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Home Search Guidance UK – New Changes to Tenancy Deposit Protection

Pavilion Relocation offers a specialist relocation service, including a uniquely personal UK home search guidance. We also have a blog (that you are on now) which we update constantly to tell you any new or vital information you may need to know when relocating to the UK. New changes to tenancy deposit protection as from 6th April 2012 All tenancies already in place on this date will have 30 days in which to comply with the new rules. The following is a general summary of Localism Act which received Royal Assent in December 2011. 30 days – not 14 – to protect deposits From 6thApril, landlords and letting agents will have 30 days from receipt of the sit in which to protect it. So therefore if a deposit is not protected within 30 days, the tenant can take their landlord or letting agent to court – there is no other way to interpret this legislation. Prescribed Information The requirement for providing the Prescribed Information to the tenant will also be changed to within 30 days of receipt of the deposit. It is the landlord or letting agent’s responsibility to ensure it is issued properly. No retrospective protection after the tenancy ends If a tenant makes an application to the county court once the tenancy has ended, the landlord will no longer be able to retrospectively protect the deposit in order to comply with the Act. If the tenancy has ended the tenancy, the only option is for the landlord to repay the deposit, or part thereof, to the tenant. Revised sanctions for non protection The changes give the courts discretion to award not less than the amount of the deposit and not more than three times that amount depending on the individual case. For example, a repeat offender may find themselves with a larger fine compared to a landlord who has simply forgotten to protect as an administrative oversight. Section 21 notices Further clarity to Section 215 of the Housing Act highlights that a section 21 notice may not be given where a deposit has not been protected within the 30 day period. However, there are exceptions to this inThe Localism Act. For any further information on how the Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes operate, or to find out more information about our UK home search guidance please call Anji on 0774 868 2818 or Amanda on 01892 257001.

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Executive Relocation Help – Set Some Time Aside to Visit Portabello

Pavilion Relocation’s executive relocation help caters to those looking to relocate to the UK. Our particular area of expertise covers London and the home counties.

If you are relocating to London then make sure you set aside some time to visit Portabello Road Market in Notting Hill which is open every Saturday. There is so much to enjoy from Vintage clothes, antique memorabilia, contemporary glass and ceramic shops and great clothes, bags and shoes if you dare to be different!

The street food is amazing with huge vats of Paella, Indian delicacies, Nutella pancakes – definitely a must for the little people. It is vibrant, fun and has a vast array of restaurants with E & O restaurant offering fusion cuisine and the best water melon martinis in town!! There is also great Italian and Pizza options and plenty of coffee houses.

Exhibitions

The David Hockney Exhibition which is currently on display at the Royal Academy is definitely a must see. Vibrant, quirky and fun, the paintings are displayed with flare and originality and your emerge feeling buoyed up and full of life. His i-pad paintings are amazing and until I read the blurb I had not realised that that is what they were. Well worth setting aside a couple of hours to visit this wonderful exhibition.

Lucien Freud at the National Portrait Gallery provides an interesting contrast to the David Hockney Exhibition. Darker and more descriptive drawings which give a markedly different take on life. They tend to focus on the human form rather than the wider landscape. Fascinating nevertheless and his depiction of the female form is sometimes questionable. Is he depicting women as being beautiful in whatever their shape or form or is he actually saying something else?

If you choose Pavilion Relocation for executive relocation help we will ensure that you not only find the best location and home that you could wish for, but we will also try and ensure that your time, however fleeting, will encompass as much orientation of the area that you have chosen to live in as we can.

For further executive relocation help information please contact Amanda on 07944 305921 or Anji on [phone].

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Relocating Services - Ten top tips when relocating to the UK

From our own personal experience having gone through numerous relocations and moves, helping people with our relocating services, we think the following points are well worth noting:

1. Stay calm and plan ahead.

2. Make sure that the company HR department will sort out any necessary immigration matters such as appropriate visas for you and your family. It is vital that this is sorted out by a professional.

3. Once you know where your job will be located, you can decide where you want to live, dependant upon transport links and the schooling needs of your children.

4. Know your housing budget - do you want apartment living in London or would you prefer a house in London, or would a house within commuting distance be more acceptable to you? Will you require unfurnished or furnished accommodation?

5. If you are moving with your children you will need to consider the type of schooling you want for them whether it be an international school or a local state or private school.

6. Make sure you know the budget for the removal companies. Get at least three comparable quotes.

7. If your budget allows it then use a relocation professional or home search agent. Their relocating services will be able to help you with:

The orientation of the area you decide upon.

House viewings.

Negotiate the rental or purchase of your property (as they have extensive knowledge of the housing market and contractual requirements).

School appointments.

Lists of health practitioners in the area from dentists to doctors and hospitals.

General local information on shops, entertainment, culture, and transport links.

8. Work to your deadlines. Line up the shippers, the date for commencement of the tenancy agreement, the start date for the schools etc.

9. Think about your transport generally. Will a car be needed for the family?

10. Embrace the move. It will be challenging but with the help of a relocation agent your move should be a seamless, fun and interesting experience.

Should you require relocating services for further help with your relocation please contact Anji or Amanda on [phone] or email us on [email protected].

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London Corporate Relocation Agency - Understanding What Having A Listed Building/Home Means

Our London corporate relocation agency understands it can be a pain to renovate your home if the building is listed.

The 'listed building' term is unique to the UK. There are around half a million UK buildings which are listed, together with some specific UK historic monuments that are listed. Being “listed” marks those buildings that have special architectural and historic interest. This said, it also brings such buildings within the consideration of the planning system when it comes to its future (i.e if you're considering a home renovation).

All buildings built before 1700 which retain much of their original features are listed, as well as those built later but which are of some historic importance. Most of those between 1700 and 1840 are likely to be listed.

According to the English Heritage website:

Grade 1 buildings (of which 2.5% of listed buildings form) are of exceptional interest and considered to be internationally important.

Grade 11* buildings (of which there are about 5.5% of listed buildings) are particularly important and of more than special interest.

Grade 11 buildings (of which these form 92% of listed buildings) are nationally important and of special interest and would therefore be more likely to be owned by a home owner.

If you do want to buy a listed building and want to carry out certain works or extensions, then listed building consent will need to be applied for. You should always check if any work has already been carried out, and if it has been done with such consent from the Conservation Officer from the local council. Remember it is the person that you buy from that is liable for the correction of any alterations or additions.

Our London corporate relocation agency can help put you in touch with the right people, should you be thinking of buying a listed property. From checking if the property is listed, to solicitors who are familiar with checking the planning consents for such buildings. If you have already bought a listed building, and find unauthorised work, then our London corporate relocation agency can give you a list of suitable insurers.