The criteria for a property requiring a mandatory HMO licence is changing. From 1st October 2018 it will be mandatory for there to be a licence for any property (with very limited exceptions) that contains five or more occupants comprising two or more households,...
From 1st October 2018 you will need to use the prescribed Form 6a when serving notice for possession of an Assured Shorthold Tenancy REGARDLESS as to when the tenancy commenced. A requirement for this notice to be valid is for the agent to provide the tenant with...
There have been challenges in the County Courts where S21 notices are routinely signed by staff members on behalf of their landlords. The Companies Act 2006 has strict rules regarding signing statutory documents on behalf of another and as a result this is causing...
It is common practice for agents to sign the S21 notice on behalf of the landlord. However there have recently been at least three County Court cases that have highlighted a problem with this and the notices were disallowed by the courts. There is nothing in...
You will be aware that a new How to Rent Guide was published by MHLG (Ministry of Housing and Local Government) on 26th June 2018. As you are always required to provide the current version for any new tenancy this is the version you should have been providing from...
New Regulations (The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017) came into force on 26th June 2017. They continue to apply to estate agents as a regulated sector. However the general obligations, including...
