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The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015, amended in 2022, require:- A smoke alarm on every storey...
24/06/2026

The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015, amended in 2022, require:

- A smoke alarm on every storey of a rental property used as living accommodation
- A carbon monoxide alarm in any room containing a fixed combustion appliance (excluding gas cookers)
- Alarms must be working at the start of every new tenancy
- Faulty alarms reported by tenants must be repaired or replaced as soon as reasonably practicable
- Penalties are up to £5,000 per failure. Per alarm missing or non-functional, not per property.

Worth knowing what your portfolio’s last verified position is. June is a sensible month to do a spot check.

All NLG check-ins, check-outs and property visits include a smoke and CO safety check as standard.

Earlier this month a colleague flagged a balcony as missing from a check-out report. Not the balcony key. The actual bal...
22/06/2026

Earlier this month a colleague flagged a balcony as missing from a check-out report. Not the balcony key. The actual balcony.
We are still not over it.
If anyone reading this has a stranger one, the comments are open. The bar is high.
Visual notes: Hook on brand colour, or a generic image of a balcony with a strikethrough.

Comments open.

With so much attention on the new rules, it’s worth flagging what hasn’t changed.Right to Rent checks remain a legal dut...
19/06/2026

With so much attention on the new rules, it’s worth flagging what hasn’t changed.

Right to Rent checks remain a legal duty for every landlord letting residential property in England, under the Immigration Act 2014. The 2024 guidance update is the current standard. Checks are needed before a tenancy starts, and follow-up checks are needed for tenants with time-limited right to rent.

The fines for failing to comply are up to £20,000 per occupier for a repeat breach.

For landlords who self-manage, the practical question is whether the check actually gets done before the keys are handed over. For agents, it’s whether the file shows the check was done properly for every single tenancy on the books.

The Renters’ Rights Act revised, expanded, and added to the Section 8 grounds. Broadly:Mandatory grounds: The judge has ...
18/06/2026

The Renters’ Rights Act revised, expanded, and added to the Section 8 grounds. Broadly:

Mandatory grounds:
The judge has no discretion if the ground is proved. Includes serious rent arrears (Ground 8), landlord selling or moving back in (Ground 1A, subject to 12-month restriction from tenancy start), and student possession (Ground 4A).

Discretionary grounds:
The judge has discretion to decide whether possession is reasonable. Includes persistent rent arrears (Ground 11), breach of tenancy (Ground 12), and antisocial behaviour (Ground 14).
Notice periods vary by ground. Some are two weeks (serious arrears), some are four months (Ground 1A and 4A), most sit at two post months.

The proper source for the specific grounds and notice periods is https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vMx9v0 or the National Residential Landlords Association. Worth being familiar with which ground applies before serving any notice.

Dated property visit records and check-in inventories make any Section 8 case significantly easier to evidence. Get in contact to book

Lovely flat. Lovely floor. Lovely Goldendoodles who turned out to be entirely unbothered by our visit, and who appear in...
17/06/2026

Lovely flat. Lovely floor. Lovely Goldendoodles who turned out to be entirely unbothered by our visit, and who appear in roughly half of the inventory photos as accidental cameos.

This is one of the genuinely nice parts of the job.

Pine cladding, original light fittings, a shelf of ceramics that have been in exactly the same order since some point in...
15/06/2026

Pine cladding, original light fittings, a shelf of ceramics that have been in exactly the same order since some point in the late seventies. Whoever takes this tenancy on is moving into a small time capsule.

Sealed unit failed. Moisture between the panes. Looks like a small aquarium minus the fish.The window will need replacin...
10/06/2026

Sealed unit failed.
Moisture between the panes.

Looks like a small aquarium minus the fish.

The window will need replacing. Not today, not next week, but eventually. The kind of thing that ends up in a check-out conversation if nobody had logged it before.

With so much focus on the Renters’ Rights Act, it’s worth flagging what hasn’t changed on deposits.Under the Tenant Fees...
09/06/2026

With so much focus on the Renters’ Rights Act, it’s worth flagging what hasn’t changed on deposits.

Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019, the maximum deposit on a new tenancy is:
- Five weeks’ rent, where the annual rent is under £50,000
- Six weeks’ rent, where the annual rent is £50,000 or above

That cap has not changed under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Deposits taken in excess of these limits have to be returned in full to the tenant within set timeframes, and the landlord loses the protection of being able to serve some kinds of notice until they are.

Worth a quick portfolio check if any tenancies were set up before 2019 and haven’t been adjusted since.

We don't think this one can be topped...
08/06/2026

We don't think this one can be topped...

For specific commencement dates as they’re confirmed, https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vMts10 alerts on the Renters’ Rights Act are...
05/06/2026

For specific commencement dates as they’re confirmed, https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vMts10 alerts on the Renters’ Rights Act are the source of truth.

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