Category Archives: Landlord Law
A collection of informative blogs written by the UK’s leading Landlord and tenant lawyers
The End of Section 21 – YOUR questions answered in...
The government have announced that they intend to remove landlords right to use the no fault ground for eviction in section 21 of the Housing Act 1988.
But where does that leave people now? For...
Keep up to date with all the new laws – Landlord Law...
Every year it looks as if things CANNOT get more complicated and difficult and every year it just seems to get worse!
This year we have:
New laws on energy efficiency and utilities
New laws on...
An easy way for landlords to keep up to date and be...
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Things are getting tougher and tougher for landlords. Despite Brexit, the Government is continually bringing in new rules and regulations – with more...
A Legal Conference for Landlords...
One of the best ways to get up to date with the law quickly is to attend the Landlord Law Conference, sponsored by TDS.
And a discount is offered for Property 118 readers.
This is a difficult time for...
Five Warnings for 2018 – #5 The Tenant Fee Ban...
A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for.
I include this not because the rules are likely to come into force in 2018 (although this is not...
Five Warnings for 2018 – #4 Pre-October 2015 Tenancies...
A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for.
On 1 October 2015 new rules came in which affected landlords use of the all-important section 21...
Five Warnings for 2018 – #3 Banning Orders...
A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for.
Banning Orders were set out in the Housing and Planning Act 2016, but could not come into force...
Five Warnings for 2018 – #2 The GDPR...
A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for.
GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and is a new set of considerably more onerous...
Five Warnings for 2018 – #1 The Minimum Energy...
A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for.
1 – Do you rent out property on an assured shorthold tenancy?
If you rent out property it...
Are you properly protected against claims by tenants and...
This is the 16th and last post in my 2017 Legal Update series. See the rest of them here.
During this legal update series, I have given you a brief overview of the main laws which apply to landlords...