You may have seen our previous articles concerning the Renters’ Rights Bill (links below) and how it is set to bring about significant changes to the residential rental market in England. There are many regulatory and enforcement provisions introduced by the Bill such as the extension of Awaab’s Law to the private rented sector. Awaab’s […]
The UK Government has announced a landmark proposal to ban upward-only rent reviews (URRs) in new commercial leases, marking one of the most significant shifts in property law in decades. Introduced as part of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (the Bill), the reform aims to rebalance landlord-tenant dynamics and support struggling high streets […]
This is the next and final article in our short series, aimed at understanding the important legislative reforms put forward by the Renters’ Rights Bill, where we discuss how the Bill is proposed to be regulated and enforced. Some of the regulatory and enforcement provisions introduced by the Bill are as follows: Establishment of a […]
This is the next article in our short series, aimed at understanding the important legislative reforms put forward by the Renters’ Rights Bill, where we discuss the proposed reforms to rent review provisions and Rent Repayment Orders. Rent Review Reforms The intention of the Bill in regulating rent reviews is to prevent landlords from making […]
This is the next article in our short series looking at the upcoming proposed Renters’ Rights Bill which are aimed at understanding the important legislative reforms put forward by the Bill. In this article, we discuss two significant components of the Bill; the establishment of a Private Rented Sector (“PRS”) Database and the extension of […]
You may have seen our recent articles concerning the Renters’ Rights Bill and how it is set to bring about significant changes to the residential rental market in England. This is the next article in our short series, aimed at understanding the important legislative reforms put forward by the Bill, where we set out the […]
The proposed upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill is set to bring about significant chances to the residential rental market in England. Our short series of articles, the first of which can be read here, aim to help you understand the important legislative reforms put forward by the Bill and some of the key changes proposed, some […]
What Landlords Need to Know A legislative shift is on the horizon. The Renters’ Rights Bill, now making its way through Parliament, promises to reshape the residential rental market in England. While its provisions significantly boost protection for tenants, the impact on landlords is less straightforward. In the first of a series of articles guiding […]
The Government have published the long-awaited Renters’ Rights Bill which, amongst many changes to the current law, will ban no fault evictions – commonly known as the section 21 notice process. This will result in the loss of the accelerated possession procedure as well. The Bill as drafted will fundamentally change the rights of tenants […]
Our recent blog discussed the key features of Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 however changes may be imminent as the Law Commission has recently announced their plans to review the Act with the aim of modernising the landscape for commercial leasehold properties.
Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is one of the key pieces of law that governs the landlord and tenant relationship for commercial property. This blog explores the basic principles of the Act and the considerations which should be kept in mind when negotiating a new tenancy agreement.
With a Lease being one document, it is always tempting for inexperienced landlords and tenants to simply ‘google it’ and find a free alternative, especially in the wake of the cost of living crisis. Read our blog post to find out more.
For many, a break clause in a Lease is seen almost as a ‘get out of jail free card’ whereby each party can terminate the lease at an earlier (often agreed) date. Read our blog post to find out more.
Coming into effect on 1 December 2022, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act has been described as one of the biggest shake-ups of Welsh housing law.
With the price of energy on the rise, commercial landlords and tenants may be planning on how to reduce their future energy costs. This will help their tenants stay in business, whilst also ensuring that, they as landlords, are able to meet their obligations under the lease, whilst remaining profitable.
The Renters Reform Bill that is intended to abolish non-fault notices known as section 21 notices that terminate assured shorthold tenancy of residential properties has made its way into the list of Bills in the recent Queen’s Speech.
Landlords and tenants of commercial property in England and Wales still trying to agree how to deal with arrears of rent built up because of COVID-19 will welcome an updated Code of Practice ‘Guidance: Commercial rent code of practice following the COVID-19 pandemic’ to help them negotiate a resolution.
Save for limited circumstances, on Friday 25 March 2022 the last Covid-19 restrictions that were brought in during March 2020 have been removed.
Whether you have a property portfolio or just a single residential property signing up to the Land Registry Property Alert service is something you should strongly consider. Property Alert is a free property monitoring service which helps to reduce the risk of property fraud. Once signed up the service will send you email alerts when certain activity occurs on your monitored properties allowing you take action if necessary.
The government has published a draft bill to deal with unpaid rent arrears that arose during the pandemic. Landlords and tenants that have been unable to reach agreement on rent arrears accrued during the pandemic, facing a binding arbitration process.
Head of Litigation at Ramsdens, Nick Armitage explains the current position on the recovery of commercial property due to rent arrears and also on the recovery of those rent arrears.
The Court of Appeal has recently given a judgement on the contentious issue of the failure of a landlord to provide the tenant of an assured shorthold tenancy with a gas safety certificate before the tenant entered into the tenancy or indeed during the term where required.
It is easy to overlook the importance of the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) in Lease transactions. Generally, parties are keen to get the Lease completed as soon as possible and, although it is a legal requirement that an EPC is made available when a property is marketed for sale or let, the commissioning of an EPC is often an afterthought or box ticking exercise.
Landlords, tenants and property professionals will welcome a new version of the Code for leasing business premises in England & Wales, published by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The Coronavirus Bill is currently going through Parliament. Section 82 of the Bill, when enacted, contains provisions to ensure that no business will be forced out of their premises if they miss a payment in the next 3 months.
Nick Armitage gives his opinion on the latest landlord and tenant laws set out in the Queen’s Speech.
Katie Whitehead looks at the governments proposal to abolish section 21 notices, known as the “non-faults” eviction process and what this will mean for landlords.
Good news for landlords… and their solicitors.
Case Law Update – Adverse possession Thorpe v Frank 2019
The government have announced plans over the weekend of its intention to abolish section 21 notices for private residential evictions.
