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Beware using WhatsApp to discuss rental contracts, warns lawyer

5 days ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Helen Gregory

A property lawyer has warned that landlords might fail to realise their tenant has given notice after a court ruled that a WhatsApp exchange was sufficient to create a contract. David Smith, at Spector Constant & Williams (formerly at JMW), says the technology and construction court judgement is likely to have far-reaching consequences in the private rented sector. In the recent case, a contractor took legal action against a developer when he wasn’t paid.
Social housing in crisis as tenants’ complaints go through the roof

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Tom Entwistle

Social housing in crisis as tenants’ complaints go through the roofMedia attention is often focussed on landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) when it comes to their treatment of tenants housed in poor conditions. But the facts are now telling a different story, showing that it is far worse in the social housing sector.
Council secures criminal conviction for landlord over unlicensed HMO

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

A West Sussex landlord has been prevented from letting out HMOs after he admitted operating an unlicensed property. An inspection by Arun Council officers discovered that Sebastian Orszak’s three-storey house in Linden Road, Bognor Regis (pictured), was being rented to at least five individual tenants but didn’t have the required licence. Orszak is a polish national who operates a business in the local area.
'Blue-rinse' seaside resort seeks to restrict number of HMOs

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

Councillors in Eastbourne look set to restrict the growth of HMOs in parts of their town. The borough council’s planning committee will vote on whether to introduce an Article 4 direction next week (3rd June) which would mean landlords looking to convert homes into small HMOs would need planning permission.
Landlords WILL be allowed to raise rents to pay for EPC upgrades

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

The government has admitted that landlords can raise rents to pay for costly EPC upgrades. Despite Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s insistence that rents hadn’t increased when standards were raised during previous initiatives, Justice Minister Sarah Sackman (main image) has now said there are grounds for “higher market rents”. Shadow Housing Secretary Kevin Hollinrake (pictured) asked her whether investment in upgrades was a material consideration allowing for a higher market rent.
WARNING: Money lost to 'investment scams' rises to £144 million

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

The public has been warned to be vigilant following a new report that shows the number of people relieved of their savings by ‘investment scams’ has increased by value for the first time since 2021, reaching £144 million. Such investment scams can involve gold and other high-value items, but many are linked to property developments, sub-leting activity and land-banks or ‘plots for sale’.
Famous seaside town plans enlarged £784 landlord licensing scheme

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

The Norfolk seaside town of Great Yarmouth has revealed plans to introduce a five-year selective licensing scheme for rented properties in three key wards. Councillors representing its borough council are to vote on June 3rd on the proposals which, if approved, will then move to a consultation on the scheme, which would cover 5,000 rented homes representing some 60% of the sector and cost landlords £784 per property.
US activist urges British tenants to withold rents and resist 'despotic landlords'

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

Radical renting campaigners have written a new book that aims to inspire the end of UK landlords’ “despotic control” over tenants. The blurb for Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis explains that it’s for anyone fed up with the permanent housing crisis, 'complicit' politicians, and real estate 'greed', and shows how tenants can organise successful collective actions, particularly by withholding rent.
Number of planning permissions for HMOs declines across UK

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Nigel Lewis

The number of HMO licences being granted by local planning authorities is on the decline, according to new figures. New mandatory and additional licence approvals by councils across Great Britain fell by -6% in 2024, according to Searchland, which reveals that 2023 saw a total of 25,445 new licences issued, while last year this dropped by 1,498 to 23,947.
Landlord £10,000 out of pocket as DWP rules complicate payments

1 week ago | landlordzone.co.uk | Helen Gregory

A tenant has built up more than £10,000 in rent arrears after the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) refused to accept her landlord’s word that the rent had increased. Brian Southern’s tenant has twice failed to report changes during the last five years when he issued a Section 13 notice, in line with increases in LHA rates. It means he is still only receiving direct payments based on the pre-2020 LHA rate of £499 when the uprated amount went up to £750 in April 2020 and £950 in April 2024.