What is the Deregulation Act 2015?
You will have heard ALOT of property people talking about this but because it’s name doesn’t really specify what it means I will simplify it’s main points and then you need to use the link below to read through it properly. Here goes:
1.Agents are now able to include their details on the prescribed information on the deposit protection form and sign it on behalf of the landlord.
2. If a deposit is not held in accordance with an approved scheme, a Section 21 notice may not be served.
3.At tenancy renewal if everything has stayed the same, the landlord is deemed to have complied with the deposit protection rules if they complied with the original tenancy, and the deposit also remains in the same scheme.
4. A Landlord cannot serve a section 21 notice for 6 months after a complaint has been made
5. A section 21 notice does not need to correspond with the last day of a tenancy period
6. You cannot serve a section 21 notice within 4 months of the start of a notice
7. You cannot make a claim for possession any longer than 6 months after the end date of the section 21 notice
Basically this makes the whole evicting a tenant more complicated and I strongly suggest that if you need to evict a tenant you ask your solicitor for advice pronto.
You should be making sure that you know this new legislation, your letting agent knows about it too and when it doubt ask your legal advisor.
Government Link: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/20/section/33/enacted
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