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At the committee hearing listening to evidence about the impact of the Renters' Rights Bill, the representative for Shelter raised concerns about the rent increases imposed by landlords and said that the Bill must stop ‘economic evictions’. He added there should be a...
Renters’ Rights Bill – key points
Set out below are the key points arising from the draft Renters' Rights Bill (source - LandlordToday). The government summarises the Bill measures as follows: Abolish section 21 evictions and move to a simpler tenancy structure where all assured tenancies are periodic...
Renters’ Reform Bill has second reading in Parliament
Labour's relaunched Renters' Reform Bill under it's new guise as the "Renters' Rights Bill 2024" has had its second reading in Parliament. This is part of the process of the bill passing into law. There will be the third reading and committee stages plus it needs to...
Bristol City Council – incompetent, dangerous or both? So what qualifies it to supervise properties in the PRS?
The report published by the Regulator for Social Housing on the state of properties managed by Bristol City Council (BCC) is a damning indictment of its competence to manage its way out of a paper bag, let alone supervise thousands of privately rented properties. What...
Bristol City Council sets staggering licence fee!!
Bristol City Council is extending its existing licensing schemes to other parts of the city and has announced a licence fee of around £1,800, although this is subject to discounts for relevant safety and energy performance certificates. It seems that the discounts can...
BANES hikes Mandatory licensing costs by £200 from 1 January!
Hard on the heels of the announcement that it would not be renewing its Additional licensing scheme, BANES announced a £200 hike in the cost of the Mandatory licensing scheme. A licence will now cost £895 for the 5 year period. While it has to be acknowledged that...
More government meddling!! Now it’s war on gas boilers!
The government is introducing the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) from 1 January 2024. Don't you just love the catchy title? This means that gas boiler manufacturers will be fined by the government if insufficient heat pumps are installed in the UK. The...
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...
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...