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New guidance follows lifting of COVID restrictions
Lifting of the so-called ‘plan B’ COVID has prompted the Government to this week issue updated guidance to landlords. COVID-19 and renting: guidance for landlords,…
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Landlord help sought in battle against COVID
Landlords should make sure their properties have good ventilation including opening windows to the extent of at least one twentieth of floor space. Any lost…
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Longer tenant notice ‘doomed to fail’
Further extension of longer tenant notice periods required in Wales ‘is yet another blow to the Welsh private rented sector and will only worsen the…
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Government lays out plans for rental reform
Tenancy notice periods will return to pre-COVID lengths from 1 October 2021 ‘unless the public health situation warrants a further extension’. So said the Government…
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Advice updates on moving and tenant changes
While house moves have been permitted during the Covid Crisis, the Government has continued to advise all parties involved to be as flexible as possible…
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Scotland’s hardship fund opens for business
Scotland’s £10m Tenant Hardship Loan Fund offering interest-free loans to tenants struggling with Covid-induced rent arrears has opened for applications, the Scottish Government has announced….
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Citizen’s Advice claims are ‘wide of the mark’
Claims that 2.6m private renters have missed a rent payment or expect to do so because of the coronavirus lockdown, have been called into question…
