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Generation Rent Announces Staging A Renters Rights Awareness Week from September 17 to 24

Generation Rent, the platform that has emerged as the powerful voice of private renters in the UK, has announced the staging of Renters Rights Awareness Week from September 17 to 24.Generation Rent is the operating name of the National Private Tenants Organisation Li...

Read    20/09/2022

Why Wrong Loft Insulation and EWS1 Can Create Sale/Rent Issues for Your Property

The Grenfell tragedy of 2017 has severely affected the UK property market value of blocks of flats in all types of buildings, no matter what the construction method/type/materials as EWS1 certificates are requested, often not available, and/or not reporting the desir...

Read    14/09/2022

UK Help For Household Campaign Aims To Reduce Energy Bills Through A Series of Steps

The UK Government announced the Energy Price Guarantee scheme to reduce the unit cost of electricity and gas for UK households from 1st October. The scheme is available to all, and there is no need for anyone to apply. This scheme is in addition to the £400 energy bi...

Read    04/09/2022

The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

e Fire Safety (England) Regulations is a crucial step toward implementing the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report recommendations. The Regulations will be introduced under Article 24 of the Fire Safety Order. It will become law on 23 January 2023.According to the r...

Read    08/08/2022

No More Ground Rent on New Build Homes

The UK Government announced recently that ground rent on new leases will not be applied from the 30th of June 2022. This is the date that ground rent is scrapped on all new residential leases in parts of the UK, i.e., the date when the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) ...

Read    08/08/2022

UK Property Law: A round up of Far-Reaching Changes for Landlords, Tenants, and Leaseholders in 2022

Some sweeping changes are coming up in 2022 that may affect the property market in the UK in several ways. These changes encompass licensing rules, tax-related changes, renting processes, and other aspects. New landlord rules and announcements are among the changes o...

Read    08/08/2022

40 Percent Privately Rented UK Homes Unlikely To Meet New EPC Targets

A recent analysis of the English Housing Survey indicates that as much as 40 percent of privately rented homes in the UK will be unable to achieve the energy-efficiency rating target. The draft of the policy introduced by the government includes a ‘preferred policy ...

Read    08/08/2022

The Building Safety Act receives Royal Assent

In short the Building Safety Act 2022 just received Royal Assent. This means that it is expected that by September 2022 if not earlier it will be law and limitation periods will be extended retrospectively from 12 to 30 years. And, better still, the route of making...

Read    02/05/2022

Building Safety Bill becomes Building Safety Act 2022

The Governments Building Safety Bill is an innovative change to building safety legislation that was introduced in draft form in July 2020. The Bill’s purpose is to create a new outlook for the general public’s view on the construction and maintenance of residential ...

Read    29/04/2022

Six ways to ensure your Christmas won’t cost the earth!

At Christmas, we generate more waste than any other time of the year. We produce around 300,000 tonnes of cardboard packaging – likely even more this year due to the rise in online shopping. With environmental issues becoming more critical, a big question mark hangs ...

Read    17/12/2021

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