General News Updates
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Landlords - Are you issuing the Correct Documents?
Article thanks to ARLA PropertyMark - https://www.arla.co.uk/news/may-2019/updated-versions-of-how-to-rent-guide-and-form-6a.aspx
To coincide with the introduction of the Tenant Fees … more
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Have your say - end of section 21 notice?
On 15 April 2019, the government announced that it will put an end to so called ‘no-fault’ evictions by repealing section 21 of the Housing Act 1988. Under the new framework, a … more
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Did you miss the Landlord Breakfast meeting in Notts?
For all those landlord who missed the landlord breakfast briefing in Nottingham on 11th July 2019, as promised NCC made some recordings and have uploaded them onto YouTube - click this link to access … more
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CIEH Calls for National Landlord Register Scheme
In a drive to improve poor housing conditions in the private rented sector (PRS), the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is this week calling for a new national landlord registration … more
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HHSRS scoping review outcomes - www.gov.uk Published 11 July 2019
DASH took park in the HHSRS consultation exercise early this year (February 2019)
This consultation showed that, while there was considerable support for the strong link between health and housing … more
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DASH & RHE Annual Housing Conference 2019
Housing Standards and Tenancy Reform in the PRS
Tuesday 26 November 2019
voco® | St. John’s Solihull,
651 Warwick Road,
Solihull, B91 1AT
A lot has been happening since our last … more
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Fire Safety - A revised BS 5839:6 for 2019, but has anything much changed?
When first introduced in 1995, the BS 5839:6 1995 Code of Practice became the most important set of recommendations ever made on fire safety in the home. It had an immediate impact on architects, … more
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Charnwood Landlords Event
Following the event Dan at CBC has provided us with a link to the presentations click here -
https://www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/cbclettings
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The Tenant Fees Act ban - useful info
The Tenant Fees Act bans most letting fees and caps tenancy deposits paid by tenants in the private rented sector in England and applies to new or renewed tenancy agreements signed on or after 1st … more
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Civil penalties - an update
Under new powers Councils can now issue financial civil penalties of up to £30,000 to landlords that breach certain regulations. These are an alternative to a criminal prosecution, but require … more