April 2018 Updates New Gas Safety Rules MoT style check allows landlords to carry out the work up to two months before the due date but keep the same annual check date. Click below. Gas Safety Rules Further News New EPC Standards As from the 1st April 2018 there will be a requirement for any properties rented out in the private rented sector to normally have a minimum energy performance rating of E on an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). Click below. New EPC Standards Rental payments now over 50% of disposable income outside London One in seven tenants privately renting from a landlord is paying more than half of their income in rent, compared with just 2% of homeowners who pay more than half their income on their mortgage, according to new research. Click Rental Payments over 50% Click below to see our full news section News www.clearpropertyservice.co.uk Call – 07932 760 563 Email –
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