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Landlord immigration checks

28th January 2016

Government announces “right to rent” landlord immigration checks on tenants will to apply to whole of England from 1 February 2016 The government has confirmed that from 1 February 2016, all private landlords in England will have to check that new tenants have a legal right to be in the UK before renting out their… View Article

Property inspection or harassment

12th January 2016

Landlords often make the mistake of entering a rented property without the permission of the tenant. It is important that a landlord always seeks permission from the tenant before entering the rented property. This is because when a property is let, the tenants have a statutory right to live in quiet enjoyment. The only time… View Article

Landlords and prescribed information

6th January 2016

Landlords suffer difficulties in obtaining Possession as they fail to serve the prescribed information in the correct manner. Many landlords think that their legal responsibility in respect of the deposit is limited to protecting it in one of the Tenancy Deposit Schemes. However, pursuant to section 213(5) of the Housing Act 2004 (as amended by… View Article