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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...

After several delays in the plans to abolish section 21 notices, the Government has finally confirmed that it plans to press ahead with abolishing section 21. This comes after there were rumours in th...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019 limits the fees which landlord and agents can charge to residential tenants. Some fees are banned entirely, and others are restricted to a ‘reasonable amount’. The legisla...

5 things private landlords need to know about the new changes From 1 October 2022 the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations in England will change. Private landlords will be required to comply...

On 5 September the Upper Tribunal issued its decision in a combined appeal case of Acheampong v Roman & Ors and Choudhury v Razak & Ors [2022] UKUT 239 (LC). This is an important decision as i...

The Housing Law Practitioners’ Association (HLPA) intervened in the Court of Appeal in Khan v Mehmood. Simmons v Castle The case of Simmons v Castle established that Claimants in personal injury,...

Along with a number of other changes to the private rented sector including the scrapping of section 21 notices, the Government has announced that a new ground for possession will be available for lan...

The much-awaited fairer private rented sector white paper (“the white paper”) has finally been published. The white paper comes with good news for pet lovers who live in the private rented sector...