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Bristol landlord jailed for 8 weeks!!
According to ‘Landlord Today’, Bristol landlord Kevin de Carteret handed his tenant an illegal eviction notice. Bristol City council prosecuted him under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. Despite employing legislation that is nearly 50 years old, a Council spokesman was pleased with the outcome and said “This is why we are currently running a […]
BREAKING NEWS!!! S21 proposed changes and student tenancies
Breaking news ref Tenant Reform Bill proposal to abolish the section 21 reported by Landlord Today Responding to a report from the House of Commons Housing Select Committee ahead of MPs debating the Renters Reform Bill on Monday, the government has confirmed that implementation of the new system for repossessing properties “will not take place […]
Bristol City Council own goal!!
As if tenants didn’t have enough to put up with, Bristol City Council’s actions are likely to result in the eviction of between 60 and 80 tenants by 1 December. Instead of using a Special Interim Management Order to deal with a landlord who was, in their opinion, problematic, they issued a banning order instead. […]
Tax evasion or tax avoidance schemes?
To be clear, tax evasion is illegal but tax avoidance is lawful. In other words, organising your financial affairs to reduce the amount of tax you pay is perfectly legal. There has been a lot of correspondence recently on the landlord forum Property118 about the legality of certain schemes and ‘Landlord Today’ has just reported […]
Oh dear! Bristol Council at it again! Last call to Bristol landlords! Act now!
The deadline for two licensing consultations expires shortly – 7 November. Act now to register your opinions. and while you are at it, why not ask Bristol City Council how they spend landlords’ money – can it really all be spent administering the schemes? If it is, there must be office blockloads of council staff […]
Sign the petition – student fixed term contracts
I started a petition in a private capacity to retain fixed term tenancies for all students on 38degrees, which is a pressure group, and invite you to sign as well. Just follow the link below. Student misery from the Renters Reform Bill | 38 Degrees Also, making sure our MPs know what we feel about […]
Renters Reform Bill released!!
Details of the delayed Renters Reform Bill have now been published. The Renters Reform Bill is introduced by Government in this link (click here). Feel free to leave your comments on the ALL Wessex facebook page. In summary: The Renters (Reform) Bill is intended to improve the system for both the 11 million private renters […]
Anti Social Behaviour – the government listens!
Following representations by many landlords and landlord groups including ALLWESSEX, the government has listened to our comments relating to the problems associated with tenants that behave in an anti social manner. There is now an action plan to tackle this problem – let’s hope it works! Follow the link; Action plan to crack down on […]
New Fire Safety Regulations
In the fallout from the Grenfell Tower disaster, new fire regulations have been published by the government that affect even smaller landlords with ordinary dwellings including HMOs. The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 will mainly affect landlords, building owners and managers, collectively known as “responsible persons”. The changes set out in the regulations are a […]
Revised “How to Rent Guide” published by the government
A revised “How to Rent Guide” has been issued by the government. Landlords MUST issue this at the start of any new tenancy or if it is renewed. We issue it when we protect the deposit. It forms part of the prescribed information landlords must issue, and if they do not, they will lose the […]
