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The Court of Appeal has granted the landlord permission to appeal in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield (B5/2019/0499). The appeal deals with the issue of whether a landlord can serve...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019 is now in force, and the new rules already apply to assured shorthold tenancies entered into from 1 June 2019 onwards. The Act will be enforced by local authorities, the le...

On 31 May 2019, the government updated the How to Rent guide . This was the guide introduced as part of the changes made by the Deregulation Act 2015. The guide needs to be given to all tenancies t...

I have written extensively about the Tenant Fees Act 2019 and its operation in England. However, it only applies in England and not in Wales. Therefore, at the same time as Parliament has been working...

Further regulations have been passed making changes to form 6A, the standard form to be used when serving a section 21 notice in England from 1 June 2019. Wales has no prescribed form. Form 6A is no...

Last month the Care Quality Commission (CQC) brought into force its quality ratings for independent doctor and clinic services. The regulator of health and adult social care in England recently pub...

The local elections have seen the two main parties losing substantial numbers of councillors and control of a number of councils. At the time of writing the Conservatives have lost control of 48 c...

Another interesting ASA ruling has emerged on advertising by estate agents. The ASA recently reprimanded an agent for two specific advertising claims. First, they had asserted that they were the ma...