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New housing possession rules unveiled by the government must protect vulnerable tenants, ensure access to justice and prevent a spike in homelessness, the Law Society of England and Wales warned today. On 20 September, the UK government lifted its stay on housing possession proceedings, which were put in place in March in response to Covid-19. “Possession proceedings must be made more workable in anticipation of the huge increase in cases, the established backlog and the difficu

The Government has released it's full guidance for the possession action process under the new rules post the emergency eviction ban. Click here for the full guidance. Stage 1: Serve a notice of seeking or requiring possession Give your tenant a Section 8 or Section 21 Housing Act 1988 notice, specifying the date by which you would like your tenant to leave your property. Due to coronavirus (COVID-19): In England: Notice periods given to tenants from 29 August 2020 to a

Before the end of 2021 I want every person who buys a UK property for rental investment to able to make an informed choice about the optimal ownership structure to meet their short, medium and long term objectives. To achieve that I need every estate agent and mortgage broker to have 'front of mind thinking' about optimal ownership structures, and for them to refer their clients to Property118 for professional guidance. To achieve that, I need to recruit an army of new business

So finally after Covid-19 eased off, we got round to start the kitchen which was planned before. The contracted company couldn't do all the work and agreed to be flexible with me finding a new builder for them to then fit the kitchen once the builder has done all preparation work. The issues I faced to get to this point were countless with tenants hindering every step of the way. I even had contractors stating we don't want to do the job because the tenants are going to too diffic

As a live event, 2020 has presented us with exceptional challenges. Our response is to lead the market by delivering the first-ever online show dedicated solely to the UK buy-to-let market. Partnering with an established digital events platform, the National Landlord Investment Show will be delivering 3 online events throughout October and November....

Hi, first-time landlady here, hoping for advice. When my tenants moved in 3 years ago there was a gas cooker, fire and central heating. The cooker was old and so when they complained it wasn’t working, I replaced with an electric one....

I served a S21 on my tenant. Since then, he has been on a mission to hurt me! He has now got a no win no fee solicitor who has sent me a letter of claim for disrepair. The tenant has refused access to the flat for many months....

To cut (an inevitably long story short!) I had a tenant who declared a change of address away from my property completely unknown to me. As a result, the Managed Payment to Landlord (MPTL) arrangement that existed for my property was cancelled on the date he reported the address change....