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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...
Leasehold Enfranchisement – Day v Hosebay Limited
The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (“LRA”) allows tenants of certain long leases of houses the right to acquire the freehold or be granted a lease extension. The LRA defines a house as “any building designed...
“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...
The Mortgage Repossessions (Tenant Protection) Act 2010
The Mortgage Repossessions (Tenant Protection) Act 2010 (“the Act”) has now been passed. The aim of the Act is to provide protection to unauthorised tenants where a tenancy has been granted by a...
HMRC information bulletin for non-resident landlords
The non-resident landlords scheme is a good example of a trap for the unwary.
Whenever a tenant pays rent to a landlord that is non-resident, or to a letting agent who then pays the rent to a non-resident...