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PlanetRent offers a quick and easy way to reference-check your tenants Landlords who want to repossess a rented home could have up to 12 months to wait before they can get their property back, according to property dispute lawyers at Irwin Mitchell, talking to Lettin...

Read    25/06/2020

Gas safety during the Coronavirus outbreak

Make sure your properties are fully compliant by reading the Gas Safe guidelines Last week we blogged about an important legal case, which centred on gas safety certificates. In Trecarrell House Ltd v Rouncefield the Court of Appeal found that not providing a gas saf...

Read    24/06/2020

Ringley welcomes new smart meter roll-out

Smart meters are coming your way With the lockdown easing, the roll-out of smart meters in homes across the country is back on the cards. The Government has set out new plans for the installation of the meters to help homeowners cut their energy bills and carbon emis...

Read    22/06/2020

Lettings & compliance sorted with PlanetRent

Yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling in Trecarrell v Rouncefield is an important one for landlords. In this case, a tenant appealed against a Section 21 repossession order on the grounds that a gas safety certificate hadn’t been provided before they moved into the prop...

Read    19/06/2020

How PlanetRent takes the pain out of rental deposits

Want to offer deposit-free renting to your tenants? PlanetRent can help. Are you charging the right deposit? With the Tenant Fees Act now in place for all tenancies, security deposits have been capped. This means landlords can only charge the equivalent of five-weeks...

Read    18/06/2020

All evictions are equal - or are they?

Which type of evictions should be dealt with first when the ban is lifted? Evictions for anti-social behaviour and domestic violence should be given top priority when the evictions ban is lifted. This is what the National Residential Landlords Association said earlie...

Read    17/06/2020

PlanetRent: Rent collection just got easier

Help your tenants pay their rent on time with PlanetRent. The evictions ban was extended earlier this month until 23 August. Great news for renters facing financial hardship but, as we blogged last week, not so good for landlords with no other income to fall back on....

Read    16/06/2020

How PlanetRent supports pet-friendly rentals

PlanetRent can help generate the right tenancy agreement - fast. If not, maybe it’s something you should consider because at least 44% of us own a pet. During the pandemic there have even been reports of a puppy shortage as more and more of us decide to share our hom...

Read    11/06/2020

PlanetRent: How we have future-proofing buy-to-let

It has been a tough few years for buy-to-let investors. First they were hit with reduced mortgage relief and then extra stamp duty, while at the same time taking the blame for pushing up house prices and keeping first-time buyers off the property ladder. The financia...

Read    10/06/2020

Evictions ban extended until August

Tenants with rent arrears will be relieved that the evictions ban has been extended - but is it fair to landlords? The evictions ban has been extended to 23 August. The government made the announcement on Friday, as it came under increasing pressure to rollout furthe...

Read    08/06/2020

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