A summary of a few things Landlord related in the news recently…
Cladding– as you may have seen the Government have pledged to pay for all unsafe cladding to be replaced on high rise blocks over 18m
A low interest loan scheme will be offered to Tenants in lower height blocks. More detail to follow
The outcome of the latest Government consultation, and updated RICS guidance are expected this month. I’ll let you know when there is more updates on this
HMO licensing – I’ll add a blog post on this and the rules another time, but this week an ex professional footballer has been told to pay £8000 benefit rent back. He was convicted in 2019 and fined 24,000 for failure to licence his rental properties in Nottingham. Now the council have been granted a Rent Repayment a order.
Gas Safety – a Landlord has been sentenced to a suspended jail term for failure to maintain gas appliances at a rental property. The gas cooker and boiler were found to be dangerous.
Electrical safety- new changes coming in from April mean all private tenancies need to comply with the Electical Safety Standards in Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020
A new guide for Landlords on the changes is available on Gov.uk
Finally in other news the TV show Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords is back on TV with a new series
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