05 Apr Requirements of HMO Properties

By far the bulk of the new requirements are related to fire precautions. All doors leading onto the hall/ stairs need to be fire doors and all floors will need to have fire- extinguishers and interlinked mains-operated smoke detectors. Details of the necessary work will...

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18 Feb Tenancy Deposit Protection—Why?

Following concern from the public and consumer groups regarding difficulty in recovering their deposits at the end of the tenancy, the government intro- duced last minute additions to the Housing Bill. In their words: “Tenancy Deposit Protection has been introduced: To ensuregood practice in the deposit handling,...

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