Merton Council is taking action on damp, mould and excess cold
February 2024
Early indications from Merton’s licensing scheme inspections highlight damp, mould, and excess cold are issues in some properties, and we will be serving a range of Improvement Notices. See our resources for landlords page to find out what action you need to take.
New requirements for gas safety checks and certificates
January 2024
Landlords must now give tenants more information about gas safety checks, and every gas engineer inspection visit may require a valid gas safety certificate to be produced
A court has ruled that a section 21 eviction notice was invalid after the landlord failed to provide the tenant with the right gas safety documentation.
Gas safety ruling all landlords need to know about | NRLA
Landlords need to keep all gas safety certificates for the duration of a tenancy
May 2023
A court has ruled that landlords must keep a copy of the gas safety certificate after every yearly safety check.
Tales from the County Courts (nearlylegal.co.uk)