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Covid 19 addendum to policies document; https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/COVID%2019%20Addendum%20-%20Housing%20Improvement%20and%20HMO.pdf Information from PCC about housing during the coronavirus crisis; https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/coronaviruscovid19informationabouthousing General information from PCC regarding local services, advice

Louise Cooper and guests discuss what rights tenants and landlords have as the coronavirus crisis continues. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000h1md

6th April 2020, the Government published a new version of the N5B (to use when applying to the courts for accelerated possession of a property

The Government has released advice on meeting the regulatory requirement to secure a valid Energy Performance Certificate on marketing a property during the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

UPDATE, STORE NOW OPEN, CHECK WEBSITE FOR OPENING HOURS, SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES ARE IN PLACE. BUSIEST TIMES 8AM AND LUNCHTIME. REMINDER – GOV.UK ADVICE; ONLY

The operation to shield Plymouth’s most vulnerable residents from the Coronavirus. Caring for Plymouth, which is an alliance between the Council, Livewell Southwest and a

Five-year electrical safety checks will still be mandatory for landlords for all new tenancies from 01 July 2020. This will still be rolled out to

‘National Code Assured Accommodation’, have released information and advice on the impact of Coronavirus on student accommodation, including within the private rented sector. It contains

**NOTE – MEES REGULATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN EFFECTED BY CORONAVIRUS** The Domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) Regulations set a minimum energy efficiency level for

**NOTE, ELECTRONIC CHECKS MADE DURING THE TEMPORARY CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WILL NEED A FOLLOW UP RETROSPECTIVE CHECK WITHIN 8 WEEKS OF THE COVID-19 MEASURES ENDING. READ

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/876500/Consolidated_Landlord_and_Tenant_Guidance_COVID_and_the_PRS_v4.2.pdf The guidance provides advice to landlords and tenants on the provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020, and further advice for landlords, tenants and local

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-advice-on-home-moving-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak Parties involved in home moving are urged to adapt and be flexible to alter their usual processes. There is no need to pull out