The UK government will end the centuries-old leasehold system in England and Wales before this parliament concludes. Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook announced a comprehensive plan to transform property ownership rights affecting 5 million homes, in an exclusive interview with The Guardian. The government will introduce a commonhold white paper that forms the basis of a…
Category: Landlord & Tenant
Assured Shorthold Tenancies – Retrospective Changes from 1 October 2018
The Deregulation Act 2015 introduced new rules in relation to the way in which tenancies of properties in England can be granted and terminated. The provisions applied initially only to tenancies created on or after 1 October 2015. From 1 October 2018 the changes apply retrospectively to all assured shorthold tenancies, whenever they were created.…