posted by Peter Scholl on 21.03.2018 in All | Comments Off on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards from 1 April 2018New regulations known as the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) provide that From 1 April 2018, it will be illegal for a landlord to grant a new lease of commercial premises having an EPC rating …
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posted by Peter Scholl on 07.03.2018 in All | Comments Off on Consultation by RICS on revised Code for leasing business premisesThe Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors has published a consultation (click to see in a new window) on replacing replace the current Code for Leasing Business Premises in England and Wales 2007, which is voluntary. …
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posted by Peter Scholl on 20.02.2018 in All | Comments Off on Government consultation on electrical safety requirements in the private rented sectorThe Housing and Planning Act 2016 provides for electricity safety standards to be set in secondary legislation if necessary. The Consultation (click to see) is on the Private Rented Sector Electrical Safety Working Group’s recommendations which …
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posted by Peter Scholl on 04.01.2018 in All | Comments Off on Consultation on repealing the staircase taxConsultation is sought (click to see) by the Department for Communities and Local Government on how (not whether) to reverse the Supreme Court ruling that non-contiguous floors occupied in the same building by the same …
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posted by Peter Scholl on 22.12.2017 in All | Comments Off on Government to crack down on unfair leasehold practicesAnother patch on an out of shape wheel or a bridge to a better system? The press release can be sen here. …
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