Month: January 2019
Landlord Training Course – Legal Update 2019
Landlord Training Course – Legal Update 2019 Monday 8th April 2019 – 9:30am – 4:30pm Venue – Astor Room, Plymouth Guildhall, Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1…
SWLA AGM 2019
SWLA held their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 23rd January. Thank you to our members who attended. A coat was left behind at the meeting, please…
SWLA Vice Chair Iain Maitland Attended Cornwall Council Private Rented Sector Liaison Group Meeting
On Tuesday 22nd January 2019, Cornwall Council hosted the meeting in St Austell, chaired by Joe Roberts (Private Sector Housing Manager). Items discussed included Revenue…
SWLA Attended Plymouth City Council’s Private Rented Sector Steering Group Meeting
Iain Maitland (Vice-Chair, representing SWLA) and Gillian Kerr (Office Manager and Accreditation Co-Ordinator representing Landlord Accreditation South West) attended the Plymouth Charter meeting on Monday…
Tenant Fee Bill to come into force in England 1st June 2019
14th January 2019 saw the 3rd and final reading of the Tenant Fees Bill in the House of Lords. Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth confirmed on…
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme; first to appoint an external, independant complaints reviewer.
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has become the first of the three Government-approved tenancy deposit protection schemes to appoint a new external, independent complaints reviewer….
If a tenant owes you rent you can claim it back via the small claims court, how does it work?
Listen to this episode from BBC Radio 4’s Money Box Live. The panel discusses the effectiveness of the system for getting you your money back….
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 passed through Parliament and comes into force 20th March 2019
It will be a requirement for all social and private landlords (including letting agents acting on their behalf) in England to ensure that a property…
Tenant Fees Bill in final stages
The Tenant Fees Bill 2017-2019 is due it’s 3rd and final reading on 15th January 2019 in the House of Lords. Once the final reading…
ICO issues first fines to organisations who have not paid the data protection fee
All organisations, companies and sole traders that process personal data must pay an annual fee to the ICO unless they are exempt. Fines for not…
