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The select committee that is reviewing how the private committee has called for much harsher penalties for landlords who abuse their position. Managing Director, Patrick Garratt, looks through the announcement.
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by Patrick Garratt - 19th April 2018
The HSE announces new flexibility for renewing gas safety certification for rental properties. Managing Director, Patrick Garratt, takes a detailed look at the Health and Safety Executive's new guidance.
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by Patrick Garratt - 8th April 2018
From 6th April 2018, there is more flexibility in when landlords can arrange for gas safety checks for their rental properties. Our Senior Property Manager, Ben Holdnall, looks at what this means in practice.
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by Kate Gregory - 6th April 2018
The Parliamentary Select Committee tasked with reviewing the tenant fee ban has recommended reducing the amount of deposit landlords can ask from tenants. Patrick Garratt looks at this and its other recommendations.
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by Patrick Garratt - 5th April 2018
Housing Minister, Heather Wheeler, has announced that letting agents will get a new mandatory code of practice, enforced by an independent regulator. Patrick Garratt has a look at the announcement.
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by Patrick Garratt - 3rd April 2018
The number of international students hoping to attend a UK university has rocketed by 11% in 2018, UCAS says. Where does this leave UK and EU applications? Patrick Garratt casts his eye over the figures.
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by Patrick Garratt - 27th March 2018
The Government has announced the implementation of national minimum bedroom sizes for rental properties. Plus, some good news for landlords worried that local authorities would charge for waste management.
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by Patrick Garratt - 16th March 2018
New standards for energy efficiency apply from 1st April 2018. Landlords can only offer properties for new tenancies if the property has a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E.
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by Kate Gregory - 16th March 2018
The UK government has announced that the expansion of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing across England, will come into effect from 1st October 2018.
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by Patrick Garratt - 15th March 2018
Buy-to-let investment is still on the rise, according to an analysis of the Ministry of Housing’s latest English Housing Survey. Stephen Haigh runs his eyes of the findings.
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- 7th February 2018