RENT ACT 1977 – Irremovable, HOUSING ACT 1988-
tenancy can be passed down, No
PRO – Act enable assured tenancies and ASTs
more since 1989.
CON – Skewed to the rights of the tenant
RENT CONTROL – Can apply to rent
offers to assess fair rent – CON- - Only possession through Form 6a=section 21
Assume supply and demand is equal - Without appropriate notice they are only assured tenancies.
(no provision for market conditions) - Deposit not secured
- Cannot serve section 21 id under 4 months into a tenancy.
PROTECTION FROM EVICTION ACT
1977
SDLT – STANDARD LAND TAX Look into pre covid and post covid rents
HOUSING ACT 2004 – HOUSING HEALTH AND SAFETY RATING SYSTEM (HHSRS) – COVERS
More
Payablethoughts on whether the acts
by the tenant, - Installations e.g. water, gas, elec
interfere with peace or comfort of a
Calculating- - Personal hygiene
tenant? Unable to withhold services
- Sanitation and drainage
aProperty
tenant needs
rent =e.g. heating,
8,667 pcm light etc. - Food safety
This act wasasmade
Let initially stronger
an AST by
for 6 months then renewed successively
Broken into 4 sections-for
29aall
period of 3 years.
together.
HOUSING ACT 1988 meaning a
£8,667 X 12
convicted = 104,004
person may have to pay a PHYSIOLOGICAL – PESTS
maximum fine of £5000 or prison for
X3 = 312,012(NPV) PSYCHOLOGICAL – LIGHTING, WINDOW SAFETY ETC
2 years max.
312,012 – 250,000 = 62,012 x 1% = £620.12 PROTECTION AGAINST INFECTION – LEGIONELLA/ SEWAGE
HMO –
Payable in year 3 by the tenant declaringPROTECTION
it to HMRC using SDLT1ACCIDENTS
AGAINST tax return.– TRIP HAZARDS ETC
Must have shared kitchen and
ATED – ANNUAL TAX ON ENVELOPED DWELLINGS
bathroom –
LOCAL AUTHORITY ENFORCEMENT – Can enforce provisions of part 1 of HOUSING ACT
2004 in privately owned and rented homes, and housing associations PRPSH.
3 or -more Payable mainlypeople
non related by companies that own UK residential property valued at more than 500k.
- VALUED AT 2M – 2013- 2014 1MCertain – 2015-2016
public500K
sector– landlords
2016-2017can be subject to inspection and enforcement.
SAFTEY STANDARDS –
- Partly owned by a company, partnership where any partners own a company, collective investment scheme-
Some landlords have a crown exemption.
All HMOs are subject to
2019-2020
management regulations and TYPES OF ENFORCEMENT – IMPROVEMENT NOTICE – HAZARD AWARENESS NOTICE –
PARTIAL RELIEF – 500K-1M £3650
breaking this can lead to unlimited EMERGENCY ACTION – PROHIBITION ORDER
fines and local authorities can issue
Valued 800k empty 3 months rented 9 months SAFETY IN PROPERTIES – Grenfell main example
civil penalty notices of up to £30,000
3/12offence.
per X 3650 - £912.50 Payable for 3 months un occupied.
ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS – Ensure national standards for electrical safety are met.
MANAGER DUTIES –
GAS SAFETY REGULATIONS 1988 – These are set out in the 18th edition of the ‘Wiring Regulations’, which are published as
- Supply information British Standard 7671.
Placed legal duties on landlords and letting agents.
- Maintain fire safety
This included Gas appliances, pipework leading
Supply atocopy of this report to the existing tenant within 28 days of the inspection and
measures
gas appliances, flues from gas appliances.test. Supply a copy of this report to a new tenant before they occupy the premises.
- Protect occupiers from injury
Supply a copy of this report to any prospective tenant within 28 days of receiving a
- Maintain
FURNITURE water supply and
AND FURNISHINGS (FIRE SAFETY)
request for the report.
drainage
REGULATIONS 1988 – Updated in 1993 to state
- Ensure must
manufacturers gas appliances are items.THE SMOKE AND CARBON
test and label CPRs and BPRs –
tested annually as well as MONOXIDE ALARM (ENGLAND)
electrics every 5 years. CPRs – Consumer protection from unfair
REGULATIONS 2015 – Now all
- Maintain living trading regulations.
appliances e.g. boilers and log
accommodation burners since 2022 must have one Trading standards enforce this.
- Provide waste disposal nearby. OR fines of £5,000 if no
facilities. carbon monoxide alarms or sufficient BPRs – Business protection from misleading
fire alarms. marketing regulations.