A new compulsory licensing scheme for private landlords has been approved in Liverpool. It will give councillors more powers to control housing standards and landlords will face greater legal pressure to solve problems like damp or missing smoke alarms. The scheme, which replaces one which expired in 2020, targets 16 wards in the city. The Landlord Licensing scheme...
Notice periods for cases where there are less than four months of unpaid rent, reduced to two months’ notice from 1 August. Moving forward, the UK Government intend to retain the power to implement any similar measures again in the future should the public health situation worsen. To this end, legislation has been tabled that retains the ability for the UK Government to reapply longer notice periods...
Landlords will be expected to have a valid Energy Performance Certificate (EPC ) on all their properties with effect from the 1st April 2018, by law there will be a requirement for any properties rented out in the private rented sector to have a minimum energy performance rating of E on an EPC. The regulations will come into force for new lets and renewals of tenancies from 1st April 2018 and for all...