Archive for April, 2016
Right-to-Rent, Acceptable Forms of Identity
Right-to-rent immigration checks, acceptable forms of identity. You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England. Before the start of a new tenancy, you must make checks for all tenants aged 18 and over, even if: they’re not named on the tenancy agreement there’s no tenancy agreement […]
Rent Smart Wales (for ALL Wessex Landlords with properties in Wales)
A number of Landlords attending ALL Wessex meetings have invested in properties located in Wales. The Welsh Government has enacted a “Rent Smart Wales” policy following the passing of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 in the National Assembly for Wales. As of November 23, 2015, landlords will have one year to register with “Rent Smart […]
New Section 8 possession and Section 13 rent increase forms
Revised Section 8 (or Form 3) and Section 13 (or Form 4) notice templates have been published by the Government and come into effect for use in England from 6th April 2016. The section 8 notice (or Form 3) is a prescribed notice used to gain possession from a tenant on the basis of grounds […]
EPC Exemptions Register
Update (6 Nov 2017) to the original post: Where a landlord believes that an F or G EPC rated property they let qualifies for an exemption from the minimum energy efficiency standard, an exemption must be registered on the National PRS Exemptions Register. Landlords who wish to register an exemption for a domestic or non-domestic […]
