This month, Anna Pettinger highlights a recent case that has offered much needed clarification on the Section 21 rules… The current tenants moved into my rental property in January 2015. I didn’t provide them with an EPC at the time – can I still serve a Section 21 notice? The Read more…
Emergency legislation affecting residential possession proceedings is to last longer than originally anticipated, as the coronavirus epidemic rumbles on. This month, Anna Pettinger outlines the changes that have been made and what they mean for landlords… At the beginning of lockdown, the government implemented temporary laws to assist residential tenants Read more…
A long-awaited Court of Appeal decision was made at the end of last month, concerning the validity of Section 21 notices in the absence of correctly served gas safety certificates. As Anna Pettinger explains, this has cleared up a very murky area of the law for landlords… Can I use Read more…
In the current climate, houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) are an attractive proposition for private landlords, but how do you prepare one for sale? This month, Anna Pettinger highlights the importance of following the correct eviction procedure… I own a property that houses five tenants, but I want to sell Read more…
Are Section 21 notices evictions ‘on a whim’ as reported in the Independent or vital legislation for landlords? As a landlord, should I be concerned about recent reports suggesting Section 21 notices are to be scrapped? The government’s housing secretary said recently that Section 21 evictions are one of the Read more…
Failing to issue tenants with a gas safety certificate could cost you the right to repossess your rented property. I’ve heard the gas safety regulations could prevent me from serving a Section 21 notice. Is this true? If you are a private landlord and you have not complied with the Read more…
An updated version of the government’s How to Rent guidance was released in January this year. This is the booklet that landlords must issue to tenants at the start of rental agreements created after October 1 2015. If you don’t comply, you can’t serve a valid Section 21 notice. The Read more…