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Ending Tenancies

How should I deal with one of joint tenants / sharers wanting to leave?

Moving out
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: Joint tenants, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic

What are the grounds for possession where prior notice must be given before the tenancy is entered into?

Tenancy Agreement
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: possession notice, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic

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 should I respond to a tenants Notice to Quit?

serving documents
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: RRA-ending-tenancies-topic, Tenant's Notice to Quit

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

What procedure should we follow if we want to pay our tenant to vacate (cash for keys)

Keys
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: ending tenancies, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic

What happens if there are joint tenants and one tenant leaves?

Leaving tenant
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: Changing tenants, England only, Joint tenants, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic

What should landlords do if lodgers or household members stay on after the tenants have left?

houses
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act, Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: Household members, Lodgers, permitted occupiers, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic, RRA-Shared-Properties-HMOs-Topic

What notices need to be served on the tenant if you want to evict?

Eviction notice
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: England only, Eviction, RRA-court-proceedings-topic, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic, Section 8 Notice

What notice should I serve if I want to end a periodic tenancy?

Serving documents
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: England only, Eviction, RRA-court-proceedings-topic, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic

What is a Notice to Quit?

eviction notice
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: Eviction, Notice to Quit, RRA-court-proceedings-topic, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic, Tenant's Notice to Quit

Our tenant is in prison – how do we deal with this?

HM Prison
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: Eviction, prison, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic

How should I activate a break clause?

Break clause
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: Break clause, England only, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic

How much notice should a tenant give if he wants to leave?

Notice period
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: England only, Notice period, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic, Tenant's Notice to Quit

How long do the possession notices last before the Landlord needs to serve another one? England

Calendar
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act Tagged With: England only, Eviction, Notice period, RRA-court-proceedings-topic, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic

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

Prempeh v Lakhany [2020]

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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Documents, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Section 8 Notice, Signing documents

What should a landlord do if a property has been abandoned by a tenant? (Wales)

Abandoned property
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Wales Tagged With: wal

Laine and Mitchell v Cadwallader & Cadwallader [2001]

County court
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: rent repayment order

Can a ‘rent to rent’ tenant claim mandatory renewal of their tenancy?

Houses
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Occupation Types Tagged With: ending tenancies, rent to rent

Bagettes Ltd v GP Estates Co Ltd [1956]

High Court
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Occupation Types Tagged With: Long leases, rent to rent, Subletting

Minister v Hathaway & Hathaway [2021]

High Court
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, The Property Condition Tagged With: Energy Performance Certificate, section 21, Section 21 Notice

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

Is assignment of a tenancy when the tenants change a good idea?

Signature
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Occupation Types, Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: assignment, England only

What is a Break Clause?

Break
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Break clause, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic

Gateway Associations Ltd v The personal representatives of Mr Ali [2020]

High Court
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Death, Notice to Quit, Public Trustee

Artworld Financial Corporation v Safarian & Ors [2009]

High Court
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Implied Surrender

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

Jarvis v. Evans [2020]

High Court
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Section 21 Notice, Wales only

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

Trecarrell House Ltd v Rouncefield [2020]

High Court

These proceedings were possession proceedings under section 21 in respect of a self-contained flat where the heating was provided by a boiler situated outside the flat. No gas safety certificate was served on or displayed in the property before the tenants moved in. In essence, this case is about the situation covered in s.36(7) of […]

Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: caridon property, Legal Cases Video, Section 21 Notice

What should I do if my tenants are a couple who have split up?

arguing couple
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: Changing tenants

Coronavirus help page

Coronavirus help
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies, Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: Coronavirus

Will a minor mistake make my possession notice invalid?

Making a mistake
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Eviction, Section 8 Notice, Service of Notice

Pease v. Carter, [2020]

High Court
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Legal Cases Video, Section 8 Notice

Taylor v. Caldwell [1863]

High Court
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies

Possession Notices

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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Eviction

What procedures should you follow when a tenant makes a complaint?

Procedures
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, The Property Condition Tagged With: Complaints, England only, Tenant's rights

Caridon Property Ltd v Monty Shooltz [2018]

County court
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: caridon property, Section 21 Notice

What happens when a tenant dies?

Graves
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Death, England only, Public Trustee

What should be done with the tenants’ post after they have left?

Dealing with the post
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: ending tenancies, Post

What if the tenant wants to go but has a lodger or someone else living at the property with them?

secret lodger
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Lodgers, Subletting

What happens if the tenant leaves things behind after he goes?

Items left beind
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: England only, Items left behind

When a tenant leaves should there be a ‘hand-over’ meeting?

Property inspection
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Tenancy Deposits

How do you deal with the tenancy deposit when the tenant vacates?

deposit money
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: Tenancy Deposits

What is section 21?

What is?
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: England only, Section 21 Notice

Brown v. Brash [1948]

High Court
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: prison

Amoah v. Barking and Dagenham LBC

High Court
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Occupation Types Tagged With: Implied Surrender, prison

How long do the possession notices last before the Landlord needs to serve another one? Wales

Calendar
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Eviction, Notice period, old Wales, Wales only

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

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