ground”, could, however, lead to a rise in homelessness – hardly the end result that the likes of tenants’ action groups like Generation Rent and Shelter want! Section 21 is […]
Tenancy Inspection Visits
Should your landlord or letting agent take photographs when they do tenancy inspection visits asks David Lawrenson of www.Tenants-Renting-Guide.com? Tenancy Inspection Visits Most landlords and letting agents do an inspection visit around 3 months after the start of a tenancy and then again 6 months later. After that, pragmatism should prevail. If it is clear […]
Zero or Nil Tenancy Deposit Schemes
By David Lawrenson on September 12, 2019 in Nil Deposit Schemes, Tenancy Deposit Schemes, Zero Deposit Schemes 0
Zero or Nil Tenancy Deposit Schemes In the last month, another “Zero Tenancy Deposit Scheme” has been launched, but are they a good idea? Deposits are now limited to five weeks’ rent for all tenancies starting on or after 1st June 2019, by order of the recent Tenant Fees Act, (except for where annual rents […]
End DSS Discrimination
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 […]