One of our success stories
When Joan inherited a family property, she decided to rent it out and wanted the assurance that the tenant would be reliable and the property looked after. Sarah had recently been made homeless, and was currently sleeping on her son’s sofa. She found out about Home Turf Lettings through the local housing support charity DHI. […]
Right to Rent Immigration Checks
Landlords are responsible for checking a prospective tenant’s immigration status and their consequent ‘right to rent’ private residential accommodation. These checks apply to all new tenancy agreements in England since 1st February 2016 and apply to all occupants over 18 using the property as their main home. If a tenant only has a temporary right […]
Preventing Retaliatory Evictions
Preventing Retaliatory Evictions Tenants in England are protected from eviction in the case that they have recently raised a legitimate complaint about the condition of their home. Tenants should be able to report an issue to their landlord and even involve their Local Authority to resolve a repair issue without the fear of being evicted. […]
Homes Fit for Human Habitation
Things have come a long way since the Housing Act of 2004, which didn’t require landlords to remedy a defective property unless the local authority demanded it. Tenants now have much more power in holding their landlord accountable for failing to provide safe and hazard free accommodation. The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, […]
East Street Mews
East Street Mews brings together a team of local businesses, charities and experts to create vital housing that will transform the lives of young homeless people in Bristol. The project will create ten apartments, an office and a community space, with the majority of the build being achieved via pro-bono work. The project continues to […]
Land Aid
We work in partnership with Land Aid, the property industry charity, to bring empty properties back into use for young homeless people across the region. Land Aid is the property industry charity working to end youth homelessness in the UK. Land Aid brings together businesses and individuals from across the industry to support charities delivering […]
Client Money Protect
Client Money Protect is a Government Authorised membership scheme for Lettings and Property Agents in the U to protect the client money we received, such as rents and deposits. The scheme was introduced as part of The Housing and Planning Act 2016, and operates alongside The Consumer Rights Act 2015. You can view a copy […]
Property Redress Scheme
We are a proud member of The Property Redress Scheme, which is authorised by the Department of Communities and Local Government to provide our consumers with an escalated complaints procedure if they are unhappy with how a complaint has been managed by their Property Agent. The provision of a redress scheme was set out under […]
Deposit Protection Scheme
We are a member of the Deposit Protection Service. All of our tenancy deposits are registered within their Custodial Scheme, keeping money safe for our tenants. The DPS are authorised by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to provide tenancy deposit protection in England and Wales.
NRLA
The NRLA work to provide advice, lobby governments to impact legislation to ensure fair treatment of landlords and connect landlords to share ideals and drive development of this important sector.
