Tuesday, 21 December 2021
Dear All, 2021 has certainly given us all some unique challenges. A global pandemic, lockdowns and endless changes to working practices! I hope you and your families are well and managed to navigate the difficulties that have arisen. Here at Fentons we decided to use the enforced downtime to review our service to our clients and we are thankful to have had a successful business year. We have increased our portfolio and introduced a new... read more
Monday, 17 June 2019
We recently had a new client come to us for advice following a summons to the First-tier Tribunal. Amongst other Repairing standard issues the landlord had not put the tenants' deposit in the tenancy deposit scheme for over two years. In a panic, at being summoned for a repairing standard issue, the landlord had quickly lodged the deposit to show the tribunal that they were now complying with all legislation. Their tenant who had been... read more
Friday, 18 January 2019
Enforcement of deposit regulations 16 January 2019 There is no doubt that the First-tier Tribunal Housing & Property Chamber (FTT) taking over jurisdiction of private rented sector cases from the Sheriff Courts has led to a significant increase in landlords and tenants taking legal action against each other. One area this can be seen very clearly is in the number of cases tenants are bringing against their landlords for failing to comply... read more
Friday, 18 January 2019
Changes to the Repairing Standard The government announced last year that following a consultation in the spring of 2017 it would be making changes to the Repairing Standard. This is the standard of repair that all properties in the private rented sector must adhere to. The government has now laid draft legislation before parliament to introduce the following changes: From 1 March 2019 Repairing Standard amended to: – Include a... read more
Thursday, 23 August 2018
8 Common Mistakes To Be Aware Of When Renting Out Your Property If you’ve got a property that you’re unsure what to do with but don’t want to sell, especially if you’ve inherited it, a great way of using it as a source of extra income can be to rent it out. If the property is located in a highly-desired area, you should be able to demand a fairly high amount of rent. However, there are a lot of different aspects to renting out... read more
Friday, 1 September 2017
We have a mixture to share with you, from moving hacks to hats on the wall, here are our favourites! Summer Coastal Kitchen - Sand and Sisal For some summer kitchen inspiration, this blog post from Kim at Sand and Sisal is a must read. She shares images from her coastal inspired kitchen diner that are enough to make you swoon. The light and airy design with blue and bronze accents are stunning, set against beautiful tiling that looks just... read more
Friday, 1 September 2017
10 Home Improvements Blogs You Need to Check Out The internet has a wealth of knowledge from both experts and enthusiasts of all areas, one of them being how to improve your home. Blogs are a great place to follow like-minded people in their journeys and projects, so we decided to put together a list of 10 of our favourite home improvement blogs for you to check out. 1. Young House Love Young couple Sherry and John are the writers of Young... read more
Friday, 1 September 2017
5 Decorating Ideas for Your Teenage Son's Bedroom Eventually, kids get to an age where they want to feel grown up, be grown up, and be treated like an adult. They start to re-evaluate their possessions and whether they would be deemed ‘babyish’ or not. It is inevitable that they will want their room to reflect their desire to be grown up, and why shouldn’t they? Chances are their bedroom currently sports the design they wanted when they... read more
Friday, 1 September 2017
Moving into your first home is an exciting and scary time. There’s lots going on, many things you need to finalise and a lot of packing to do! When taking all your possessions to your first home, it’s much easier to think about all the items you do own, rather than what you’re missing. Excluding the bigger more obvious items that you’ll probably think of, such as a sofa or a bed, we’ve gathered a list of useful household items that... read more
Friday, 1 September 2017
A Checklist For Moving House 16/03/2017 Moving house is a huge task, and there is a lot to remember. More often than not, we tend to forget a few things until the last minute which can increase stress levels and make your move day extremely chaotic. The purpose of this post is to cover the main points to consider when moving to make the task as stress-free as possible. Obviously, each move is different, so it is almost impossible to go over... read more
