EICRs – should appliances be included?
Author: Seething Landlord
22nd December 2020, 5 years ago | 9
Seething Landlord
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Reply to comment left by David Tyler at 22/01/2026 - 09:24
Absolutely. Anyone who thinks that they will not be affected is living in cloud Cuckoo land.
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Reply to the comment left by Tim Rogers at 21/01/2026 - 11:25S13 is the only mechanism for increasing rents that will be allowed under the RRA. It is one of the most significant changes.
Read More →Reply to comment left by DAMIEN RAFFERTY at 30/12/2025 - 10:07
Reply to the comment left by DAMIEN RAFFERTY at 30/12/2025 - 10:07If there is a Megaflow cylinder it won't be a combi boiler which is probably where the confusion arose. I imagine that the original quote was for a combi...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 30/09/2025 - 09:46
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 30/09/2025 - 09:46How long do you think it will be before the S13 notice includes a clause alerting tenants to their right to challenge the increase and telling them how to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Monty Bodkin at 29/09/2025 - 20:18
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 29/09/2025 - 20:18The Renters Rights Bill will make it a no (immediate) risk no brainer for existing tenants to challenge rent increases but searching the database could become a feature of...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 29/09/2025 - 10:05
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 29/09/2025 - 10:05It's not a question of fairness to the individual tenant. "In accordance with the terms of section 14 of the Act, the Tribunal is required to determine the rent...
Read More →29th September 2025, 7 months ago
Tribunal decisions, which include a statement of the law and of matters taken into account in reaching the decision are published on this website: https://www.gov.uk/residential-property-tribunal-decisions If you read a few examples of market rent determinations it should give you some...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Collin Williamson at 07/05/2025 - 07:38
Reply to the comment left by No hate plz at 07/05/2025 - 07:38Extract from the government guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-the-renters-rights-bill/guide-to-the-renters-rights-bill#decent-homes-standard "The Renters’ Rights Bill will allow regulations to be made setting out DHS requirements for private rented sector homes and will provide...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Collin Williamson at 06/05/2025 - 18:17
Reply to the comment left by No hate plz at 06/05/2025 - 18:17You are assuming that the standard will be the same as for social housing. There is no confirmation of this as far as I know but if that's...
Read More →6th May 2025, 12 months ago
I understood that the decent homes standard was to be introduced by secondary legislation or by regulation once the Bill is in force. The idea that standards will vary across the country is bizarre so perhaps somebody could say where...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Gorton at 23/04/2025 - 11:46
Reply to the comment left by Peter G at 23/04/2025 - 11:46What am I missing (other than someone made it a law with penalties)? Nothing. The clue is in the name. It's a penalty i.e. something that penalises anyone who...
Read More →Reply to comment left by paul landlord at 03/04/2025 - 22:12
Reply to the comment left by Saul Smart at 03/04/2025 - 22:12So what was the rationale for having both S8 and S21?
Read More →3rd April 2025, 1 year ago
On the one hand NRLA are supporting a few of the amendments introduced in the Lords, which are probably going to achieve nothing more than delaying the Bill and now they are apparently pressing for a speedy conclusion. The two...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 02/04/2025 - 15:16
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 02/04/2025 - 15:16Yes I know it's an emotive subject but you really need to take off your blinkers and remember that S21 was always intended to be used as a backstop...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 02/04/2025 - 11:50
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 02/04/2025 - 11:50Correct, but the landlord will have to produce sufficient evidence to satisfy the court that a possession order is justified on this or any other ground. Judges commonly demand...
Read More →2nd April 2025, 1 year ago
"Can we please stop referring to to Section 21 as a ‘no fault’ eviction. It is no such thing." You are preaching to the converted and banging your head against a brick wall will only give you a headache. That...
Read More →17th March 2025, 1 year ago
The obvious solution to the UC problem is to make it mandatory for the tenant to notify the landlord during the one month notice period of the reason for the delayed payment of rent if he wishes to take advantage...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lordship at 05/03/2025 - 11:34
What exactly do you consider they are "pretending to offer"?
Read More →3rd March 2025, 1 year ago
Those who constantly criticise NRLA might be interested in the final sentence of the following extract from an article posted on this site this morning about proposed amendments introduced in the House of Lords: "Allison Thompson, National Lettings Managing Director,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Andrew Heron at 28/02/2025 - 12:15
The landlord's costs are irrelevant in assessing market rent. As is often the case, Shelter provide guidance which can be found here: https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/private_renting/rent_increases/challenge_a_rent_increase
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