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2020 looks set to be a busy year for private sector landlords in England and Wales. In England, key pieces of legislation that came into force in 2019: the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 201...

The phrase “subject to contract” is commonly used in the property world. Indeed, it can be found on everything from heads of terms documents through to being embedded in email signatures. The c...

Tower Hamlets Council recently publicised a Magistrates’ Court decision to fine a company landlord and its director a total of £22,000. The fine was imposed after a finding that the landlord issued...

The Welsh tenant fees ban came into force on 1 September 2019, applying to assured shorthold tenancies granted from that date onwards for properties in Wales. The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales)...

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A key participant in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry says the Phase 1 report shows how the ‘stay put’ strategy for high rise buildings needs to change. Shah Ahmed lived at Grenfell Tower for over 25...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has warned developers building poor-quality homes that they will have to “change their practices” as he called for a “systematic change” in Britain’s approac...

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal in Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd Vauxhall Motors Ltd (formerly General Motors UK Ltd) [2019] UKSC 46, bringing to an end a long running case in which the...