Courts will reopen on 24 August 2020 following a five-month ban on evictions, introduced by the government in a bid to protect renters during the COVID-19 crisis. The principal changes are that landlords will need to confirm they wish to make or continue with a claim by filling in a reactivation notice and sending it […]
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Please find our July Newsletters below containing all that is new in the property world for agents, landlords and tenants. July 2020 – Newsletter – Agents July 2020 – Newsletter – Landlords July 2020 – Newsletter – Tenants
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A temporary amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 has been announced to manage the resumption of possession proceedings when the “moratorium evictions” ends on 23 August 2020. The changes to the usual possession proceedings process mean you’ll need to be prepared, providing a reactivation notice to the court and tenant. What’s changed? Landlords must […]
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Has your tenant stopped paying rent? Do you want your property back? Don’t feel like you have to sit back and wait… new notices CAN still be served. If you’ve exhausted all attempts to negotiate repayment and are unsure what to do, we can help. Don’t wait for the courts to re-open – you need […]
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Today Rishi Sunak delivered the highly anticipated Summer economic statement, or ‘mini-budget’ for 2020. It was expected to deliver a lifeline to businesses and stimulate the economy, but did it deliver? The initial response is a resounding ‘yes’. The Government announced £30billion of extra spending to support a jobs retention bonus, incentives to hire apprentices, […]
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Please find below our Agent, Landlord and Tenant June Newsletters containing all that is new in the property world. June 2020 – Newsletter – Agents June 2020 – Newsletter – Landlords June 2020 – Newsletter – Tenants
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“Forget Survival, think personal and business growth…” is a brand new, straight talking property podcast series hosted by LegalforLandlords MD, Sim Sekhon. Each episode aims to explore startling facts and figures – not to try and scare you – but in the hope that you’ll sit up and take notice. The truth about the property […]
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Remote working, productivity and recruitment June 18th 2020 LegalforLandlords MD, Sim Sekhon is joined by Brian Farrell (MD, Acaboom) to discuss remote working, productivity and recruitment.
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To help support you and your business, we have put together a list of facts summarising the changes currently impacting the Private Rental Sector due to the Coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 is an ever-changing landscape and subject to swift changes. Our last update went out on 23rd April, and even since then a lot has changed. […]
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We all recognise that COVID-19 has caused financial difficulties and the Government was right to consider the needs of tenants in its emergency legislation. But the latest move – extending the ban on evictions to the end of August – doesn’t just deal with the effects of the virus. It prolongs the agony for landlords […]
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