Recent Landlord News | Latest Landlord news 2025 / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

An Irish drug dealer, Mr Clifton Collins, has lost his £46 million Bitcoin fortune, in an unusual set of circumstances. Mr Collins is currently in prison, serving a prison sentence. Mr Collins is said to […]

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Recent Landlord News | Latest Landlord news 2025 / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

[lwptoc] What are the three tenancy deposit schemes? There are three government-backed deposit protection schemes: Deposit Protection Service (DPS), MyDeposits and Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). The deposit legislation applies to all residential properties let on

Which Tenancy deposit scheme to use – DPS, TDS, Mydeposits or Zero Deposit? Read More »

Recent Landlord News | Latest Landlord news 2025, Legal / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

[lwptoc] According to research, 50% of London borough’s, did not fine landlords, for breaches of current legislation, while letting their property in the past year. A group known as Generation rent representing private tenants, says

Tenants re-claiming 12 months rent under Rent repayment order (RRO)? Read Nenova v Virginia Read More »

Legal, Recent Landlord News | Latest Landlord news 2025 / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

The tenant claimed that the pre-payment arrangement was a “requirement” and that the landlord “imposed” it upon him. The Upper Tribunal for Scotland refused an appeal against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland

£14,000 deposit from a landlord, by a tenant, rejected by Upper Tribunal Read More »

Recent Landlord News | Latest Landlord news 2025 / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

According to a new analysis by landlord insurer Direct Line for Business, last winter saw a record number of claims for faulty boilers. Claims rose 5.2% compared to the winter of 2015/16. The volume of

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Legal, Recent Landlord News | Latest Landlord news 2025 / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

From 1 September 2019, Welsh Government is banning private rental fees. This means landlords and letting agents in Wales will no longer be able to charge tenants for additional fees. If a current tenancy started

Guidance for landlords and agents: Private rental fees ban Read More »

Legal, Recent Landlord News | Latest Landlord news 2025 / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

Tenant Fees Ban The banning of tenant fees under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (“the Act”) will now come into force on 01 June 2019 in England and applies to both landlords and letting agents

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Legal, Recent Landlord News | Latest Landlord news 2025 / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

Where a property is rented under an assured shorthold tenancy to a sole tenant and that tenant dies, the death of the tenant does not automatically bring the tenancy to an end. Sometimes there will

Death of a Tenant – As a Landlord Where do you stand? Read More »

RECENT LEGISLATION, Legal / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

Caridon Property Ltd v Monty Shooltz. Central London County Court. 2 February 2018 (See judgement here). This was an appeal to a circuit judge of a first instance decision of District Judge Bloom. The circuit

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Recent Landlord News | Latest Landlord news 2025 / December 14, 2023 / By Marc Attwater

James Brokenshire the Communities Secretary has today announced that private landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme. Landlords who are required to register, but fail to do so could face

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