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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) announces a step forward in unlocking the flat market for buyers and sellers. The new guidance Valuation of properties in multi-storey, multi-occupancy residential buildings with cladding, clarifies types of properties that will, and those that will not require additional inspections, as a result of concerns about fire safety. The guidance is the result of painstaking consultation with valuers, leaseholders, lenders fire safety e

Lambeth Council is consulting on the introduction of Additional HMO licences - deadline 12th March. There seem to be quite a few conditions that I would think are unenforceable/unmanageable and would like to know your views please so that I can respond to them. It seems the council don't know the difference between an HMO (rooms rented separately/locked bedroom) and bedsits, and a house-share with friends. This document has been written for the former but would still apply to the

A single lady tenant was given an AST in 2005 and many years later her daughter moves in. Although she never asked permission we are aware she now lives there with her mum. No issues at all with them. Rent all on time, in fact, model tenants, they look after garden etc treat the place very well. Fast-forward to now, the daughter just informs me mum has lung cancer. While I am not party to any more detail than this, reading between the lines of communication it seems like the lady