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Reform of the PRS (Private Rented Sector)
Regulation of the private rented sector is one of the hot subjects under current debate in the kingdoms of our neighbours Scotland and Wales and has spread now to Northern Ireland. Proposals for changes include regulation of letting agents and subjecting properties built before 1956 to rent control. They also want to ban letting agent…
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When they go low we go high!
We heard this expression from the American election last year and it was recalled when we heard about the parliamentary committee report on dress codes in the work place. A female member of staff was mistreated by her employer, when she refused to wear the high heels insisted upon by her employer. The government’s response…
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Flats or Houses
On our twitter feed we ask the question whether the leasehold model is the answer to the nation’s huge housing needs. During the referendum, we heard that to keep up with demand we need to build a new house every 7 minutes. If true, it seems probable that building blocks of flats which can…
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Deregulation of Water Supplies in England
Competition is the lifeblood of consumer friendly pricing. From the 1 April, it will be possible to have competition to supply water to non-household premises in England. In theory, this seems to mean that households will not be able to benefit from this new deregulation and the new companies being formed to market water supply…
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Banning Order D-day 1 October 2017
The department for communities and local government is currently taking views in a survey from anyone who wants to contribute on their definition of banning order offences. The offences would be caused by landlords or letting agents towards their tenants and the banning orders against landlords and letting agents are meant to be used as a last resort…
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Do you like the idea of banning a Landlord?
Currently under consultation by survey, the Government is tackling the thorny issue of offences committed by a landlord or letting agent which enables the FTT to issue a banning order. Potential offences include things like housing, immigration and crime. The purpose of it is to establish what tenants would define as an ‘offence’ serious enough for a landlord or letting…
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Time to increase the S20 Threshold?
The current threshold of £250 per unit for major works on leasehold blocks, at which S20 notices have to be posted to leasehold residents who would be expected to pay, was set 10 years ago and it is at the centre of one of the campaigns of the Federation of Private Residents’ Association. They are…
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Insurance Act 2015
The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations has an excellent article by Belinda Thorpe Hon Consultant, in it’s winter 2016 newsletter. It lays out the information directors need to understand and cooperate with the requirements in the legislation. It explains in simply English the main issue in the Act as well as some dos and don’t…
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Happy New Year
To all our visitors and partners, Happy New Year! May 2017 be peaceful and prosperous.
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Christmas 2016
To all our visitors, we wish you all a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous 2017.
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