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Housing secretary Steve Reed has firmly ruled out the introduction of rent controls in the private rental sector, shutting down speculation that the government may be preparing measures to curb rising housing costs for tenants.
A widening disconnect between letting agents, landlords and tenants is emerging in the private rented sector as it prepares for the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act, according to new research
The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has facilitated £1m in donations to homelessness charity St Mungo’s since the partnership began at the end of 2024.
Agents do not necessarily need specific instruction. If you are acting on behalf of the landlord, the safest approach is to serve it.
Delays in possession cases are driving landlord losses beyond £10,000 in several parts of the country, according to new analysis from Legal for Lettings.
This has now been published by the Government and can be downloaded from the page linked below:
Check that you are compliant with the rules and regulations which apply to the Private Rented Sector. All new members should do an audit as soon as they join. You should then carry out an audit annually.
But why not take a look and see for yourself? View the first section here.
Use our five checklists (with different versions for England and Wales) to guide you through the process of setting up and managing a tenancy – from preparing the property for letting to dealing with end-of-tenancy issues.
Checklists link out to the extensive content on Landlord Law, including our FAQ, articles, step-by-step guides and our Property Inspection and Changing Tenants kits. There is also a detailed eviction guide.
All the documents you need for managing your property – such as tenancy agreements (or occupation contracts for Welsh members), pet permission forms, guarantee forms, notices (including possession notices), draft letters, meter readings and rent arrears forms.
Our tenancy agreements are particularly popular!
It is essential that landlords keep up to date with the law. As a member, you get monthly training webinars with Tessa, other solicitors, barristers and other experts. Recordings are made available to view later (Business Level members only).
Business Level members also have access to recordings of some of our past workshops and training days, and our CPD service. Check out the training on offer.
If you have a problem which is not covered by our extensive site information, you can pop a question on the forum and solicitor Tessa Shepperson will respond, normally within 24 hours.
For more complex problems members can book a (pay extra) telephone advice call with one of our panel solicitors.
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New legislation came into force in December 2022, which is different from English law in many respects. We have detailed guidance for Welsh landlords and occupation contracts for you to use.
Note that our service ONLY covers England and Wales UK. We cannot help landlords in other countries.
With the implementation of the Renters Rights Act pending, one of my most important tasks was to create a new Renters Rights Act compliant tenancy agreement. After quite a lot of work (discussed in my blog posts from here) I finally have the first iterations of these up and online for members to use. This is now the main tenancy agreement members should be using going forward. This APT is designed to keep landlords safe, bearing in mind the new, often technical, rules and the fact that Local Authorities can fine you up to £7,000 if you get things wrong.…
With the new housing regime under the Renters Rights Act 2025, the first stage of which is due to come into force on 1 May 2026, comes the need for new thinking on guarantees.The way it works pre May 2026A landlord will ask a tenant to provide a guarantee if they are worried about the tenant’s ability to pay.Normally, under the guarantee document, the guarantor will be guaranteeing the whole of the tenant’s liability. If the tenancy is a joint and several one, any money due under the tenancy is payable by all of the tenants – as they are all…
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