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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

Licensing – where a building has several flats, must the landlord get licenses for each flat, or can a single license be obtained for the building?

Flats
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: HMO Licensing, Local Authority licensing

If my tenant owes me money can this be deducted from their benefit payments?

Money
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Housing Benefit, Rent arrears, Universal Credit

Do Welsh written statements of occupation contracts need to be signed by the contract holders?

Signing
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Wales - Signing Documents, Wales only, Wales tenancy agreements Topic

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 are the rules that apply to joint contract holders in Wales?

Joint tenants
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: wales, Wales occupation types topic, Wales only, wales shared properties hmo topic

How much money can I take as a deposit from contract holders in Wales?

Question
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Filed Under: Tenancy Deposits, Wales Tagged With: permitted payments, Tenancy Deposits, wales, Wales - contract deposit topic, Wales only

When do Welsh Occupation Contracts become unenforceable?

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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Wales only, Wales tenancy agreements Topic

What penalties apply if you do not comply with the rules about written statements of occupation contracts in Wales?

Financial penalty
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Penalties in Wales, wales checks rental payments topic, Wales only, Wales tenancy agreements Topic

What are fundamental, supplementary and additional terms in Welsh occupation contracts?

Document
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Wales only, Wales tenancy agreements Topic

What are the rules about landlords break clauses in Wales?

Break clause
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Break clause, wales, Wales ending tenancies topic, Wales only, Wales tenancy agreements Topic

What rules apply in Wales regarding the service of notices and other documents?

Serving an eviction notice
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Service of Notice, wales, Wales Court Proceedings Topic, Wales ending tenancies topic, Wales only

What are the rules for dealing with abandoned dwellings in Wales?

Moving out
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: wales, wales abandonment, Wales ending tenancies topic, Wales only

What are the sucession rules for occupation contracts in Wales?

Graves
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Succession rules, wales, Wales ending tenancies 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

What is a landlords repudiatory breach which allows the contract holder to end their contract?

Telling lies
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Filed Under: Uncategorised Tagged With: wales, Wales consumer law topic, Wales ending tenancies topic, Wales only

What happens if a landlord renting property in Wales is not properly licensed

Rent Smart Wales
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: wales, Wales About Letting Agents Topic, wales checks rental payments topic, Wales only

When is a tenancy or license in Wales not an ‘occupation contract’ under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016?

Holidays
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: wales, Wales occupation types topic, Wales only

What happens at the end of a fixed term contract in Wales?

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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: wales, Wales - Tenancy Agreements, Wales ending tenancies topic, Wales occupation types topic, Wales only

What happens if a contract holder leaves things behind after he goes?

Items left beind
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Wales - items left behind, Wales ending tenancies topic, Wales only

What different contract types are there for rented property in Wales?

Wales house
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Wales occupation types topic, Wales only

How can I increase my Contract Holder’s Rent by the notice procedure?

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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: wales checks rental payments topic, Wales only, wales rent

What is Council Tax Disaggregation

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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: Council tax, hmo

What is Overcrowding?

overcrowding, HMO
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: Overcrowding

Should guarantees be signed as a deed?

Signing documents
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Guarantees, 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

What are the special rules about providing details of the landlord’s address? Wales

Tenancy agreement
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Landlords details, Section 48 Notice, wales checks rental payments topic, Wales only, Wales tenancy agreements Topic

What are landlords obligations regarding Electrical Appliances & Electrical Supply (Wales)

Electric tools
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Filed Under: Wales Tagged With: Wales - The Property Condition Topic, Wales Electricity, Wales only, Wales property condition regulations, Wales Utility regulations

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

What are the HMO licensing rules for self contained flats?

Flats
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: HMO Licensing, HMO Rules, Renters Rights Act Checked

What are my obligations as a landlord regarding Water & Sewage (Wales)

Taps
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, The Property Condition Tagged With: old Wales, Wales - The Property Condition Topic, Wales only, Wales water, Water

What are a Landlord’s Obligation regarding fire safety? Wales

Fire Safety
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Fire safety, old Wales, Utility Regulations, Wales only

What are the Breathing Space Regulations?

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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: breathing space regulations, Tenant's rights

I/my company has just bought a property with sitting tenants, do I need to give them a new tenancy agreement?

tenancy agreement
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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Consumer, new landlord, Tenancy Agreements

What are landlords obligations regarding fire safety?

Fire Safety
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Fire safety

What are Altenative Deposit Schemes, and what do I need to watch out for?

Choice
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Filed Under: Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: alternative deposit schemes, depos

What is a banning order?

Banning order
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: Banning orders, England only

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

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

What is the fair rent system?

rent
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Fair Rent

What is Carbon Monoxide and why is it a problem?

Carbon Monoxide
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Carbon Monoxide, Smoke alarms

Who is responsible for dealing with pests and vermin?

Rat
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: pests, vermin

What is a bailiff?

Knocking on the door
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: Bailiffs

What is a Break Clause?

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

What is selective licensing?

HMO Application
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: England only, HMO Licensing, Renters Rights Act Checked

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 the rules about Gas Safety Certificates and section 21?

Gas appliance
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: England only, Gas, Health & Safety

Can I charge tenants for cleaning at the end of the tenancy?

cleaning things
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: Cleaning, Tenancy Deposits

Do all tenants have to sign the same form or can there be multiple counterparts?

Multiple Counterparts
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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Tenancy Agreements

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