All posts by David Asker
Rogue landlords face up to five years in jail under new Immigration...
The Government has announced its proposals for the new Immigration bill and there are significant ramifications for landlords letting to migrants.
These follow on the pilot scheme run in the West Midlands...
Evicting tenants using The Sheriffs Office – the landlord’s...
Neil Mukherjee, landlord, kindly shared with us his step by step experience of using High Court enforcement to repossess his property from tenants who had ignored a court order to move out. We were able...
Fees for issuing a possession claim in the county court set to...
On Wednesday 22nd July 2015, the Ministry of Justice announced a new consultation on court fee increases.
Civil proceedings
March 2015 saw the introduction of a court fee of 5% of the value of the claim...
The energy efficiency private rented property regulations 2015...
The Government has recently passed new minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) which come into force on 1st April 2016.
These will affect both landlords of both domestic and commercial privately rented...
Your eviction questions answered...
Thank you to the 500 plus landlords and property lawyers who registered onto the webinar on 18th June.
We had more questions than there was time to answer. They broadly fall into two categories – the...
Guide to Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery and Forfeiture...
If you are a commercial landlord, property lawyer, or commercial agent, you are likely to come across CRAR and forfeiture on a regular basis.
CRAR – Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery – is a...
Health and safety when planning evictions...
I know that many think we live in a world where “elf ‘n’ safety” has gone mad, but when you are removing large numbers of activists from a building, you’d be mad not to consider it!
We undertook...
New legislation for compulsory purchase orders...
A Government technical consultation on improvements to compulsory purchase processes has just closed (9th June 2015). These are proposals to make the process clearer, faster and fairer and the aim is to...
Landlords do you know your tenants as well as you should?
If you find that you need to recover rent arrears from a tenant, whether commercial or residential, the more you know about them, the more likely your action is to be successful.
Do your checks before...
Rapid eviction of residential tenants webinar – 17th June at...
Rapid eviction of residential tenants webinar – 17th June at 12.30pm
I would like to invite you to join us for this complimentary webinar on how you can use High Court enforcement to rapidly evict...
Prime Minister to introduce mandatory landlord licensing scheme...
In his speech on the changes the Government is proposing with regards to immigration (expected to be included in the Queen’s speech next week), David Cameron has announced plans that will have a significant...
The Sheriffs Office release new video guide to evictions...
The Sheriffs Office has released a short video aimed to encourage private landlords to consider using High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) when they need to remove tenants quickly to prevent further...
Minimise squatter risk when converting property for residential...
Your risk
So you have bought an old pub or office building and your mind is brimming with ideas of redeveloping it for residential use – a dream home for your family or extra income through letting...
Evicting Tenants and Recovering Rent Arrears Guide...
On the back of the popularity in the number of downloads for the free PDF Guide to Enforcing Judgements we produced a new Guide to Evicting Tenants and Recovering Rent Arrears. This guide has been updated...
Section 8 new form – don’t risk your application...
New legislation came into force on Monday 6th April 2015, and one of the changes is a new Section 8 form.
It is essential that any landlord in England using a Section 8 form must use the NEW version.
Evictions carried out by HCEOs – the MoJ finally issue guidance...
According to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) there have been times when county court bailiffs and High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) have turned up at the same address to evict a tenant, causing confusion...
Sheriffs Office at Landlord Expo Bristol...
The Sheriffs Office are delighted to be attending the Landlord Expo UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre in Bristol on Thurs 12th March.
Come and find a member of the team for a chat on stand number 10...
Proposed £75 increase to possession claim court fee...
Following on from the announcement of increases to court fees for money claims, there are now plans afoot to increase the fee for a possession claim by £75.
Possession claim court fees last went up...
How well do you know the person who owes you rent?
If you do find that you need to recover rent arrears from a tenant, whether commercial or residential, the more you know about them, the more likely your action is to be successful.
With residential...
Why Councils advise tenants to remain in property until eviction...
In the last few years I have had several meetings with various Councils across the UK regarding their stance on tenants that are due to be evicted.
In almost all circumstances, the Council’s advice...
Are you sure your speedy tenant eviction was legal?
With the recent significant increase in the use of High Court enforcement officers evicting residential tenants it has become clear that not all of these evictions have been conducted legally. The potential...