Tenant Deposit Schemes – Time Limit
Residential landlords will no doubt be aware of the provisions of the Housing Act 2004 (“HA”), particularly in relation to the requirement to ensure that any deposit paid by a tenant under an Assured...
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RSSHMOs and a landlord’s liability for Council Tax
R (Goremsandu) v London Borough of Harrow [2010] EWHC 1873 (Admin)
This case revolves around a landlord’s liability for council tax where the property is a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), and...
New guidance on the Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010
The Department for Communities and Local Government has published new Guidance to the Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 (MRPTA).
The growth in the letting of property and the...
Updated guidance on the CRC for landlords and tenants published
Back in July, I wrote about a recent consultation which asked property owners and occupiers for their opinions on how the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) should be treated in leases.
Although the...
“No consensus” following consultation on apportionment of CRC costs between landlords and tenants
On 17 December 2009, a consultation was launched by a Working Party of various real estate industry bodies to explore whether a cross-industry consensus could be achieved on the apportionment of costs...
Administrators beware (but good news for landlords)
In Goldacre (Offices) Ltd v Nortel Networks UK Ltd (in administration) [2010] All ER (D) 54 (Jan), the respondent company held two long leases over properties of which the claimant was the landlord. During...
