How to Rent: Landlords Your Duties Gas Safety As a landlord, you are legally responsible for the safety of your tenants in relation to gas safety. By law you must: Repair and maintain gas pipework, flues and appliances in safe condition Ensure an annual gas safety check on each appliance …
Read More »Be A Better Landlord ~ 6 ~ An Inventory to Set a Standard
Inventory v BABL Check-In Like an inventory only more encompassing. We include all the checks and risk assessments required to keep you within the regulations, laws and acts as required for a modern tenancy. Designed to be intuitive, landlords are expected to be part of the process and so present at …
Read More »Be A Better Landlord ~ 5 ~ MEES and the EPC
Guide to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) and the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) From April 2018, a new legal standard for minimum energy efficiency will apply to rented properties in the private sector. The new legal standard brings threats and opportunities for landlords, freehold investors, developers and lenders, this blog …
Read More »Pittsburg Aims to Power Itself with 100% Renewable Energy
Pittsburgh aims to transition to 100% renewable-energy sources, like wind and solar, by 2035, Mayor Bill Peduto said on Friday. Peduto said he was joining a coalition that intends to uphold the Paris Agreement called Mayors for 100% Clean Energy. The coalition, an initiative of the Sierra Club’s Ready for …
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