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On 1 May 2026, the Renters’ Rights Act came into force in respect of all non-social housing tenancies.  The Government has since...

The County Court judgment in Cassell & Cassell v Sidhu & Sidhu (October 2025) revisits the long-standing issue of Gas Safety Certificates...

The recent High Court case of Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership (2025) EWHC 933 (KB), considered the issue of proportionality when...

The Renters Rights Bill has now completed its committee stage within the House of Commons. This stage involves a number of selected MPs...

At last, the long-awaited Renters Rights Bill abolishing assured shorthold tenancies and the s21 notice ‘no-fault eviction’ process, has...

News is slowly coming out about what the Renters Rights Bill might contain.   The Housing Minister's comments appeared in the Telegraph...

Huge change ahead  - s21 notices and no fault evictions abolished; the end of fixed term and starter tenancies for housing associations...

According to Regulation 36(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, a landlord must inspect a gas appliance at least...

A common challenge for landlords in possession claims is that court rules say that directions must be made if a possession claim appears...

Do see my e-briefing below which summarises some recent "under the radar" changes to possession proceedings that have not had much...

From 1 June 2021 all the notice periods for possession notices (both section 21 notices for assured shortholds and NSPs for secure and...

Yet again, a new template Notice of Seeking Possession (NSP) for assured tenants has been issued on a bank holiday with no prior warning....