Archive | The Landlords Brief

Property Safety

Gas Certificates, EICRs and Smoke Alarms: The Safety Paperwork That Protects You Before Anything Else

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Nov 3, 2026

Regulation Updates

EPC C by 2030: What the Government Has Confirmed, What It Hasn’t, and What to Do Now

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Oct 29, 2026

Tenancy & Rent

“No DSS, No Children” Is Now Illegal: What the Rental Discrimination Ban Means for Your Lettings

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Oct 27, 2026

Regulation Updates

Regaining Possession in 2026: The Section 8 Grounds That Matter, Notice Periods and the Mistakes That Sink a Claim

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Oct 22, 2026

Tenancy & Rent

Pets and Tenant Requests in 2026: The 28-Day Rule, What You Can Refuse, and What You Can’t Charge

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Oct 20, 2026

Property Safety

HHSRS in 2026: 21 Hazards, New Scoring and the £7,000 Fine Councils Can Now Issue

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Oct 15, 2026

Tenancy & Rent

Raising the Rent in 2026: One Form, One Increase a Year, and the Mistakes That Make Your Notice Void

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Oct 13, 2026

Regulation Updates

The PRS Landlord Ombudsman: Binding Decisions, £25,000 Awards, and Why 2028 Is Closer Than It Sounds

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Oct 8, 2026

Tenancy & Rent

The PRS Database Opens in Nine Weeks: What You Actually Need Ready Before Your Region's Date Lands

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Oct 6, 2026

Tenancy & Rent

Rent Repayment Orders Just Got Sharper: Two Years of Rent, and Tribunals No Longer Have a Choice

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Oct 1, 2026

Tenancy & Rent

Tenant Fees in 2026: Rent Before Signing Is Now Prohibited, and the Holding Deposit Clock That Catches Landlords Out

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Sep 29, 2026

Tenancy & Rent

HHSRS Three Months On — £3.5 Billion in National Penalty Exposure, 504,808 Properties at Risk, and the Scoring System That Replaced A-J Entirely

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Sep 24, 2026