Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government publishes section 8 and rent forms for landlords
Landlords in England have been given their first look at the new forms they will need under the Renters’ Rights Act, with the government publishing…
section 8
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Rent guarantee cover stretches to 18 months as RRA risk rises
Ceta has launched 12 and 18-month rent guarantee cover for landlords ahead of the Renters Rights Act, signalling that insurers expect longer possession delays and higher arrears risk after 1 May.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government tenant possession guide raises RRA pressure on landlords
Fresh government guidance aimed at tenants is sharpening the compliance risk for landlords ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act starting on 1 May. The new…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Insurer offers 50k legal cover as landlords prepare for RRA evictions
Landlords can now access up to £50,000 in legal expenses cover to pursue eviction cases under the Renters Rights Act, as the insurance market responds…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Section 8 evictions to cost landlords £3,000 as RRA takes effect
Landlords face eviction costs of around £3,000 once the Renters’ Rights Act takes effect in May, with Section 8 becoming the primary route for possession…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Eviction court wait times: 16 weeks in London, 6 in Blackpool
Landlords seeking possession orders face wait times of up to 16 weeks at courts in London and Birmingham, while those in other parts of England…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Section 21 set to be scrapped – what landlords must know now
From as early as this autumn, UK landlords could lose their ability to evict tenants using Section 21 – the so-called ‘no-fault’ route – as…
Buy-to-let Property News
Law requires only ‘properly authorised’ signatory
A corporate landlord has won an appeal that had things gone otherwise, might had led to an avalanche of claims. Northwood Solihull v Fearn &…
Landlord Articles
Another Pointless Section 8 Notice Change
It is difficult for landlords to believe that there is not a positive intention to ‘wrong foot’ them when they need to evict a tenant…
Landlord Articles
Section 8 Notice Changes
After the nil notice given for the increase in the charges to take Court proceedings for possession, it is not surprising that changes to the…
Landlord Articles
New section 8 and section 21 notices
‘If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’ is a frequently used expression when there seems a degree of unnecessary interference and changes – and that…
Landlord Articles
Eviction costs soar
Landlords have always felt that the cost to get rid of the bad tenant was expensive, particularly when often allied to rent arrears and little…
