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s.21 and s.8 changes in Wales, and ‘Reactivation Notices’

Posted: July 24, 2020
By: Helix Law
Category: property disputes

There remain significant barriers preventing landlords from regaining possession of their property as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Much of the current legislation is intended to be temporary but may be extended in the future. England – the current position In March 2020 the Coronavirus Act 2020 extended the notice period for Section 21 [...]

Extensions of time and termination during Covid-19

Posted: June 30, 2020
By: Helix Law
Category: construction-law

The UK construction and engineering industry has been hit hard by Covid-19. Of course, delay in a construction project is not a novel occurrence, however the impact of Covid-19 is. Many construction projects will have been severely affected by lockdown and the rippling impacts of the pandemic. There are many consequences of Covid-19 which might [...]

UK government launches code of practice for commercial property relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted: June 24, 2020
By: Helix Law
Category: property disputes

Introduction It has been well documented how the Coronavirus pandemic has had (and continues to have) a huge impact on the commercial property market in the UK and the government response has, correspondingly, been far-reaching. To date a moratorium on forfeitures has been enacted and a number of associated measures for tenant businesses have been [...]

Cambridge University plans… Implications for Landlords and Investors

Posted: June 22, 2020
By: Helix Law
Category: property disputes

Cambridge University announce plans to go online only for 2020-2021 academic year risking significant impact on HMO landlords and investors. As a HMO landlord/investor, what are your options? What is a HMO? ‘HMO’ is short for ‘house in multiple occupation.’ It means any house or self-contained flat that is occupied by at least three people [...]

Invalid s21 & Gas safety certificate

Posted: June 18, 2020
By: Helix Law
Category: property disputes

The Court of Appeal has now issued its decision in Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield (2020) EWCA Civ 760. The case considers the effect of a landlord failing to provide a valid gas safety certificate (GSC) to a tenant before the tenant takes up occupation of the property. Does this, as was found in the [...]

An overview of how to deal with furlough and redundancy

Posted: May 26, 2020
By: Helix Law
Category: employment-law

EMPLOYMENT ISSUES AND COVID-19 1. FURLOUGH As a result of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government introduced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 20 March 2020. The purpose of the scheme is to avoid redundancies by alleviating the pressure on employers to continue paying wages in full during the crisis period. [...]

New Rules – MEES Regulations

Posted: April 2, 2020
By: Helix Law
Category: property disputes

THE NEW RULES FOR THE ‘MINIMUM LEVEL OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY’ STANDARD (MEES) – ENGLAND AND WALES As from April 2018, new tenancies in England and Wales have had to meet the Government’s minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES). Properties required to have an energy performance certificate (EPC) must reach a minimum ‘E’ rating on their EPC [...]

COVID-19: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Furlough Leave

Posted: March 27, 2020
By: Helix Law
Category: employment-law

The Government announced a new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on 20 March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the scheme, all UK employers, regardless of size or sector, can claim a grant from HMRC to cover 80% of the wages costs of employees who are not working but kept on the payroll ("furloughed"), [...]

New Form 6A

A new Form 6A (s21 notice) has been released today for immediate use in England to comply with the Coronavirus Act 2020. Landlords, agents and property investors must ensure they use the new notice. Other/older forms will not be valid. The most significant and substantive change is that the notice period is now 3 months [...]

Corona Virus – changes to possession

The Government has announced a series of changes and restrictions on landlords regaining possession of their property during the coronavirus pandemic. Legislation is in draft form at the moment and is expected to pass into law on Friday 27 March 2020. The main change to possession are: Notice periods for all notices, including Section 8 [...]

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