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Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards – Changes from 1 April

Property
on March 25, 2020
by Property Team
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (‘the 2015 Regulations’) established the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) in the residential private rented sector. Since 1 April 2018 it has been unlawful for a landlord in England or Wales to enter into a new letting (or extend o ... Continue reading

Extension of The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018

Property
on February 05, 2020
by Property Team
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 (‘the Act’) came into force on 20 March 2019. This Act created a duty on social housing landlords, private residential landlords, and letting agents acting on their behalf (by implying a covenant in new tenancy agreements made on or after the 20 March 2019 for a term of less than ... Continue reading

New Draft Regulations on Mandatory Electrical Safety Checks

Health & Safety , Property
on January 20, 2020
by Health & Safety Team
Further to our blog post in October last year (which can be found here), the Government has now published The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, which impose duties on private landlords of residential properties in England in respect of electrical safety standards.These regulatio ... Continue reading

Letting Agents and Money Laundering Regulations

Property
on January 09, 2020
by Property Team
New money laundering regulations come into effect on 10 January 2020, bringing certain letting agents (dealing with residential and/or commercial property) within the scope of money laundering legislation.The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 were passed on 20 December 2019. These regulations ... Continue reading

New Lettings Regulations for Wales – Pre-Holding-Deposit Information

Property
on December 11, 2019
by Property Team
The Welsh Government has passed new regulations on the information to be provided before a holding deposit can be taken by a landlord or a letting agent to secure a tenancy.Following on from our blog on the Welsh Government’s response to the consultation on the tenant fees ban in Wales (which can be found here), the Welsh Govern ... Continue reading

Welsh Government Responds to Tenant Fees Ban Consultation

Property
on November 20, 2019
by Property Team
Following our blog in July on the consultation on default fees and prescribed information relating to the tenant fees ban in Wales (which can be found here), the Welsh Government has now issued its response.The response confirms that, following the responses given, the Welsh Government intends to bring forward regulations in two ... Continue reading

Government Consultations on Energy Efficiency

Property
on October 31, 2019
by Property Team
The UK is the first major economy to pass laws to stop all of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In order to meet this target, the Government will need to take a number of steps. The Government has recently launched the following three consultations (with further consultations to follow) to advance the reduction of carbon emi ... Continue reading

Secretary of State Now Has Power to Make Regulations on Electrical Safety Checks

Health & Safety , Property
on October 25, 2019
by Health & Safety Team
New regulations have been passed which give the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government powers (from 25 October 2019) to impose duties on private residential landlords in England to carry out mandatory electrical safety checks when premises are occupied under a tenancy.The Housing and Planning Act 2016 s ... Continue reading

Proposed Regulation of Property Agents

Property
on October 14, 2019
by Property Team
The Government has now received its report from The Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group, which the Government had commissioned last year. The Government asked the RoPA to advise them on whether “Property Agents” in England (which includes letting agents, managing agents, estate agents, online agents, and auctionee ... Continue reading

Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 Now in Force

Property
on September 09, 2019
by Property Team
The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (‘the Act’) came into force on 01 September 2019 and applies to Wales only. The aim of the Act is to reduce the “hidden” costs that a tenant can face at the start of their tenancy.This Act is similar to the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (which affects England only), but there are key differe ... Continue reading

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