Homelessness Minister Resigns
After much negative press, the Homelessness Minister resigned. Her resignation comes after she was accused of hypocrisy over the way she handled rent increases on a property she owns.
The row was sparked after Ali ended her tenants' fixed-term contract in order to sell up, but then re-listed the house for rent at a higher price within six months.
Strategic Planning and The Renters’ Rights Bill
What a wonderful week. Mondays and Fridays are always admin days unless we need to train clients in-house.
This week we’ve been in London in person and on-line delivering our Strategic Planning Training for the Renters’ Rights Bill.
The difference between this course and other courses we’ve developed is that the Strategic Planning focuses on the practical implementation of the legislation. The training is Solution Focused which translates into ‘let’s put a plan together’ and set out what needs to be done.
Time needed to get Ducks in a Row for the Renters’ Rights Act
Kristjan Byfield recently wrote a Linkedin post on the importance of the government allowing time for the lettings industry to prepare for the changes that the #rentersrightsact will bring. Kristjan is right and it’s not just lettings and property management this will affect.
The impact assessment I put together last year (visual learner) illustrates just how far reaching the Act will be. It's seismic.
Let’s start with landlords and letting agents / PMs - they will have to amend and update processes and systems related to pre, during and post tenancy.
Tenants will need to educate themselves or be signposted to these changes.
Legal firms, solicitors, barristers and the Law Commission of England and Wales will become the lynch pins for legal paperwork, advice, court claims (at some point) navigating complex areas of the Act and a comfort blanket of sorts.
ROPA - SURVEY
Since the publication of the White Paper in 2019, for the Regulation of Property Agents, ROPA has been discussed and then discussed again.
Over the last 7 months both the Housing Minister and Lord Best have made headlines by making reference to ROPA.