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The Fire Safety Act and your front door: new responsibilities

After the tragic Grenfell Tower incident in 2017, the government took decisive action by introducing the Fire Safety Act 2021.What is the relationship between the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order of 2005?This legislation is an essent...

Read    24/01/2024

Success With Corporate Rentals

If not, then maybe you should. Corporate tenantcies are to employees who work for companies that, generally, have agreed to cover the costs of renting a home for their staff members. This is invariably due to these employees are moving to a new part of the country or...

Read    23/01/2024

Why Are You Happy to Rent?

Are you a long-term renter? Would you prefer to buy the home you live in?Do you currently rent your home. Would you like to buy your rented home? If so, you are in the minority according to Landbay which has carried out a survey of its tenants. In a poll of 2,000 pri...

Read    23/01/2024

Why We Need a New Housing Court

We have previously blogged about the idea of setting up a new housing court. This has already begun to work well in Scotland, where landlords are able to take action quickly and efficiently when faced with rogue tenants. According to one of the biggest-ever surveys o...

Read    23/01/2024

Does your Insurance Cover You Fully?

Your landlord will be insured for this kind of damage, but are the contents of your flat also insured?Insurance is a necessary evil. It is something that everybody has to have.We want to share some research from Aviva with you. According to the insurer, which provide...

Read    23/01/2024

How Planet Rent is Future Proofing Buy to Rent

Every year buy-to-let investors find it more difficult to make a return on their investment. They have faced reduced mortgage relief, additioanl stamp duty and huge changes to the tax rules.This hasn't sopped them being blamed for inflating house prices and making it...

Read    23/01/2024

How to find the right letting agent

On X, formerly known as Twitter there have often been posts referring to eviction notices.It is difficult to know if these are merely fake news, but if they are genuine notices from a letting agent to their tenant, then there are so many reasons why it is completely ...

Read    23/01/2024

Does Right to Rent Breach Human Rights?

The High Court has recently passed judgement that the Government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme is in breach of Human Rights Law.Right to Rent was introduced by Theresa May, whilst she was Home Secretary. This was an important part in what has been seen as the ...

Read    23/01/2024

Is noise a problem?

Noise levels in blocks of flats around the country are often higher during the school holidays for obvious reasons.In saying that, for most people living in apartments, noise levels that cause nuisance are an unwelcome, but rare occurrence. Almost all residential lea...

Read    23/01/2024

What are my options if my landlord refuses to address repair concerns

As a renter, you have likely faced hassling situations in your leased premises. It could be a leaky tap, a faulty window/door, or a malfunctioning boiler during a cold spell. You expect the landlord to promptly acknowledge and address the problem, as any good landlor...

Read    09/01/2024

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