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The government’s model tenancy agreement has been updated to allow tenants to keep pets by default. Meanwhile, the proposed Renters Reform Bill is awaiting Parliament approval.

The government’s model tenancy agreement has been updated to allow tenants to keep pets by default. Meanwhile, the proposed Renters Reform Bill is awaiting Parliament approval.

Financial markets are starting to get frothy. Economic headwinds are beginning to churn the waters of global financial markets, with volatility spiking and asset prices tanking over the course of the year. Whilst the causes may be abstract and miles from our shores, their effects have very real consequences for homeowners and landlords throughout the United Kingdom.

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Brits across the country hoped that post-pandemic life would resume an element of normality. Perhaps there was a sense of hopefulness that the potential inflation regarding the cost of living would settle down, and that those who had faced hardships throughout the pandemic would be able to get back on their feet and recover from any losses. Yet since last year, the UK has experienced more financial adversity than life previously.

In January 2020, the government announced the much-anticipated introduction of mandatory electrical safety inspections for private landlords.

The new regulations, titled The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, were officially brought in on 1st April 2020.

In January 2020, the government announced the much-anticipated introduction of mandatory electrical safety inspections for private landlords. The new regulations, titled The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, were officially brought in on 1st April 2020.