Furlough Extended

Sky News has reported that Rishi Sunak is to extend Furlough until the end of March 2021. Payments will remain at 80% up to £2,500 per month. Sunak told Parliament “Our highest priority remains the same: to protect jobs and livelihoods”.

Gas Safety Update

The Court of Appeal recently handed down a judgment on the 18th June 2020 that concluded failure to provide a gas safety certificate prior to a tenants occupation does not prevent a landlord serving a s.21 notice as long as the relevant certificate has been given before service of the notice.

Client Money Protection

Client Money Protection for Letting Agents to Come into Force in 2021   By the 1st April 2021, all letting agents will be required to join an official Client Money Protection Scheme. This is not the same as a Tenancy Deposit Protection scheme. CMPS was originally set to come into force in 2020 but was