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Bristol City Council Private Rented Sector Strategy – Landlord Involvement
Bristol City Council are preparing a strategy for the Private Rented Sector and landlords are invited to participate. Members of ALLWESSEX will have received an email on 24 March relating to this. There will be a meeting on 31 March - details are in the email.
MTD offer from Xero
Xero currently have an offer for their software in March - 95% off for 6 months. See image;
Greens, activists and unions call for rent control demo
According to a report in "Landlord Today" a host of tenants' activist groups with a huge range of diversity, the Greens and trades unions from the public sector, are calling for a massive demo on 18 April to protest in favour of rent controls. The usual suspects,...
Bristol City Council consultation on landlord penalties
Bristol City Council is going out to consultation to get feedback as to what penalties should be applied to landlords in their new civil penalty policy for housing related offences and breaches. The consultation runs until 30 March. For more information and to take...
Renters’Rights Act – 24 separate pieces of guidance!
The government has just published 24 pieces of guidance - see links below. This follows the announcement that the implementation date for phase 1 will be 1 May 2026 and just goes to show what a complex piece of legislation this is! From 1 May, existing tenancies and...
Renters’ Rights Act – 1 May 2026 start date
The government has announced that the Renters' Rights Act will come into effect on 1 May 2026. The government has provided a roadmap - see link below. Renters' Rights Act 2025: Implementation roadmap - GOV.UK
AWAAB’s Law is here
AWAAB's Law has just been enacted by the government. So named after the 2 year child in Rochdale that died as a result of the terrible living conditions his family was subjected to by the local social housing provider. As the Minister said, everyone deserves to...
Renters’ Reform Act – it’s landed!!
At 7.40pm on Monday 27 October 2025 a new chapter in renting in England and Wales began. There is, as yet, no implementation date for the measures contained within the legislation but it is anticipated that there could be a delay on up to 6 months despite the calls...
Renters’ Rights Bill – moving closer!
A date has been announced for the House of Lords Report Stage and it's 1 July. The Lords don't appear to be especially at odds with the Commons so the third reading in the Lords is expected to take place the same day, before the bill returns to the House of Commons....