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A letting agent’s guide to new anti money laundering changes

Can room only leases be Private Residential Tenancies? The Upper Tribunal of the Housing and Property Chamber (UT) recently published a decision in which it held a tenant who had exclusive use of one room within a flat and shared common facilities with three other residents did not have a Private Residential Tenancy (PRT). In […]

Enforcing Guarantee Agreements After 1st December 2017 We previously blogged about the transfer of jurisdiction from the Sheriff Court to First-tier Tribunal Housing and Property Chamber (‘FTT’).  Almost two years  on from 1st December 2017, it is by now well known to Private Sector Landlords and Letting Agents, that the appropriate forum in which to […]

landlords guidance for smoke detectors

Continuing or extending short assured tenancies

A look at the jurisdiction of the Housing and Property Chamber in relation to private tenancies