Sep 12, 2024 Renters Rights Bill finally lands By Helen Tucker At last, the long-awaited Renters Rights Bill abolishing assured shorthold tenancies and the s21 notice ‘no-fault eviction’ process, has...
Aug 08, 2024 Hardship tests to get a possession order? By Helen Tucker News is slowly coming out about what the Renters Rights Bill might contain. The Housing Minister's comments appeared in the Telegraph...
Jun 28, 2022 The end of s21 notices really is nigh... By Helen Tucker Huge change ahead - s21 notices and no fault evictions abolished; the end of fixed term and starter tenancies for housing associations...
Jun 23, 2022 S.21 not available if no valid gas certificate at start of tenancy By Rebecca Sembuuze According to Regulation 36(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, a landlord must inspect a gas appliance at least...
Sep 09, 2021 Defended possession claims and directions at first hearings By Rebecca Sembuuze A common challenge for landlords in possession claims is that court rules say that directions must be made if a possession claim appears...
Jul 30, 2021 Possession claims - recent changes! By Helen Tucker Do see my e-briefing below which summarises some recent "under the radar" changes to possession proceedings that have not had much...
May 14, 2021 Possession notices - all change again! By Helen Tucker From 1 June 2021 all the notice periods for possession notices (both section 21 notices for assured shortholds and NSPs for secure and...
May 06, 2021 Beware bank holidays - new Notice of Seeking Possession template lands.... By Helen Tucker Yet again, a new template Notice of Seeking Possession (NSP) for assured tenants has been issued on a bank holiday with no prior warning....
Nov 05, 2020 Eviction ban now effectively in place till at least 11 January 2021 By Helen Tucker There has been much speculation about whether the possession stay lifted on 20 September might be introduced again. However this is...