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Landlords; don’t leave your tenants in the cold!

The house in Ivybridge, Devon, had been in a state of disrepair for a long time, which was affecting the health of the elderly and vulnerable tenant.

After investigating the complaint, South Hams District Council served an improvement notice, which required repairs to be undertaken to the heating system, fire proofing...

MEES Regulations: Landlords, are you ready for 1st April 2020?

The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (“MEES Regulations 2020”), place EPC obligations on landlords. The MEES Regulations 2020 require landlords to make energy efficiency improvements to a sub-standard domestic property currently being let.

A sub-standard property is a property with a valid EPC rating of F...

Landlords; are you prepared for the Electrical Safety Regulations?

If The Regulations are passed, private Landlords will be required to ensure electrical safety standards are met, which means complying with the electrical safety standards in the 2018 edition of the IET wiring regulations (BS7671:2018). In addition, Landlords must ensure that a qualified person inspects every fixed electrical installation at...