Forfeiture of Lease
Forfeiture of Lease: Is It Still Possible After Leasehold Reform? | Neon Property Services Leasehold Reform Forfeiture of Lease: Is It Still Possible After Leasehold Reform? Forfeiture is the most dramatic remedy available in residential leasehold law: the termination of a long lease for breach of covenant. A leaseholder who loses their lease loses the […]
Lift Maintenance in Blocks of Flats
Lift Maintenance in Blocks of Flats: Legal Obligations and Common Failures | Neon Property Services Block Management Lift Maintenance in Blocks of Flats: Legal Obligations and Common Failures A lift in a residential block is not just a convenience for residents — it is a piece of lifting equipment carrying the full weight of the […]
Decent Homes Standard
Decent Homes Standard: What the Private Rented Sector Rules Mean for Landlords | Neon Property Services Renters’ Rights Act Decent Homes Standard: What the Private Rented Sector Rules Mean for Landlords The Decent Homes Standard has applied to social housing since 2001. The Renters’ Rights Act extended it to the private rented sector, bringing minimum […]
Fire Doors in Residential Blocks
Fire Doors in Residential Blocks: What the Law Now Requires of RTM Directors | Neon Property Services Building Safety Fire Doors in Residential Blocks: What the Law Now Requires of RTM Directors Before the Fire Safety Act 2021, there was legal uncertainty about whether flat entrance doors in residential blocks fell within the responsible person’s […]
Deposit Protection After the Renters’ Rights Act
Deposit Protection After the Renters’ Rights Act: The Mistakes Landlords Keep Making | Neon Property Services Renters’ Rights Act Deposit Protection After the Renters’ Rights Act: The Mistakes Landlords Keep Making Deposit protection failures are the single most common compliance error among private landlords. They have been since the rules came in during 2007. And […]
Right of First Refusal
Right of First Refusal: When Your Freeholder Must Offer Leaseholders the Freehold First | Neon Property Services Leasehold Reform Right of First Refusal: When Your Freeholder Must Offer Leaseholders the Freehold First The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 created a right that many leaseholders have never heard of: the right of first refusal. Before a […]
AGM Guide for RTM Companies
AGM Guide for RTM Companies: What the Law Requires and What Actually Works | Neon Property Services Block Management AGM Guide for RTM Companies: What the Law Requires and What Actually Works An RTM company is a registered company. It has directors, members, and the same Companies Act obligations as any other private company limited […]
EWS1 in 2026: Where Does the Cladding Certificate Stand Now?
EWS1 in 2026: Where Does the Cladding Certificate Stand Now? | Neon Property Services Building Safety EWS1 in 2026: Where Does the Cladding Certificate Stand Now? The EWS1 form was introduced in 2019 as an emergency measure after Grenfell. Since then its scope has been narrowed, re-expanded, and narrowed again as government guidance, lender policies, […]
Rent Increases After the Renters’ Rights Act
Rent Increases After the Renters’ Rights Act: Section 13, the Tribunal, and What Landlords Must Know | Neon Property Services Renters’ Rights Act Rent Increases After the Renters’ Rights Act: Section 13, the Tribunal, and What Landlords Must Know Since 1 May 2026, there is only one legal way to raise rent on a periodic […]
Managing Short-Term Lets in a Block
Managing Short-Term Lets in a Block: The Airbnb Problem for RTM Directors | Neon Property Services Block Management Managing Short-Term Lets in a Block: The Airbnb Problem for RTM Directors A leaseholder listing their flat on Airbnb is no longer unusual. In East London and inner city blocks it is increasingly common, and it creates […]