News, advice and guides for landlords, letting agents and tenants on renting to Housing Benefit and Universal Credit tenants.
Keep your home and community clean by disposing of recycling, general waste, garden waste, food waste and bulky items correctly. Using the right bins and council collection services helps protect the environment, prevent…
CONDENSATION VS DAMP Know the difference. Protect your property. Keep your tenants healthy. CONDENSATION What Is It? Condensation happens when warm, moist air meets a cold surface and turns into water droplets. It is mos…
DSS Select – Keeping landlords informed, compliant and prepared for change.
From 1 May 2026, landlords in England can no longer use a Section 21 notice to regain possession without giving a specific legal reason. That does not mean landlords have lost the right to get their property back. It me…
Since 1 May 2026, Section 21 is no longer available for private tenancies. If you need to regain possession of your property, you will generally need to rely on one or more of the legal grounds available under Section 8…
Major Changes to Housing Law – Effective 1 May 2026 The Renters’ Rights Act has introduced the biggest shake-up of England’s private rented sector in nearly 40 years. With Section 21 abolished, fixed-term tenancies repla…
The rules governing private renting in England changed significantly on 1 May 2026. Yet changing the law is one thing. Making sure tenants understand it is another. At DSS Select, we believe renters should know the basic…
177,530 children were living in temporary accommodation in England at the end of March 2026. Read that number again. Behind it are families living in accommodation they did not choose, often without knowing how long they…
The UK rental market moves fast. While credit checks and income multipliers remain standard parts of the referencing process, focusing solely on baseline figures misses the full picture of what landlords actually priorit…
