The topic for this month's blog was easy – and for those who attended our August meeting familiar – as these are the tales from PDPLA members of 'emotional support' animals, a solution for ASB and observations on how increasing regulation forces us to have less respect for our tenants
HMO War Stories
Having recently stopped managing HMOs – I can only say I timed it well, given the war stories I have heard this month from associates in the area...
It must be election time
All I can say is that I am glad I manage very few HMOs having had occasion to watch one of this months planning meetings online.
Some Thoughts On Fire Risk
Many of my landlords worry about whether they meet the ever changing fire regulations so I thought this month I'd drop a few thoughts of guidance in the area.
GDPR - Such a wonderful thing
I have had several landlords asking about the PCC HMO Licence Conditions which will force them to share details such as credit referencing information which does not seem to be an appropriate thing to ask for and may breach the landlords GDPR obligations. If it helps, some comments from the ICO and my thoughts on what I do when the police ask for similar information.