Tessa Shepperson

Specialist Landlord and Tenant Lawyer, Landlord Law

The private rented sector post-Brexit: Carrying on as usual

Tessa Shepperson discusses how the referendum result will affect landlords and tenants, particularly in terms of changes or delays to new legislation

Problems with possession proceedings

Landlords and tenants find themselves in increasingly dire straits as a result of limited social housing and an overburdened court system, writes Tessa Shepperson

The 'right to rent' checking regime

The government's new requirements for landlords not only risk increasing bureaucracy and raising rents, but also encouraging discrimination, warns Tessa Shepperson

Change in the 'private rented sector

New legislation is a welcome attempt to deal with problems that have been affecting the private rented sector for years, but does it go far...

The wild west of letting agent regulation

While new measures offer welcome protection to consumers from rogue letting agents, there is still some way to go, believes Tessa Shepperson

Unpicking the Deregulation Act 2015

The new tenancy deposit amendments are welcome, but the jury is out on the likely effectiveness of retaliatory eviction measures, says Tessa Shepperson

The changing face of section 21

What will the change to section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 mean for landlords and tenants, asks Tessa Shepperson

Landlord and tenant update

The housing market is in crisis, but changing the law will only go some way towards solving the problem, says Tessa Shepperson

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