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This guidance has now been updated as of 1st June and provides advice to landlords and tenants on the provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020, and further advice for landlords, tenants and local authorities more broadly about their rights and responsibilities during the COVID-19 outbreak. Click Here to download the full guides 1.1 As a tenant, should I stop paying rent during the outbreak? •Tenants should continue to pay rent and abide by all other terms of their tenancy ag

I realise there was a three months ban on applications for evictions from 23rd March...but what is the current status of S21/S8 claims made BEFORE this date? I has the first hearing of both a S21 & S8 claim on 20th March, and directions issued after stated as that we were now in official lockdown, that a telephone hearing would be required. We have not heard anything from the court since. I thought that all claims made/in progress before the 23rd March were supposed to be h

We have a four bed student property, let individually. In our local authority an HMO is classified as five or more. One student is holding over through the summer and into the next academic year. The others have left, but were planning to go at the end of term anyway. The question now is, what do I need to do to enable new tenants to view and hopefully take up occupancy for the next academic year? The existing tenant is well and not isolating. We are planning to deep clean a

I won the claim against a tenant who did a bunk leaving arrears and damage. Although she didn't turn up to the last hearing, the court awarded me the figure I was chasing for. Do I need to await for something official from the court to say I can now progress getting back the money? Am I allowed to charge interest on top of the full claim since the courts agreed, up until the time I get paid? What is the best way to chase for this money? I don't think the ex-tenant is now workin

As the title suggests, I’m considering getting a BTL via a limited company with the intention of letting it to family – who would claim housing benefit. The family already lives in a council flat and benefits from getting housing benefit....

We have received an enquiry for long term rental of 3 months for our Furnished Holiday Let (FHL), over our quiet period this coming winter and it appears quite tempting to take it. We have been running this FHL over the last 5 years and have complied with the occupancy rules each year and fully qualify....

Aldermore Bank is resuming physical mortgage valuations on rental properties for Buy to Let purchase and remortgage in England. Strict social distancing and safety measures will be met in line with Government guidance released on 10 May. Aldermore will ensure a detailed risk assessment is undertaken ahead of a valuation appointment so that the safety of residents and surveyors is prioritised....

A second survey of new COVID-19 related rental arrears conducted by Belvoir, the UK’s largest High Street property franchise, reveals that less than 5% of tenants across all four brands are in arrears. This compares to pre-lockdown arrears of 2%...