All posts by Tessa Shepperson

To all landlords who rent to sharers...
As most Property118 readers will be aware, properties where there are three or more occupiers forming more than one ‘household’ will be classed as an HMO. Making landlords liable for extra regulation.

Are you worried about mandatory energy efficiency upgrades?
If you are a landlord – are you aware that over the next few years you will need to ensure that your property has an energy efficiency rating of C? This is to help the government meet its climate...

The Possession Proceedings Training Day on 28th September 2021...
Bringing court proceedings to evict a tenant is generally the very last thing a landlord wants to do. The aim of most landlords is to have long term tenants living in the property for many years. However,

A kinder way to deal with tenants who are not paying rent...
When faced with non-paying tenants, most landlords tend to think of eviction. However, this is a dreadful solution just now:
For landlords, it means a stressful and often expensive court claim, which...

The Landlord law Virtual Conference 2021...
It has been one hell of a year for Landlords! A year full of change – which landlords have had to keep up with or face penalties.
Not only have there been the changes which we expected –...

Free Lockdown Learning – 10 tips for dealing with telephone...
Our next webinar is with housing barrister Robert Brown.
In this webinar, Robert will be looking at ten tips for landlords for dealing with telephone and video hearings.
Bearing in mind that failure to...

Free Lockdown Learning – 3 key developments in HMO licensing...
Our next webinar is with Housing Barrister Dean Underwood from Cornerstone Chambers and specialises in HMO and licensing issues.
In this webinar Dean will be looking at three key HMO issues relating to...

Free Lockdown Learning – 10 tips on dealing with subletting...
Our next webinar is with solicitor David Smith of JMW Solicitors.
In this webinar, David will be looking at subletting which can be a major problem for landlords, and giving ten tips on how to deal with...

Free Lockdown Learning – 5 things landlords need to know about...
Our fourth and next webinar is with solicitor Robin Stewart of Anthony Gold.
Robin will be looking at Rent Repayment Orders – these are made against landlords when they are in breach of regulations...

Free Lockdown Learning – 7 things to watch out for with company...
Our third and next webinar is with solicitor David Smith of JMW Solicitors. This is David’s second webinar in the series where he will be looking at company lets.
A company let is where the tenant is...

Free Lockdown Learning – 5 ways the pandemic has changed possession...
We had a very successful webinar last month on the new ‘Breathing Space’ regulations. You can now view the recording here.
This week’s webinar is with specialist housing barrister and...

Free Lockdown Learning webinars for landlords – ‘Breathing...
The lockdown confines us all to our homes so is a very good time to catch up on your training.
To help with this, Landlord Law are running a series of free webinars during February and March 2021. ...

Are you a ‘Rent to Rent’ Landlord?
Do you ‘Rent to Rent’ or Are you considering ‘Rent to Rent?
‘Rent to rent’ can be lucrative and many landlords and property owners have done very well from it:
Property owners can earn an income...

Landlord Law HMO Day – 19th August...
A new virtual training event for HMO landlords from Landlord Law: book your place here
Are you an HMO landlord? Or do you work with HMO landlords or manage an HMO property?
If so...

Discussing Unique Property Reference Numbers with Kate Faulkner...
Welcome to the Landlord and lawyer Podcast with myself and Ben Beadle.
Our first episode is now live. Read our article or listen to the post below. Click the button to listen to the episode on Apple...

Learn about the Trecaccel v. Rouncefield case...
The case of Trecarrel v. Roucefield is one of the most significant cases this year. It is the case where the Court of Appeal held that failure to serve the Gas Safety Certificate on tenants before they...

Strict liability for Unlicensed HMOs? – Legal Cases Webinar...
In our Landlord Law Legal Cases series, we discuss one important landlord and tenant legal decision in the Courts with one of the barristers in the case. We will be running the next webinar on Tuesday...

Right to Rent Appeal – Legal Cases Webinar...
Landlords and agents have had to carry out right to rent checks under on tenants since 2016 (and in some areas since 2014) – but is the right to rent scheme inherently discriminatory? And if so, is it...

Landlord Law Virtual Conference 2020...
Whilst most events have been forced to cancel or reschedule due to the coronavirus crisis, we are delighted to confirm that the Landlord Law Conference 2020 will now be a two day virtual event, taking...

Legal Cases Webinar – Pease v. Carter...
Landlord Law Legal Cases – Pease v. Carter with Alice Richardson: Raising money for the Women’s Aid charity.
Renting property to tenants is heavily regulated and landlords have to know and understand...

Webinars for letting property during these strange times...
In this strange new world we are living in during the coronavirus lockdown, new rules apply – some of which affect rented property. What now are landlords rights and obligations?
The biggest blow to...