News / 10.03.2022 Ground rent reform and what it means for long leaseholders The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 8 February 2022. Its provisions are expected to take effect later this summer and could save future long leaseholders hundreds of... Read More

News / 13.08.2021 A tenancy may not just be an AST! Farmers as employers must be aware that they do not inadvertently create a secure tenancy for an agricultural worker mistakenly believing that they are entering into a simple Assured Shorthold Tenancy... Read More

News / 30.07.2021 Double promotion for Battens Solicitors South West law firm Battens Solicitors are commending the work of Property Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Jacqui Swann, and Commercial Property Solicitor, Michael Sewell. In recognition of their dedicatio... Read More

News / 15.07.2021 FAQ - Revenge evictions Landlord and tenant specialist, Jacqui Swann, discusses how a landlord and a tenant can protect themselves from revenge evictions.  What is a revenge eviction?   This is also known as re... Read More

News / 08.02.2021 Landlord and Tenant Updates 2021 There is currently a ban on Bailiffs and High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) enforcing Possession Orders at residential properties except in the most serious of cases such as for extreme antisoc... Read More

News / 14.09.2020 Covid-19 - Changes to evictions You would be forgiven for being confused with all the changes that are happening in relation to landlord and tenant law and in particular evictions.  Legislation is being introduced on Friday aft... Read More

News / 22.06.2020 No gas safety certificate is no longer fatal to evictions Landlords can breathe a sigh of relief at the handing down of a Court of Appeal decision on 18 June 2020 in the case of Trecarrell House v Rouncefield where it was decided that if a Landlord fails to... Read More

News / 01.04.2020 Landlord and Tenant - New legislation for 2020 Before the pandemic that is the Coronavirus descended on the United Kingdom, the top of the vital information for residential landlords was the enactment of the following which will affect most tenanc... Read More

News / 04.11.2019 Landlords: are you ready for 2020? 2020 is the year that sees three pieces of legislation affecting all residential tenancies come into force. Landlords need to be prepared to avoid exposing themselves to penalties. From 20th March 20... Read More

News / 11.07.2019 Residential Tenancies You would be forgiven for thinking that it is simply too much trouble to be a Landlord in private rental properties these days. There have been numerous additional restrictions and obligations imposed... Read More

News / 15.04.2019 The Government Proposes Plan to Abolish Section 21 (“No Fault”) Evictions It will be announced today by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, that landlords will lose the ability to repossess their properties using Section... Read More

News / 31.01.2019 How long is too long? Don’t pause for thought on forfeiture A landlord under a lease (either residential or commercial) is generally entitled to forfeit a lease[1]. Forfeiture has always been seen as a draconian measure and one that the court of equity as long... Read More