2/15/2024 2:05:03 PM Building Blocks: The Building Safety Levy By Emily Beauchamp Lucy Moon In November 2022 the Government launched a new consultation on the proposed Building Safety Levy (the "Levy") which ran until 7 February...
3/24/2023 12:00:00 AM New Government 'How to Rent' Guide By Laura Williamson Residential landlords and agents in England need to be aware that a new version of the Government 'How to Rent' Guide was published on 24...
4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022: ground rents to be banned in new long residential leases By Laura Williamson The main provisions of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 come into force on 30 June 2022. In the words of Lord Greenhalgh...
10/15/2021 1:51:58 PM Who is in control? Licensee of property guardianship company had sufficient control to bring possession proceedings against overstaying guardian By Sharon Stark The case of Global 100 Ltd v Kyselakova and others [2021] has been highlighted in the Estates Gazette and is worth noting because it...
8/27/2021 9:59:47 AM The Build to Rent Sector - What's Next? Five Key Takeaways By Howard Kennedy The Housing & Build-to-rent Conference held on 7 July 2021, sponsored by Howard Kennedy and moderated by Kate Woodgate, brought together...
6/11/2021 4:59:41 PM It's good to talk - new telecoms consultation for blocks of flats By Howard Kennedy Apartment living and access to broadband Increasingly the population is living in blocks of flats. According to the English Housing...
7/30/2020 12:00:00 AM Houses in multiple occupation and Covid-19? Government provides some answers By Sharon Stark The Government has published non-statutory guidance for landlords and tenants in the private and social rented sectors. This has been...
3/17/2020 1:51:54 PM Fitness for human habitation rule applies to all short tenancies from 20 March 2020 By Howard Kennedy Statutory covenants for fitness for human habitation Statutory covenants requiring landlords to ensure that rented homes are fit for...
1/7/2020 12:00:00 AM Tenant Fees Ban - 7 months on and some letting agents are still charging prohibited fees By Hollie Jordan-Wright Property Industry Eye reported at the end of December 2019 that since the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act on 1 June 2019 a number of...
12/9/2019 12:00:00 AM Prime London residential property still in demand By Howard Kennedy Despite any Brexit related effects on the residential property market, it is encouraging to see that there is still plenty of demand for...
11/20/2019 12:00:00 AM Packing it in? Making space for package deliveries at residential developments By Sharon Stark An article in the New York Times on 7 November 2019 reports on increasing innovation in providing systems at residential buildings in New...
10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM Germany second only to UK for Asian investment By Howard Kennedy Property Week quotes a comment from Howard Kennedy Partner Julian Hindmarsh on the growing appeal of Germany, snapping at the heels of...