New fire safety measures will help save the lives of tenants and ensure all rented property is equipped with a smoke alarm, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis said today.
From today (1 October), landlords will be required by law to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties, under new Government measures coming into force.
New research has today revealed the shocking numbers of private renters in the South West suffering at the hands of a rogue landlord, with approximately 80,000 experiencing an act by their landlord that could have resulted in legal action.
The survey by Shelter and YouGov revealed alarming reports from renters including landlords threatening, harassing or assaulting them, cutting off...
Landlords in Devon will need to carry out thorough immigration status checks on their prospective tenants before granting tenancies in the future – or face stiff penalties including the possibility of imprisonment, warns leading law firm Stephens Scown LLP.
The government is expected to include a new penalty of up to five years in prison for landlords who fail to carry out the...
Two in five (41%) landlords in the South West* admit that they struggle to keep up with changes in law relating to letting property a week before a new deadline that could leave them with heavy fines for missing.
There are already over 50 Acts of Parliament and more than 70 sets of regulations that govern the private-rented sector (PRS).
Landlords in Devon and Somerset are being urged to act now to ensure they are ready for new safety laws aimed at saving dozens of lives a year.
The regulations make it compulsory for all landlords to fit smoke alarms in rented homes and are expected to come into effect from October 2015, subject to Parliamentary approval.
Under the new laws smoke alarms must be fitted on every...
Landlords in Devon could be forced to secure a licence under Government plans to tackle illegal immigration.
The Residential Landlords’ Association understands that the new Conservative Government plans to extend the scope of the mandatory licensing regime to tackle illegal immigration.
In a speech last week, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a new licensing scheme to...
TENANTS in Plymouth are being let down by proposals from political parties designed to please their supporters but which will do nothing to root out criminal landlords.
According to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) proposals such as from Labour and the Green Party to introduce more regulation of the sector sound good and simple, but would do nothing to help tenants in...
A new website will give landlords in Devon a unique chance to have their say during the General Election campaign.
Developed by the Residential Landlords Association, the site is a hub for all information landlords will need including the policies of all the main parties; exclusive articles from them on their plans for the private rented sector; and key facts about the market.
Fire chiefs have welcomed yesterday's announcement that the government plans to introduce vital life-saving legislation on smoke alarms in rented properties ahead of the General Election.
New regulations which make it compulsory for all landlords to fit smoke alarms in rented homes are to be issued by the Government it was announced today at the Local Government Association (LGA)...
