Articles by ‘Jack Pestill’

Concerns have been raised about the Government’s “Right to Rent” policy, which is set to be rolled out across the country from next month.

City-based solicitors Royds has further strengthened its litigation team, with the arrival of a new Partner.

Thousands of landlords could be hit with substantial fines unless they register their tenants’ deposits before June 23rd.

By 23rd June 2015, any landlords wishing to avoid paying a significant penalty must have registered their tenants’ deposits to an official deposit scheme.

It is feared that controversial increases in court fees could tempt normally law-abiding landlords to cut corners when evicting tenants. For the second year running, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed that it will…

The Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) has been criticised for encouraging harassment after it published advice for its members to visit their prospective tenants without warning before entering a tenancy agreement with them.

UK letting agents and landlords are being warned that inventory lists compiled using some technologies cannot guarantee state-of-repair proof or protection from tenant disputes.

Late payment is the number one headache for landlords, new research has shown

A bill which sought to protect tenants from rogue landlords and so-called ‘revenge evictions’ has failed to pass in the House of Commons. 

Next month MPs will be given the opportunity to debate and approve a new set of legal powers that would prevent landlords from kicking out tenants who complain about the quality of their properties.

A new requirement for residential landlords to check tenants’ “right to rent” has come a step closer.

Allotment holders in Leeds have won a legal battle against proposals to almost double the rent on their plots.