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Tenancies without Tenancy Agreements

Legal action
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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Tenancy Agreement Clauses, Tenancy Agreements

Preparing a Tenancy Agreement

Preparing a tenancy agreement
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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Document related, Preliminary matters, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Tenancy Agreements

Letting to Tenants with Pets

Dogs pets

The majority of pet owners are law-abiding people who look after their pets responsibly” IntroductionTenants’ rights to keep a pet – the lawUnderstanding the new rules:The most popular types of petGeneral laws on petsSome other general points on pets.sRisk reduction tips for landlordsChecking prospective tenants with petsUsing the Landlord Law Pets Agreement and Information FormConclusion […]

Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Document related, Pets, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Tenancy Agreement Clauses, Tenant Fees Act

Increasing rent – guidance for landlords

Increasing rent
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: Document related, Increasing rent, Rent, RRA-checks-rental-payments-topic

Ending Tenancies

Ending tenancies
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: ending tenancies, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic, Section 21 Notice, Section 8 Notice, surrender, tenancy term

Assured Tenancies

Houses
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Filed Under: Occupation Types, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: Assured Shorthold tenancies, Assured tenancies, England only, RRA-Occupation-Types-Topic, Tenancy Types

Helping Tenants in Arrears of Rent

Manage Debt
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Rent, Rent arrears, Renters Rights Act Checked

Amending the Landlord Law Welsh Occupation Contracts

Paperwork
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Legionella – the history, the law, and some practical guidance

legionnaires disease
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Legionella, Legionnaire’s Disease, Renters Rights Act Checked

What are the rules about the condition of rented properties in Wales?

repairs
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Disrepair liability, Fitness for Habitation, Wales - The Property Condition Topic, Wales only

What are the rules about deposits and deposit schemes in Wales?

deposit question
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Filed Under: Tenancy Deposits, Wales Tagged With: Wales - contract deposit topic, Wales only

Ending Occupation Contracts – Wales

Eviction Notice
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Wales Tagged With: eviction-wales, Wales ending tenancies topic, Wales Notices to end contract, Wales only

Changing contract holders in Welsh Occupation Contracts

Reading a notice
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs, Wales Tagged With: Wales ending tenancies topic, Wales Notices to end contract, Wales only, wales shared properties hmo topic

Mediation and alternative dispute resolution

Mediation
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies, The Property Condition Tagged With: Eviction, mediation, Property Redress Schemes, Review post RRA commencement, RRA-court-proceedings-topic, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic, Tenancy Deposit Adjudications

Landlord liability for the acts of their tenants

Being held liable
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Anti-social behaviour, General Legal, Renters Rights Act Checked

Landlords Obligations for Fitness for Human Habitation

Property Condition
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: England only, Fitness for Habitation, Renters Rights Act Checked, Review post RRA commencement

How to make the most of your advice call

with the telephone advice service, you only get 1/2 hour. So you need to make that 1/2 hour count Introduction Before you start Completing the advice form Your documents Summing up Don’t miss a new article Keep up to date with new content in the New Content Page We have a huge amount of help […]

Filed Under: General, Services Tagged With: advice, General Legal, Renters Rights Act Checked

Liens, forfeiture and why ‘one word’ answers are impossible in legal advice

Yes No Advice

“I don’t want a lot discussion about background information” he told us, warningly “I just want a yes / no answer to my question. That’s all.” This article was first published on the Landlord Law Blog in April 2016.   IntroductionAnswering Mr XWhat we did about Mr X and whyThe problem about yes / no […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: advice, General Legal, Renters Rights Act Checked

Finding answers to landlord & tenant law problems

The Ultimate Legal Authority
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Lodgers in rented properties

Lodgers
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Lodgers, Renters Rights Act Checked, Subletting

Lawful and Unlawful Discrimination

Discrimination
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Disability, Discrimination, Review post RRA commencement, RRA-consumer-law-article, Tenant's rights

Creating an Inventory

Completing Inventory
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Filed Under: Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: Inventories, Renters Rights Act Checked

Using the County Court Bailiffs- guidance for landlords

Eviction
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: Bailiffs, Eviction, Possession Order Enforcement

Unfair Terms in Tenancy Agreements

Checking a tenancy agreement for unfair terms
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Consumer, Document related, Tenancy Agreement Clauses, Tenancy Agreements, Unfair Terms

Student lettings, information for landlords

students
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Filed Under: Occupation Types, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: HMO Rules, RRA-Occupation-Types-Topic, Student lettings, Tenancy Types

General Guidance on the Service of Documents

Service of Documents
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Deposit Prescribed Information, Document related, Eviction, records, Renters Rights Act Checked, Section 21 Notice, Service of Notice

Guidance on Right to Rent Checks

Right to Rent
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: England only, Renters Rights Act Checked, Right to Rent checks

Remedies in the County Court

Norwich Court
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: Court hearing, Damages, General Legal, Law Courts, Remedies, Renters Rights Act Checked

Tenancy Deposit Prescribed Information

tenancy deposit
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Meetings with new tenants and questions to ask them

New tenant interview
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Credit checks

Insuring Rented Properties

Insurance
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The Housing Health and Safety Rating System – Myths and Misconceptions

Myths and Misconceptions
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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Stephen Battersby

Housing Fitness Standards and the HHSRS

Housing fitness
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Energy Efficiency Minimum Standards

Energy efficiency

Data shows that there is a disproportionate number of non-energy efficient properties in the Private Rented Sector. While improvements are likely to help tenants the most, there are also benefits for landlords …” Introduction The benefits of energy efficiency When will the regulations apply? About Energy Performance Certificates The minimum standards Improvements and funding Enforcement […]

Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Energy Efficiency

Electronic Signatures for tenancies – looking at the law

Electronic signatures

Under the Law of Property Act 1925, all legal interests in land must be created by deed. … The Law of Property does, however, make an exception to this in s54(2) … “ Introduction Tenancies and Leases Creating a lease How this will work in the context of electronic signatures? Electronic signatures of tenancy agreements […]

Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Document related, Electronic signatures, Renters Rights Act Checked, Signing documents, Tenancy Agreements

Data Protection – guidance for landlords

Data Protection
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Data Protection, Document related, records, Renters Rights Act Checked, Tenant's rights

Credit Unions and how they can Help Landlords

Credit Union Jam Jar account
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Credit Unions, Housing Benefit, Rent, Renters Rights Act Checked

Checking and referencing tenants

Checking
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An Introduction to Consumer Law

Consumer rights
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Choosing letting agents – advice for landlords

Letting agents boards
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Filed Under: About Letting Agents Tagged With: Letting Agent Agreement, Letting agent fees, Preliminary matters, Renters Rights Act Checked

Abandonment of Properties – guidance for landlords

Moving out
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Abandonment, Abandonment notice, Implied Surrender, Renters Rights Act Checked

Common Law Tenancies

houses
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Protected Tenancies under the Rent Act 1977

House
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Filed Under: Occupation Types Tagged With: Fair Rent, Protected tenancies, Renters Rights Act Checked, Succession rules, Tenancy Types

Attending Court Hearings

Swearing in witness in courtroom
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: CCJ, Court hearing, Eviction, Law Courts

Understanding Case Law

Case law
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Residential Licenses

Residential licenses
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Filed Under: Occupation Types Tagged With: Renters Rights Act Checked, Residential license

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