Selective Licensing schemes continue to be adopted by local authorities across the country. We have produced this in depth free guide to help you understand selective licensing schemes.
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The government revised the How to Rent Guide and form 6A (section 21 notice) to take into account all the changes introduced into the Private Rental Sector by the Tenant Fees Act.
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Lettings agents and landlords in England will no longer be able to charge mandatory fees or require their tenants to take or use a specific service or insurances.
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From 1 April, all private property agents in England holding client money must belong to a government approved client money protection scheme.
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The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 comes into force on 20 March 2019.
Any property let by a landlord must be fit for human habitation otherwise landlords face prosecution.
It is now illegal to rent out a property which has an EPC rating of F or G.
The regulations apply to new lets and renewals of tenancies, and will apply to all existing tenancies on 1st April 2020.