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 24th July 2002
- Unfair tenancy terms
Landlords will be aware that they must not include unfair terms in their tenancy agreements and that in due course modified tenancy agreements will be issued which comply with the Office of Fair Trading’s guidance. [more details] |
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26th September 2002
- Tenancy Deposit Scheme
You may be aware that the Tenancy Deposit Scheme experiment has been extended for a further two years and has been made national. [more details] |
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24th October 2002
- Benefits of Energy Efficiency to Landlords
A recent study has shown that landlords benefit just as much, if not more than their tenants, from energy efficiency improvements they make to their housing stock. [more details] |
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24th October 2002
- Economic Viewpoint - Why the Market Won't Collapse
The stock markets are in turmoil, sections of the airline industry are in tatters, manufacturing is in recession - it's no wonder that consumer confidence is beginning to look a little shaky. But what of the housing market - how will it react to the continuing economic conditions and the impending military conflict?
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26th October 2002
- Tax incentives
Shelter is calling on the government to “introduce tax incentives for small landlords to encourage them to invest in the Private Rented Sector and be treated as small businesses.” [more details] |
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26th October 2002
- Right to enter
In a Court of Appeal hearing on 30th May 2002 it was confirmed that a landlord’s right to enter a property, on a statutory tenancy, to carry out works, depends crucially on the wording of the lease. [more details] |
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26th October 2002
- Rents down
Poor stock market performance, pensions scandals and low interest rates have all fuelled the buy to let market which is causing some oversupply and thus reducing achievable rents particularly in the South east and London regions. [more details] |
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26th October 2002
- ARLA indices of rental returns
ARLA has launched an index of rental returns for the buy to let market. [more details] |
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26th October 2002
- Parents from hell
The above is the jokey title of a course being run by Unipol Training on Friday 25 October 2002 in York. [more details] |
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26th October 2002
- Fire statistics
The latest set of fire statistics (2000) indicate that most fire deaths arise from smoking (4 1%), with cooking (14%) trailing well behind in second place just ahead of heating appliances (12%). [more details] |
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26th October 2002
- Carbon monoxide statistics
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publish a number of reports on Carbon Monoxide (CO), which are expensive to buy but free at www.hse.gov.uk. [more details] |
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26th October 2002
- Squatting
Squatting in privately owned residential premises is now an unusual event. This is because squatters can now be reasonably quickly evicted. [more details] |
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26th October 2002
- Reform of housing law
In May 2002 the Law Commission’s published proposals to modernise the law surrounding housing tenure in let properties. The second phase of this consultation has now been published. [more details] |
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26th October 2002
- Electric news
Determined as ever to introduce new regulations, there is now a proposal to make domestic wiring subject to Building Regulations. [more details] |
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25th January 2003
- Property: disputes - statutory intervention
A number of developments have had an impact in this area over the past year – with the coming into force of new legislation, proposals for changes to existing law and an increasing awareness (and use) of provisions contained in recent statutes. This article highlights just a few of the more important developments and concludes with a brief overview of the market going into 2003. [more details] |
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28th April 2003
- When late payment of rent is not too late
Court of Appeal decide on Ground 8 rent arrears case. In a recent case heard by the Court of Appeal, the landlord had sought a possession order on the basis of ground 8, more than 8 weeks rent was outstanding at the notice date "and the court hearing date". [more details] |
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12th February 2004
- Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on new leases
Following a period of consultation, the Inland Revenue have decided to modernise the rules on stamp duty. [more details] |
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12th February 2004
- More on houses in multiple occupation
The Bill introduces mandatory licensing of larger, higher-risk HMOs. It will also allow discretionary licensing if Local Housing Authorities (LHAs) wish to extend the licensing regime to other HMOs in certain circumstances.
The term "house in multiple occupation" (HMO) applies to a wide range of housing types, mainly in the private rented sector. [more details] |
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4th June 2004
- Tenancy Deposit News
In a press release put out by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister yesterday, the Housing Minister, Keith Hill, announced that the Government would be amending the Housing Bill currently before Parliament. There were two amendments, one to do with bringing empty property back into use, and the other to do with controlling the holding of tenants' deposit money. [more details] |
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