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Updated Insolvency Code of Ethics: what do insolvency practitioners need to know?
Jenny Higgins
21 May 2018
Tenant Fees Bill: What does it mean for tenants?
Private renting in England is at its highest rate for over thirty years. It houses 4.7 million households and is the second largest tenure after owner-occupation. Against this backdrop, the Government has come under increasing pressure to make renting a property as affordable as possible. In particular, upfront payments required of prospective tenants in the form of fees and security deposits have been viewed as a particular barrier to households seeking accommodation.
26 April 2018
Indexed Rent Reviews – are we getting them right?
In almost every aspect of life we all like to get a good deal. It is no different with commercial rent. Landlords and Tenants alike, both parties will be keen to maximise their profits and minimise their risks, which is why rent reviews are a particularly fundamental and heavily negotiated contract term. Essentially both parties want entirely the opposite from the other.
13 February 2018
Tips for tenants on keeping pets and pawtential for change?
As a recent first time buyer one of the benefits I was looking forward to most about owning my own property was being able to head straight to Battersea Cats & Dogs Home (and that is exactly what I did –meet Cloud below ). According to the Dog’s Trust, who set up “Lets with Pets" almost half of UK residents own a pet. However, for pet-lovers one real disadvantage of renting or buying a flat in the UK is the common restriction on keeping pets.
8 February 2018
Chelsea FC call on 12th man in rights to light dispute
As a Chelsea fan, I had assumed that the likes of Manchester United and Manchester City would prove to be my team’s most formidable opponents this season. However, a family of four have sought to scupper Chelsea’s plans and in doing so, have demonstrated that rights to light remain an important consideration and a potentially expensive hurdle.
13 December 2017
Protect your Property: 3 Simple Steps
Property fraud is on the rise (as I am sure you will have heard from many different sources recently), so much so that Land Registry has even introduced its own property fraud hotline.