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Rent Control Part 2 – a failed policy or a lifeline for the current PRS?

December 20, 2021 by Mark Savill

Houses

This is the second part of our two-part series looking into rent control whether if it could be successful in the current private rented sector. In the first part (which can be found here) we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis

National Audit Office: Regulation of private renting

December 15, 2021 by Mark Savill

Houses

Mark Savill takes a look at the recent National Audit Office Report. A report into the regulation of the PRS has been produced by the National Audit Office recently. The report examines the extent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, News and comment Tagged With: Government Plans

Rent Control- a failed policy or a lifeline for the current PRS?

December 6, 2021 by Mark Savill

House

This is part 1 of a two-post series concerning rent control. In this post, we will discuss what rent control is, why it is currently being discussed and explain England & Wales’s turbulent history … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis

Please do not keep on calling section 8 or section 21 notices, ‘Notices to Quit’

October 12, 2021 by Tessa Shepperson

Prescribed information

If a landlord needs to evict a tenant, in the vast majority of cases they need to serve a notice first.  These are known as possession or eviction notices, and some people refer to them as ‘Notices to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: Notice to Quit

Green Clauses in Tenancy Agreements

September 20, 2021 by Tessa Shepperson

Eco house

In these times of pending climate catastrophe, it behoves us all to do what we can.  For some time I have been wondering if ‘green’ tenancy agreement clauses would help and if so what they could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis

Right to Rent Update—Automation for EU/EEA nationals

August 31, 2021 by Mark Savill

Will this affect the discrimination that has plagued the 'right to rent' policy? Right to Rent has a chequered history since being introduced to landlords in 2014. The High Court in 2019 under … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: right to rent checks

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