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SWLA Attend Private Rented Sector Partnership Meeting Hosted by Plymouth City Council
Wednesday 5th February, Anna Lord (SWLA Senior Administrator) attended the meeting along with various representatives from the PRS in Plymouth. The aim of the group…
REMINDER Midnight 31st January, final deadline for landlords to complete & submit self assessment tax returns online and pay tax owed.
Those who fail to submit a return before the deadline could face an initial fixed penalty of £100.00 as well as further penalties dependant on…
Date Set; New Electrical Safety Rules for Landlords
Five-year safety checks will be mandatory for landlords for all new tenancies from 01 July 2020. This will be rolled out to all existing tenancies…
GDPR – ICO chasing companies who have not registered and paid their Data Protection Fee.
GDPR came into force on 25th May 2018. Most businesses that process personal information (private landlords included) need to register with the Information Commissioners Office…
Does your property have damp/mould problems? Watch this…..
https://plymouthenergycommunity.com/residents/damp-mould-video
SWLA Meet with Councillor Penberthy and Matt Garrett PCC
9th January 2020, Steve Lees (SWLA Chair) and Iain Maitland (SWLA Vice Chair) met with Matt and Councillor Penberthy. Topics for discussion included the Government’s…
Letting Agents, if you let out a property with a rent of £10k euros (or equivalent) per month or more –
From today, 10 January 2020, all letting agents who manage properties which, individually, yield an income of 10,000 Euros per month (or equivalent) or more,…
SWLA Christmas Office Hours
The SWLA Office will be closed 24th, 25th & 26th December. The rest of the festive period, phone lines and emails will be maintained. We…
19th December 2019 saw the state opening of Parliament. What does this mean for landlords?
The Queen announced a Renters’ Reform Bill that will abolish the use of Section 21 (no fault) evictions. The grounds for possession via Section 8…
Latest News and Updates; SWLA December Bulletin
http://swla.gsl.media/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-December-Final-v.pdf
Washing Machine Recall (Hotpoint & Indesit Brands)
More than half a million certain models of washing machines manufactured between 2014 and 2018 are been recalled by Whirlpool (Hotpoint and Indesit Brands) –…
