Law News
Buy-to-let investors are required to comply with a raft of legislation in order to stay on the correct side of the law. Stay up to date with any new legislative requirements, Government proposals and key deadlines in this section!
See the latest law news impacting the sector here.
Claims Section 21 is ‘leading cause of homelessness’ not supported by available evidence
Published On: August 16, 2019The National Landlords Association (NLA) has rejected claims from the Government that the use of Section 21 eviction notices by …
DPS records drop in landlords exceeding tenancy deposit cap
Published On: August 8, 2019Despite the new cap on tenancy deposits, the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has noticed that more than four out of …
HHSRS hazards can be reduced with specific landlord reports
Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inventory reports are not a requirement for letting agents and landlords to comply …
Is new Right to Rent guidance breaking UK law?
New Government guidance on Right to Rent would see landlords breaking the law if they followed it, according to the …
Scrapping Section 21: “Tinkering with the current system is not good enough,” says RLA
Private landlords in England who have experience using the courts to repossess a property are not receiving the service they …
Warrington Rogue Managing Agent Defrauds Landlords out of £16,500
Buy-to-let landlords have been defrauded out of a total of £16,500 by a rogue managing agent. Over an 18-month period, …