In all the years I’ve owned property to date, I’ve never had to sever notice on tenants 👍, we just come to an amicable agreement & they move on 👍. I’m just drafting a new ASTA from NRLA site & completing section 7 re serving notice & it states that if I need to I will send by 1st class post, great but dated IMHO. I always setup WhatsApp groups for all new tenancies & we communicate through that including issues/concerns/fixes/leave dates etc. Is this not a viable alternative option?

I sent the following to Edwin, he forwarded to external review team 30th May, no response to date, prompted him again today … Bruce H states we should email you directly with views about licensing, therefore I have 2 specific questions: 1. What absolutely staggers me is if I were to buy todayin Heaton, I have to pay the full 5yr licence cost, only to have to renew it again, at full 5yr cost, in 2025 when the licence scheme resets & is renewed! What happened to the concept of pro rata? 2. Now that the government has scrapped the EPC plans to get properties to C rating, why the council can’t lower the rating to a D to qualify for the £100 licence discount? This would be a major boost to licence holders moving forward. It’s so difficult to get a Tyneside flat to a C rating & also you allow accreditation for EPC E ratings, so why the mammoth jump to a C for a discount, when it’s so difficult to achieve?

Good evening all I'm looking for recommendations for make and model of new boilers - I'm in need of two replacements within the next month. Any help or suggestions welcomed. Thanks

Looking for a 1 bed studio/flat, either north or south of the river, ideally Gateshead or Heaton type areas, but will of course consider most places. The most important criteria being it’s safe & secure, presently their accommodation is neither. I have a friend looking for suitable accommodation for a lady who he’s taken onboard through a charity he’s working for. The lady is presently on UC, but at college studying hospitality & volunteering in a restaurant & looking for full time work once college studies complete. She’s currently in temporary accommodation & has no notice period requirements to fulfil so can move asap Initial contact details are Paul on +44 7798 831936 / harrisonpd854@gmail.com Thanks in advance for your help Steve

Landmark ruling on tenancy deposits… Something our own @Bruce Haagensen has mentioned many times as a possibility has now happened! A landmark ruling says that deposits need to be protected AGAIN when an AST becomes a periodic tenancy… Might not affect every tenancy but this is must read for landlords. Full read here