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Better gas safe than sorry!

In case you didn't know, this week is Gas Safety Week. So we thought a timely reminder of landlords’ responsibilities for gas safety in rented properties might be useful for anyone who’s not sure of their obligations. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regula...

Read    15/09/2020

Could you get on the property ladder for less?

The housing market is booming. A combination of pent-up demand from lockdown, the Chancellor’s stamp duty holiday and increased interest in out-of-town properties has pushed prices up to a four-year high according to the latest figures from the RICS. This is great ne...

Read    14/09/2020

Government announces a 'winter truce' for renters

Unless the Government is persuaded to make another extension to the evictions ban, the courts will start to deal with possession hearings again from 21 September. But to make life easier for tenants who find themselves with financial problems as a second wave of Covi...

Read    11/09/2020

CMA shows it's teeth to housebuilders

There was good news for anyone who is in dispute with their developer over ground rents last week, as the Competition and Markets Authority showed its teeth by launching enforcement action against four well-known housebuilders.The scandal around leasehold homes has h...

Read    10/09/2020

Building safety - what do you think?

The Draft Building Safety Bill was published on 20 July. The government aims to “deliver the biggest changes to building safety for nearly 40 years and make residents safer in their homes.” But what do you think? Will the proposals work in practice or are there areas...

Read    09/09/2020

Planning reform - how will I benefit?

A couple of weeks ago we blogged about the government’s proposed changes to the planning system. The aim is to streamline housing delivery, making it quicker and easier to bring forward new developments in the places where demand for new homes is highest. Much of the...

Read    08/09/2020

Fully-connected homes are now a step closer

You may remember that your TV set, along with nearly 20 million others in households around the country, has been re-tuned. This is to give Britain new data capacity for the 5G network. Last week Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman confirmed completion of a £...

Read    07/09/2020

Ground rent: Am I Liable for Existing Arrears

Whether a new flat owner is liable for previously unpaid ground rent is a question that our property managers are asked from time to time. The simple answer is ‘yes’. But it’s a bit more complicated than that. Buyers are liable for any ground rent arrears that were b...

Read    04/09/2020

Why tenant loans would help landlords too

A Tenant Hardship Loan Fund has been launched in Scotland this week, to support anyone struggling to pay their rent. The scheme is part of a bigger £10m package of support and it will open for applications later this autumn. In Wales, a similar scheme has been announ...

Read    03/09/2020

Leaseholders - beware fake EWS1 forms

Property managers must be extremely vigilant when dealing with EWS1 formsAnother scandal of potentially epic proportions is unfolding around dangerous cladding. This time leaseholders are being targetted with fake EWS1 forms.As if the problem of proving that building...

Read    03/09/2020

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