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Suzanne Smith

@indie_landlord

Dormant account for The Independent Landlord. Find me on LinkedIn or via contact form on my website below.

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I've just published a blog post with practical checklists to help landlords understand how to be compliant when the Renters' Rights Act comes into force. Includes a clear table showing what is changing and what the new penalties are. Will keep it updated theindependentlandlord.com/renters-rights…

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Really looking forward to speaking at Tessa’s authoritative two day conference on the Renters’ Rights Bill in March. Get your early bird discount by booking now. LandlordLaw

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Absolute pleasure being a guest on the LandlordZONE podcast with Paul Shamplina and Nigel Lewis. I made a reference to an ad from the 1980s, and only wondered later how many people would remember Maureen Lipman saying “people will always need plates”!

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I've just published Part 1 in a series of videos called Renters' Rights Bill Explained, kicking off with an explanation of what the new tenancy system will mean in practice. I'll be doing more free training on my new YouTube channel 😇 Please subscribe! youtu.be/tNskMxuiDd4?fe…

I've just published Part 1 in a series of videos called Renters' Rights Bill Explained, kicking off with an explanation of what the new tenancy system will mean in practice.

I'll be doing more free training on my new YouTube channel 😇

Please subscribe!

youtu.be/tNskMxuiDd4?fe…
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I’ve set up a new YouTube channel to provide free, practical and apolitical training on the Renters’ Rights Bill, to help people prepare for it. Part one out now. Part 2 out Monday. Let me know what you think! youtu.be/tNskMxuiDd4?fe…

I’ve set up a new YouTube channel to provide free, practical and apolitical training on the Renters’ Rights Bill, to help people prepare for it. 

Part one out now. Part 2 out Monday. 

Let me know what you think! 

youtu.be/tNskMxuiDd4?fe…
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New YouTube Video. Part 2 of Renters' Rights Bill Explained: What landlords will need to do differently when the Act comes into force. I cover: 🔹Overview of new obligations 🔹Checklist for new tenancies 🔹Checklist for ongoing obligations Pl subscribe! youtu.be/K_Mvt-ZwipI

New YouTube Video. Part 2 of  Renters' Rights Bill Explained: What landlords will need to do differently when the Act comes into force.
I cover:
🔹Overview of new obligations
🔹Checklist for new tenancies
🔹Checklist for ongoing obligations
Pl subscribe!
youtu.be/K_Mvt-ZwipI
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🎬 What happens when Section 21 is abolished? In this new YouTube video out today, I explain how the new Section 8 will work, key grounds available to landlords, and the transition arrangements. As always, it's practical, and I keep out of the politics! youtu.be/2KHz2F-Re5o?fe…

🎬 What happens when Section 21 is abolished?

In this new YouTube video out today, I explain how the new Section 8 will work, key grounds available to landlords, and the transition arrangements.

As always, it's practical, and I keep out of the politics!

youtu.be/2KHz2F-Re5o?fe…
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I’ve created a page on my website where I’m putting all of the free training videos in my series Renters’ Rights Bill Explained, with the time stamps. Lots more to come. Take a look and let me know what other topics you’d like to see. theindependentlandlord.com/renters-rights…

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With 50% of landlords now officially women, let’s consign the all male panel at property events to where it belongs, in the 1950s. I’m compiling a list of women who are great speakers and panellists. DM me if you’d like to be on the list 🙋🏻‍♀️

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🎬 New video out explaining the key new rights that tenants will be getting in the Renters' Rights Bill, at every stage: viewing, when signing up, during a tenancy and at end of tenancy. From the tenants' perspective Part 4 in free RRB training series youtu.be/LL7SDU5g5EA

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In November, the Landlord Leaders Community met to discuss its latest Bricks to Belonging research: the psychology behind home and ownership. Hear more below from Suzanne Smith and read the research in full at: landlordleaders.osb.co.uk/collaboration/… #BTL #Landlord #LandlordLeaders

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2024 English Private Landlord Survey shows v low awareness of key rental reform policies. 63% of landlords aren’t aware fixed term tenancies are ending. Only 9% did training or attended forum last year. What’s Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov doing to improve awareness? More: theindependentlandlord.com/epls-2024/

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🎬 I've just published on YouTube, Part 5 in my free training course, Renters' Rights Bill Explained. How to get ready for the Renters' Rights Act If you watch just one of the videos, watch this one. It takes a practical risk-based approach to preparation youtu.be/krHdhPkXLWI

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Supposedly, the day after Christmas, Boxing Day here in the UK is the day most people search property online…. Don’t wait for new year. Get it listed if you’re selling Offer this week if buying, 24 hour price, offer disappears.

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The Report Stage and Third Reading of the Renters' Rights Bill have been scheduled for 14 Jan 2025. This is a slight delay, as we'd been expecting it before Christmas. It may well have a knock-on effect to delay the "big bang" commencement until Q4 2025 theindependentlandlord.com/renters-rights…

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Ending the year on a positive note, here are 7 practical tips to help landlords choose good tenants, and ones which they'll be able to get rent guarantee insurance on. It's the first part of a new "How to" series to help landlords with the practicaliites youtu.be/JezOzCBq-Hw?fe…

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🎬 New "How to" video for landlords out on YouTube. This is a step by step guide how to fill in Form 4 to serve a Section 13 rent increase notice. Once the Renters' Rights Act comes into force, this will be the only way for landlords to increase rent. youtu.be/eqkJzssMzvQ?fe…

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🎬 To wrap up the year, I've just released a YouTube video with the top 7 landlord questions about the Renters' Rights Bill. Inc whether the Bill will kill buy to lets, the impact on HMOs and the student market, and timing. Balanced, apolitical content. youtube.com/watch?v=rX1jRO…