Legal help, services and support for private residential landlords
This is a list of all new content added to the Landlord Law site from 1 January 2021. Although note that this does not include amends to the Checklists which are frequently updated.
Content is listed chronologically with the most recent at the top:
27/03/2024
Use our new Audit Kit to check you are compliant with the law
31/01/2024
Find this here and also via the Documents and Forms page.
I keep forgetting to mention these, but all the training webinars have been recorded and can be found here.
26/09/2023
Baring and Dagenham LBC v Gbadegesin and another
29/08/2023
Richworth Ltd v Billingham [2023]
26/08/2023
Do you need an EPC for an HMO?
3 August 2023
The possession notices page and the document generator form 8 has been updated to take account of recent changes.
2 August 2023
Can I prohibit tenants from keeping e-bikes and e-scooters at the property?
There have also been some amendments to the tenancy agreement clauses, which you can read in the Changelog page, and a new Landlords Letter giving permission for keeping e-bikes.
We have also added a section on e-bikes in the House Rules page.
4 July 2023
Why is the Local Authority asking me to do the Electoral Roll for my HMO?
13/06/2023
These have now been moved to a page on their own, as some people found them hard to find.
05/05/23
A new draft letter to notify tenants when a new managing agent takes over management of their property – find it on the landlord’s letters page.
12/04/23
What is the different definition of an HMO for Council Tax?
27/3/23
Can I refuse to accept tenants with children in my rented property?
20/03/2023
Craig Baxter v. Sarah Doble and Anor [2023]
18/3/23
New Welsh versions of the meter reading notification forms (the green buttons)
16/3/23
A new FAQ – What can I do if I can’t prove service of a gas safety certificate before the tenants moved in?
A new prescribed information form for Wales
20/02/2023
A new FAQ – What is the law on Rent Repayment Orders
6/2/2022
Mooney v. Whiteland – on landlord’s rent increase notices.
30/01/2023
The Occupation Contracts have been updated and we now have a periodic contract
We now have a conversion contracts page
A clip from the Legal Update 2022 with Sam Madge Wyld on Fire Safety legislation can now be found here.
8/1/2023
We now have a pet form for Welsh landlords to use, which has the correct terminology. Find it on the additional occupation contract documents page.
4/1/2023
The occupation contracts have now been amended slightly – this is noted in the new changelog page for the Welsh contracts.
I have also done some amends to the Wales Occupation Contract page to provide further information (as we have on the England tenancy agreements page).
31/12/2022
The new Wales page went live on 1 December.
We also have two Welsh Occupation Contracts and a new article on how to amend them.
And a new Quick Guide on Ending Tenancies.
12/11/22
We have a new FAQ:
My tenants have registered a limited company at my property address, what can I do?
I am also doing a considerable amount of work for the new Welsh legislation due to come into force on 1 December 2022 but as there is quite a lot of this I am not listing it here. You will find it all linked from the new Wales page.
The second in the training webinar series is now online:
Landlord Law Essentials Part 2 – Before you rent
21/10/2022
I have amended the renewal form to allow you to add any minor amendments to the tenancy agreement which you want to apply during the new fixed term.
I have also added at the bottom of the additional clauses page some rather helpful FAQ which one of our members asked on the forum.
01/10/2022
Landlord Law Essentials Part 1 – Background Law
16/9/22
Acheampong v Roman & Ors and Choudhury v Razak & Ors [2022]
08/09/2022
FAQ:
What is the legal status of a ‘household member’ on the Landlord Law tenancy agreements?
What should landlords do if household members stay on after the tenants have left?
What is a lodger?
My tenant has asked permission for someone else to live at the property – should I permit this?
And a new permission for household member form on this page.
25/8/2022
The August training webinar on Rent Repayment Orders
A new landlords letter to use when refusing permission to keep a pet
1/8/2022
Kowalek v Hassanein Ltd [2022]
Cobb & Ors v Jahanghir [2022]
26/07/2022
25/07/22
22/07/22
If my tenant owes me money can this be deducted from their benefit payments?
13/07/2022
Legionella – the history, the law, and some practical guidance
02/07/22
23/06/22
What are the differences between fixed-term and periodic tenancies in England?
22/04/2022
What is Overcrowding
06/04/2022
What is Council Tax Disaggregation
Johnson v Richmond Housing Partnership
23/03/2022
21/02/2022
Should guarantees be signed as a deed?
09/03/22
Achieving compliance through the HMO licence application process – with Richard Tacagni
Case Law Update 2021-2022 with Sam Madge-Wyld
An Introduction to Universal Credit with Bill Irvine
Improving the buying and selling process with Beth Rudolf
Trespassers & unauthorised occupiers with Gina Peters
09/03/22
Gill & Gill v Greenwich RLBC
Aytan v Moore
28/2/2022
We have a new letter for landlords using a ‘landlords pay the bills’ version of our tenancy agreement if they need to increase the rent due to the bills increasing above the ‘bills allowance’. Its on the Landlords Letters page.
18/02/2022
23/12/2021
Global 100 Ltd, Global Guardians Management Ltd & Theo Kyprianou v LB Hounslow
Document Generator Help Page for Tenancy Agreements
11/11/2021
Can a ‘rent to rent’ tenant claim mandatory renewal of their tenancy?
27/10/21
What are the HMO licensing rules for self-contained flats?
1/10/21
Possession notices have changed and the new forms are now available on the Possession Notices page.
26/9/21
We forgot to mention earlier the new training webinar with Brooke Lyne on reading leases
There are also two new case reports:
Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd
Arnold v Britton & Ors.
21/08/21
For Tenancy Agreements, and
The Property Condition.
28/07/21
In view of recent feedback, I have now put a draft letter before action for you to use, in Stage 4 of the Rent Arrears Action Plan.
The training webinar with Dean Underwood on Rent Repayment Orders has now been uploaded and can be watched (by Business Level members) here.
12/7/21
Can I refuse to accept applications from applicants on Universal Credit or Benefit?
05/07/21
D’Costa v D’Andrea & Ors [2021]
29/6/21
28/6/21
Minster v. Hathaway & Hathaway.
24/6/21
This was with David Cox on advertising properties online and can be found here.
22/6/21
What are my obligations as a landlord regarding Water & Sewage (Wales)
What are landlords obligations regarding Electrical Appliances & Electrical Supply (Wales)
21/06/21
A companion to the legislation page. Find it here.
07/06/21
Some more of these have now gone online:
Five reasons why ignorance of consumer law can cost you money by David Smith
Five ways the pandemic has changed possession procedures at court
Ten tips on dealing with subletting problems by David Smith
Three key developments in HMO licensing
1/6/21
The amendments to the form come into force today and our document generator section 8 form (which can only be used for arrears cases) has now been updated and reinstated.
The notes on the possession notices page have also been updated.
31/05/21
24/5/21
21/5/21
David Smith’s webinar on notices and the Queen’s Speech May 2021
20/5/21
We have added Brooke Lyne’s talk on gas safety.
We have a Quick Guide to tenancy deposits here.
18/5/21
A list of all the main statutes which landlords and their agents need to be aware of.
18/05/21
17/05/2021
The recordings of our 2020 Conference are now available for all Landlord Law Business Level members here.
As the new section 8 notice to take effect from 4 May 2021 (which refers to the ‘breathing space’ regulations) contains an error we have taken down our section 8 notices from the possession notices page. As we do not think it will be possible to serve a valid section 8 notice (in England) until such time as this has been corrected by the Government and a new notice issued.
22/04/2021
19/03/2021
17/03/21
Disabled man permitted to keep ’emotional support’ dog.
09/02/21
Looking at Rent Repayment Orders and the maximum award that can be made.
09/03/21
01/03/21
We have a new quick guide on shared properties.
25/02/21
A new page for Debt Assessment Services with Julie Ford.
This now has an initial case assessment instruction form, plus you can instruct Julie to advise by phone (normal telephone advice calls apply).
24/02/21
You can now access the A-Z Index page via the small AZ icon on the site header above.
24/02/21
Our clause for prescribed information form signatures for corporate landlords and letting agents. Designed to resolve the issue thrown up by the Northwood Solihull v. Fearn case linked below.
13/02/21
Looking at section 44 of the Companies Act 2006 and signatures on prescribed information forms and possession notices.
12/02/21
The recording of Julie Ford’s training webinar on Rent Arrears and How to Help Tenants is now online.
12/02/2021
Our ‘Quick Guides’ are a new type of content. They are open access and summarise important elements of our content contained in the various ‘Topics’. Along with links to some of our most important content.
Quick guides uploaded so far:
Eventually, we hope to have a ‘quick guide’ for all the topics and the special information pages.
03/02/2021
26/01/2021
25/01/21
15/01/2021
13/01/2021
This page (which is a members-only page) has buttons which when clicked will launch tours demonstrating how to use aspects of the Landlord Law site.
We will be adding to this over time. If you would like us to add a guide for something let us know via the messenger (there is a guide on using this on the page!)
10/01/2020
9/01/2021
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