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What should we do if we are renting accommodation to an employee?

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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic

How can I best avoid unlawful discrimination when choosing new tenants?

Discrimination
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: Discrimination, RRA-consumer-law-topic

My tenants have allowed others to move in making the property overcrowded. What can I do?

HMOs and Overcrowding
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: Health & Safety, Overcrowding, RRA-consumer-law-topic

Do I have to tell anyone or get permission before I let my property? England

Application form
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: England only, Permission, Preliminary matters, RRA-consumer-law-topic

What are the rules about installing CCTV?

CCTV Camera
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: CCTV, Data Protection

What are landlords obligations regarding dealing with and disposal of rubbish / waste?

Waste Kit
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, The Property Condition Tagged With: waste

Data Protection Documentation Wales

Data Protection
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Wales Tagged With: Data Protection, wales, Wales consumer law topic, Wales only

What is the legal status of a ‘household member’ on the Landlord Law tenancy agreements?

Team
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, Household members, permitted occupiers, Tenancy Agreement Clauses

What sorts of things will be considered ‘reasonable reasons’ for refusing permission for tenants requests? Wales

Reasonable - unreasonable
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Wales Tagged With: wales, Wales consumer law topic, Wales only, wales reasonableness

What are the tenants rights to occupy without interference (Wales)?

Right to occupy
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Wales Tagged With: Tenant's rights, wales, Wales consumer law topic, Wales only

What rules apply when the landlords’ consent is required (Wales)?

Terms and conditions
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Wales Tagged With: wales, Wales consumer law topic, Wales only, wales reasonableness

Plymouth Community Homes Ltd v Christopher Palmer [2021]

County court
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: assistance dogs, Pets

We are a limited company landlord – what information do we need to provide in our paperwork?

letterheads, stationary
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: company landlords

R v Hackney LBC Agudas Israel Housing Association [2020]

The Supreme Court
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Discrimination

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

What records do I need to keep?

record keeping
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Consumer Law, Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies, General, Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements, Tenancy Deposits, The Property Condition Tagged With: General Legal, record keeping, records

What are my obligations regarding assistance dogs and ’emotional support animals’?

Assistance dog
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: assistance dogs, Disabled tenant, Pets

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

Will it be more difficult for me to evict a tenant if they are disabled?

Disabled tenant
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Disability, Disabled tenant, RRA-consumer-law-topic

Do I have to pay for adapting a property if it is occupied by a disabled person?

Stair lift
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Disabled tenant

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

Data Protection Documentation

Data Protection
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Data Protection, England only

We are a limited company, does this affect how we sign documents?

Signing Documents
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Court Proceedings, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: company landlords, Company Lets, Signing documents

Do I need to serve notice after I have bought a property?

Section 3 letter
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Buying property, Sitting tenants

What should a landlord do if he is accused of harassment?

Who me?
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Harassment

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

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

FAQ – Consumer Law

FAQ
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Index Page Tagged With: Index page

Legal Cases – Consumer Law

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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Index page

An Introduction to Consumer Law

Consumer rights
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Consumer, Letting agent regulation, Renters Rights Act Checked, Unfair Terms

Office of Fair Trading v. Foxtons [2009]

High Court
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Unfair Terms

London Borough of Newham -v- Khatun [2004]

High Court
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Consumer, Unfair Terms

What is the How to Rent Booklet and when do I need to serve it?

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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: England only, How to Rent Booklet, Preliminary matters, Section 21 Notice

Does the landlords identity and contact details have to be disclosed to the tenant?

Identity
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: England only, Landlords details

Do I have to tell anyone or get permission before I let my property? Wales

Rent Smart Wales
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Wales Tagged With: old Wales, Permission, Wales - Preliminary matters, Wales consumer law topic, Wales only

Brusse and Garabito v Jahani Ltd [2013]

Court of Justice of the EU
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Consumer, Unfair Terms

Beedles v. Guinness Northern Counties Ltd [2011]

High Court
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Filed Under: Consumer Law, The Property Condition Tagged With: Beedles v. Guinness, Disabled tenant, Quiet Enjoyment

Do landlords have to give tenants a ‘cooling off’ period?

House
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Filed Under: Consumer Law

What is the concept of fairness?

Fairness
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Filed Under: Consumer Law Tagged With: Consumer, Definition

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