Landlord Regulations
At Blue Crystal, we’ve been managing properties in West London for many years. We know that initially, you might be surprised to know that there are more legal steps involved when letting a property then selling it.
You don’t only have national rules and regulations: you also have the local ones. You need to know your rights and responsibilities as a landlord and your tenant’s ones.
For this reason, in this category archive, we aim to explain very clearly the main landlord regulations.
From the minute you sign a contract, your tenants will probably always call upon you to make repairs.
For this reason, in this category, we explain the main landlord regulations from your statutory repairing obligations. Also, we share tips on how to make sure that the tenants will make the eventual repairs to a certain standard.
Leaseholders who are in process of selling but have unpaid service charges
Unpaid service charges It is assumed that any arrears owing at the point of the sale of a flat will pass to the incoming leaseholder. This view is incorrect and can present landlords with a debt that may be difficult to recover, once the outgoing leaseholder has moved...
Importance of inventory at tenancy disputes
Property inventory report Experience shows that photographic and video evidence within your inventory can be vital in dispute cases. Once you have embedded your photos or videos into the inventory, as well as signing it yourself, don’t forget that your tenant also...
Eviction ban extension for landlords
Coronavirus act 2020 tenant eviction ban As it stands, a landlord can only gain possession if they have leave from the court or an exemption, which only applies to arrears of over six months, severe anti-social behaviour or domestic violence cases. The purpose of...
Landlord Tenant Relationship
Below are a few pointers to have a good landlord-tenant relationship: 1. Get off on the right foot Ideally make sure that you meet your tenant before they move in. Work on building rapport early on so you can develop mutual trust as time goes on. You don’t need to be...
Tenancies during Covid-19
Coronavirus and tenancy The Government provides protection to social and private tenants by delaying when landlords can start proceedings to evict tenants. The provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020, that increased the required notice period length, were initially due...