Insights

When it comes to residential property, distinguishing between a tenancy and a licence to occupy is crucial. A licence to occupy grants the individual the right to use the property on a short-term and...

The Renters (Reform) Bill is progressing in its legislative journey and now, having finished the Committee stage, is awaiting the report stage. The most recent version of the Bill with the latest amen...

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court found in the case of Rakusen v Jepsen that a rent repayment order can only be made against an immediate landlord and not a superior landlord. The Court acknowledge...

In the conclusion to our previous blog on the Property Portal I noted the Government’s wish that “the portal will act as a trusted one-stop-shop for guidance on renting in the PRS – levelling u...

The new Property Portal will provide a single ‘front door’ but what does it mean in practice? Following the Housing and Planning Act 2016, the government at the time introduced the Database of...