Plain-English guides to the law as it stands today — written for people who need to understand their rights and obligations, not legal professionals.
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RRA 2025 · APT · Section 8 · Scottish PRT · Welsh Occupation Contract
Multiple published guides have this wrong. The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 gives landlords 28 days to respond — not 42. Here’s the correct law, the correct process, and what happens if you miss the deadline.
Read guide →What changed on 1 May 2026, how APTs differ from ASTs, landlord obligations, notice periods, and what documents you need.
Read guide →Every AST in England automatically became an APT on 1 May 2026. What changed, what stayed the same, missed deadlines, and the new rules.
Read guide →The complete picture of what the RRA 2025 means for landlords in England — every change, every deadline, every penalty.
Read guide →How to legally increase rent using Form 4A under the RRA 2025 — notice periods, tenant challenges, common mistakes, step-by-step.
Read guide →The main grounds explained, notice periods, evidence required, the court process step by step, and what to do when tenants ignore everything.
Read guide →The 31 May 2026 deadline has passed. If you haven't served the prescribed Information Sheet, you risk a £7,000 penalty.
Read guide →Registration opens region by region from 15 December 2026 (West Midlands first) to August 2027. Penalties up to £7,000, or £40,000 for repeat breaches.
Read guide →The new mandatory possession ground for student HMOs under the RRA 2025. Who qualifies, notice timing, and what to do now.
Read guide →Complete guide for student HMO landlords. Ground 4A, HMO licensing, guarantors, RRA 2025 changes. Updated September 2026.
Read guide →Mandatory and additional HMO licensing requirements, room size standards, and what the PRS Landlord Database means for HMO landlords.
Read guide →Who must check, how to check, acceptable documents, online verification, and penalties for non-compliance. Updated September 2026.
Read guide →Annual gas safety check requirements, certificates, who can do them, serving on tenants, and penalties for non-compliance.
Read guide →Step-by-step guide to recovering rent arrears — from first letter to Section 8 possession claim under the new RRA 2025 rules.
Read guide →Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 · Rent Smart Wales
Who must register, licence vs registration, fees, renewal, penalties, and Welsh tenancy contract requirements.
Read guide →Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 — how Welsh law differs from England, June 2026 amendments (s.54A & s.54B), Written Statement obligations.
Read guide →PHT(S)A 2016 · PRT · Housing (Scotland) Act 2025
ERA 2025 · SSP Day One · Flexible Working · Settlement
SSP from day one, day-one family leave rights, unfair dismissal qualifying period from January 2027, NMW rates, and what to update in your contracts.
Read guide →What changed under the ERA 2025, the duty to offer guaranteed hours (expected 2027), exclusivity clauses, and what employers must now do differently.
Read guide →ACAS Code step by step — investigation, invite letters, the hearing, outcome, appeal rights, and what to document throughout.
Read guide →What a settlement agreement is, when to use one, the ACAS conditions, the protected conversation, and what the employee must receive.
Read guide →Selection pools, consultation requirements, statutory redundancy pay, collective consultation, and the right of appeal. Step by step.
Read guide →Day-one written statement, ERA 2025 changes, SSP, family leave rights, garden leave, IP assignment, and post-termination restrictions.
Read guide →How to structure a compliant freelancer engagement, what the contract must say, IR35 indicators, and the Status Determination Statement.
Read guide →The three IR35 tests, who makes the status decision, the Status Determination Statement, CEST, and what a contractor’s contract should say.
Read guide →Wills Act 1837 · LPA · Probate · Deed of Variation
Execution requirements, what to include, what happens without a Will, IHT planning, and the April 2027 pension changes.
Read guide →Current IHT thresholds, the pension changes from April 2027, gifting rules, and how to reduce your estate's IHT liability.
Read guide →Property & financial LPA and health & welfare LPA — when to set one up, how to register, and what happens without one.
Read guide →When probate is needed, the grant of representation, how long it takes, and what executors must do step by step.
Read guide →From April 2027, unused pension pots will form part of your taxable estate. What it means, who is affected, and what to do now.
Read guide →NDAs · GDPR · Shareholder Agreements · IR35
What makes a UK NDA enforceable, mutual vs one-way, what to include, what courts look for, and common mistakes.
Read guide →When you need one, what it must cover, deadlock provisions, drag-along and tag-along, and the difference from the Articles of Association.
Read guide →ICO requirements, lawful bases for processing, cookie consent rules, and what the ICO can do if you get it wrong.
Read guide →Company formation, contracts you need from day one, website legal requirements, employment, tax registration, and IP protection.
Read guide →Privacy policies, cookie consent, data processing agreements, subject access requests and the ICO data protection fee.
Read guide →Skilled Worker · Spouse Visa · ILR · Student · Visitor
Financial requirements, English language test, documents needed, processing times, and what happens if your application is refused.
Read guide →Salary thresholds, points requirements, sponsorship, English language requirement, dependants, and the route to ILR.
Read guide →Debt Demand · Late Payment · Small Claims · Settlement
Letters before action, County Court claims, CCJs, enforcement options, and when to use a debt collection agency.
Read guide →How to make a claim up to £10,000, the online Money Claims service, hearing preparation, and what happens after you win.
Read guide →How to obtain a CCJ, enforce it, defend one, and the impact on credit records. Letter Before Action process included.
Read guide →Consumer Rights Act 2015 · Section 75 · Faulty Goods
Your rights when goods or services are faulty, the 30-day right to reject, repair and replacement rights, and how to escalate complaints.
Read guide →How Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act works, what's covered, how to make a claim, and what chargeback adds to this.
Read guide →Structure, legal references to include, deadlines, and escalation routes. For faulty goods, poor service, and online purchases.
Read guide →Faulty goods rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, Section 75 credit card claims, chargebacks and ADR schemes.
Read guide →Separation · Cohabitation · Divorce · Child Arrangements
What separation means legally, financial settlements, arrangements for children, divorce vs separation, and what documents you need.
Read guide →The myth of common law marriage, property rights when you split up, protecting your position, and what agreements to put in place.
Read guide →School Absence · Travel Consent · DVLA · Statutory Declaration