Managing Rural Housing

Articles and Publications

• 03.02.2020
  How landlords can plan for new electrical safety check rules
  Regulations introducing new electrical safety check rules in the private rented sector in England are expected to come into force later this year in a bid to improve safety for tenants. The new rules, likely to become a legal requirement from this summer, mean landlords – including estates and farm businesses with let residential property […]
  • Managing Rural Housing
  • Government Policies
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  3 mins
• 18.12.2019
  Top tips on managing condensation in your home
  Condensation is a common problem in older houses and it can get worse over the Christmas period when more people in the home, can mean extra showers, washing and cooking. The signs of condensation are obvious – water running down windows and walls, damp patches, peeling wallpaper and mildew – with common problem areas including […]
  • Managing Rural Housing
  2 mins
• 11.12.2019
  Cost-effective ways to improve a property’s energy performance to meet MEES requirements
  The rules that landlords with let residential property are required to meet under Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations are set to tighten within the next few months. From 1 April 2020, the requirement for let homes to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E or above will apply to existing residential tenancies, […]
  • Managing Rural Housing
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  3 mins
• 24.06.2019
  Improving your property’s EPC rating
  New technologies are emerging which offer home owners significant energy performance improvements at an affordable price Growing public awareness about the need to tackle climate change, along with the recent introduction of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations, is focusing people’s minds on the energy performance of residential property. MEES regulations prevent landlords from […]
  • Managing Rural Housing
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  • Government Policies
  3 mins
• 09.04.2019
  Change in energy efficiency rules for landlords takes effect
  Rural businesses with let residential property will be affected by new rules which came into force on 1 April, requiring landlords to spend up to £3,500 per property on energy efficiency upgrades. Since the introduction of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations on 1 April 2018, landlords have been prevented from granting a lease to […]
  • Managing Rural Housing
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  • Tenancy
  • Government Policies
  2 mins
• 07.03.2019
  Tough new rules for electrical inspections in private rented homes
  There has been a flurry of new regulations affecting private residential landlords over the past couple of years, as part of the government’s ongoing drive to raise standards for tenants. The latest of these is the proposed introduction of five-yearly mandatory checks for electrical installations by suitably qualified inspectors. The new rules will apply to […]
  • Managing Estates & Land
  • Managing Rural Housing
  • Estate & Land Management
  • Government Policies
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  2 mins
• 25.02.2019
  Rural residential landlords must prepare for expansion of energy efficiency rules
  The introduction of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations has had a noticeable impact on rural businesses with let residential portfolios. Landlords are prevented from granting a lease to a new tenant or renewing the tenancy of an existing tenant on properties with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of an F or G rating, […]
  • Managing Rural Housing
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  • Government Policies
  2 mins
• 14.02.2019
  Advice to Rural Estate Owners on the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (England only)
  The Tenant Fees Act will come into force on 1 June 2019, having received Royal Assent on the 12th February 2019. At a glance: Most fees charged by landlords and their agents to tenants will be banned, apart from a number of ‘permitted payments’. The ban will apply from 1 June 2019 for new and […]
  • Managing Rural Housing
  • Managing Estates & Land
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  • Tenancy
  • Government Policies
  • Estate & Land Management
  2 mins
• 13.11.2018
  Rural landlords must budget for energy efficiency upgrades
  Rural businesses in England and Wales with let residential property will need to prepare for the introduction of new rules requiring them to spend £3,500 per property to pay for energy efficiency upgrades. Since the introduction of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations on 1 April 2018, landlords have been prevented from granting a lease […]
  • Managing Rural Housing
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  • Government Policies
  2 mins
• 03.09.2018
  5 fire safety tips for rural landlords
  Rural landlords are being urged to check whether they are fulfilling their responsibilities when it comes to fire safety. Many farm and estate owners rent houses to employees and other local residents, or have diversified into holiday cottages and commercial workspace and it can be hard for landlords to get clarity about their responsibilities on […]
  • Farming
  • Managing Rural Housing
  • Health & Safety
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  3 mins
• 26.04.2018
  Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards & Listed Buildings | April 2018
  There has been a lot of confusion about the MEES, listed buildings and Energy Performance Certificates. England and Wales Current guidance on EPCs for listed buildings states : ‘an EPC is not currently required for a listed property or building within a conservation area when it is sold or rented in so far as compliance […]
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  • Research
  • Landlord & Tenant Issues
  • Scotland
  3 mins