As the coronavirus outbreak continues, many UK workers have been furloughed or laid off, leaving many struggling to pay their rent or bills. Naturally, in these perilous times, and with the whole of the country under...
20/05/2020 The Government rapidly introduced legislation to protect tenants during the current COVID-19 crisis, and these changes came into force from 26 March 2020 and will apply to most types of tenancy. Press...
29/04/2020 The Government has recently announced further emergency measures to protect Commercial Tenants from rent recovery action as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The new measures are additional to the...
In these unprecedented times, both landlords and tenants may need to think about the leases that they have in place. If a tenant is facing financial difficulty, then they should speak to their landlord sooner rather than...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Commercial Leases Moratorium 06/04/2020 The government has passed temporary legislation in light of the national Coronavirus outbreak. The Coronavirus Act 2020 (the ‘Act’) includes a...
Buying-to-let is big business in the UK, with private rented properties now making up one-fifth of all households, according to government research. If you can buy a property and rent it out to cover your mortgage and earn a...
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 may be welcome news for tenants but not such good news for landlords. The new rules, which came into force on 1 June 2019, are aimed at ending unfair and disproportionate administrative fees that...