The long awaited government white paper has been published today, 16 June. It contains a raft of proposed measures that bear down on landlords, so is it really a fairer system or simply government looking for votes and bending to those that shout the loudest? There are plenty of newspapers commenting on it on the internet so do have a browse. http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-fairer-private-rented-sector/a-fairer-private-rented-sector
£40,000 fine for HHSRS infringements coming from 23 June
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...


