by Martin Thomas | Oct 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
A landlord in Manchester recently had an unpleasant surprise. He sought to increase the monthly rent from £1,650 to £1,700. The tenant appealed to the First Tier Tribunal and it decided the rent should be REDUCED to £1,450. So instead of gaining £600 per annum,...
by Martin Thomas | Sep 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
In a further development today, the government has announced that HMRC’s Valuation Office will become responsible for decisions on challenges to rent increases in England, rather than the First-Tier Tribunal. This is clearly a desperate measure – the...
by Martin Thomas | Sep 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
The government’s new National Landlord Registration Service (Service – that’s the first joke!) goes live in December 2026. The roll out is across regions over the next few months with the south west due to start on 15 August 2027. The annual fee at...
by Martin Thomas | Aug 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
BANES has launched its Housing Services Enforcement and Financial Penalty Policy consultation (see link below). The consultation closes at 5pm on Wednesday 23 September. This is the chance for landlords to comment on the scale of the locally proposed penalties which...
by Martin Thomas | Jun 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
New rules are coming in from 23 June relating to the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) which could result in fines of £40,000. The NRLA points out that while the existing standards remain in place, there are new enforcement and penalty rules. From later...
