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New immigration rules on tenancy checks from 1st Feb 2016
Thqe guradian say that 7 in 10 landlords do not understand the immigration rules – the new “right to rent” rules that oblige them to…
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Private landlords to be forced to undertake immigration checks
Private landlords could be required to check the immigration status of 2.6 million people a year when strict new measures are introduced in England…
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Law changes for Assured Shorthold Tenancies
I picked this up from the federation of small business – legal update – hope you find it useful: “Further significant changes made to…
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S 21 notices
From 1 October 2015 the Deregulation Act 2015, together with related regulations bring in a raft of changes for housing providers. These include significant…
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Increasing HA impact
With the right support, housing associations could have an even greater impact on improving the way people buy, own, lease and rent property in…
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Renters pay more than home owners
Someone who has been unable to get on the property ladder for the last five years would have paid nearly £4,000 more to rent…
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Blackpool ask ministers to slash Housing benefit
The largest Labour-run seaside town in England has issued an apparently shocking appeal to the Treasury: Blackpool council has asked for the housing benefit…
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PRS liciensing introduced in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has introduced a licensing scheme for private landlords. According to Inside Housing: The Labour-led council is now accepting applications from private…
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50,000 less social households predicted in next 5 years
The number of social renters in England and Wales could drop by 50,000 households and the number of private renters could increase by 1.2m…
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Liverpool to license PRS
Liverpool City Council is set to introduce a licensing scheme for the city’s 50,000 private rented properties in a bid to raise standards. According…
