Energy Performance Certificates estimate the amount of energy needed for a property by rating it between A (very efficient) to G (inefficient). From 1 April 2018, the Government is introducing minimum energy standards of E for all rented properties. A Landlord will be unable to let a property on a new contract from this date if it falls within the rating of F or G. Also, from 1 April 2016, a tenant whose property falls within rating band F or G can request that the property be brought within a…

It was 9.30am on a refreshingly chilly Thursday morning in London, and myself and fellow trainee Jamie Bourne had just been made Partner! Well, the two partners of ‘The Whirling Girlings’. This simulated law firm which we were now running included all of the typical challenges a real law firm faces day to day from recruiting staff to managing cash flow yet we still faced stiff competition from other trainees running similar simulated firms as part of The Business Cup 2015 This course formed…