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September 22nd 2015

ARLA hits out at lack of official guidance over new Section 21 regime

Agents and landlords are still in the dark as to exactly how they should respond to a

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September 21st 2015

Call for criminal landlords to be jailed

The Local Government Association has called for landlords who commit the most serious housing offences to be

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September 21st 2015

Agents and landlords will have to evict illegal immigrant tenants in 28 days

The new Immigration Bill which will make it a criminal offence for landlords and agents to breach

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September 21st 2015

New Property Ombudsman with outstanding track record is announced

The new Property Ombudsman has been announced. Today, she is named as Katrine Sporle, who takes over

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September 18th 2015

Rents fall for first time since March

Rents across England and Wales have fallen for the first time since March. According to the latest

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September 17th 2015

Industry body wants S21 delay after “major drafting errors”

A major drafting error in Government regulations affecting the private rented sector risks undermining confidence in the

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September 17th 2015

At last – smoke and carbon monoxide regulations confirmed

Parliament has approved the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 – the regulations which looked

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September 16th 2015

Rogue landlord fined for property with no hot water

A landlord who rented out a property with no hot water and poor heating, leading to a

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September 16th 2015

Newspaper challenges Osbornes buy to let tax figures

The Daily Telegraph has undertaken an interesting exercise which effectively challenges Chancellor George Osborne’s assertion that buy

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September 15th 2015

Buy to let pension investors need Lasting Power of Attorney

A property solicitors’ practice says buy to let investors who intend on using their property to fund

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