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The Law Commission is having a consultation around the use of electronic signatures, click here to read more. While this encompasses all uses of electronic signing it will be of interest to landlords...

The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that govern court possession claims allow certain claims for rent or mortgage arrears to be started online through a process known as Possession Claims Online (PCOL). T...

There are many firms which advertise themselves as “eviction specialists”. In the main these organisations are not regulated as providers of legal services and therefore have no requirement to be...

Under a Lease there are several obligations set out that both the leaseholders and freeholder must follow.  If these are not adhered to then either party could be in breach of the Lease and severe co...

When a company is dissolved either through the formal liquidation process or strike off, any assets that have not been sold, transferred or dealt with by other means prior to the dissolution of the co...

As all landlords and agents should be aware the Deregulation Act 2015 made substantial changes to the operation of section 21 notices in Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) in England. These changes...

The High Court has given two judgements in a recent case involving a landlord and Richmond London Borough Council. In R(Gaskin) v LB Richmond Upon Thames (2018) EWHC 1996 (Admin) the High Court overtu...

Letting agents are under a legal duty to display certain information in their offices and on their websites. Section 83 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 requires agents to have a list of their fees for...