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How does the free arbitration service work?

adjudication
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Filed Under: Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: Tenancy Deposit Adjudications, Tenancy Deposits

What is ‘fair wear and tear’?

large family
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Filed Under: Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: Fair wear and tear, Tenancy Deposits

What do you do about the deposit if the tenant disappears at the end of the tenancy owing money?

Deposit money
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Filed Under: Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: Tenancy Deposits

Does the landlord need to provide the tenants with copies of receipts for items claimed?

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

deposit money
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What is betterment? (Or how much can I charge a tenant for damaged items?)

Betterment
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: betterment, Tenancy Deposit Adjudications

What happens if the agent who holds the deposit, becomes insolvent?

Insolvency
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Filed Under: Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: CMP, Letting agent liability, Tenancy Deposits

What are stakeholders?

Stakeholder
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What are letting agents obligations regarding tenancy deposits?

Letting agent money
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Can landlords legally avoid having to use a tenancy deposit scheme?

tenancy deposit question
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Can the tenancy deposit be used as rent?

Deposit money
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What is the prescribed information?

Prescribed information
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Who gets the interest on deposit money?

Interest
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What are the main features of an insurance based tenancy deposit scheme?

Insurance based scheme
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What are the main features of a custodial tenancy deposit scheme?

Deposit
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What is the tenancy deposit scheme?

Tenancy deposit scheme
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What is a tenancy deposit?

Deposit money
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What if the value of the damage to the property exceeds the deposit money?

Damaged property
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Deposits, The Property Condition Tagged With: D, Damages, Tenancy Deposits

What can the Landlord do if the tenant won’t let him in to do inspections and repairs?

No entry
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Inspections, Repairing obligations, RRA-property-condition-topic

What is section 21?

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

I have a CCJ for rent arrears but the DPS are refusing to pay the deposit to me as the judgment does not name them – what can I do?

Refusal
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Court Proceedings Tagged With: CCJ Enforcement

If are mistakes on the tenancy agreement, how does this affect the landlords right to possession and the notices he needs to serve?

Document mistake
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, Eviction

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

When can a landlord evict a tenant? Wales

When to evict?
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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

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

Abandoned property
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Abandonment, England only

Can a landlord evict a tenant without a court order?

Go, eviction
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Eviction, Unlawful Eviction

Are tenants entitled to request energy efficiency improvements?

Energy efficiency
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What are landlords obligations regarding Energy Efficiency?

Energy efficiency
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What should the landlord do if the tenant refuses to grant access for gas inspections?

Don't come in!
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Gas, Getting access to properties, Health & Safety, Utility Regulations

What should a landlord do if he suspects gas appliances at the property are faulty and/or there is a gas escape?

Emergency phone call
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What are the warning signs to watch out for with gas appliances?

Danger
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What are the rules for private water supplies?

Taps
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What are the landlord’s responsibilities under the Gas Regulations? Wales

Gas stove
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What are the landlord’s responsibilities under the Gas Regulations?

Gas stove
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: England only, Gas, Preliminary matters, Property condition regulations, Utility Regulations

What are landlords responsibilities as regards the electricity supply and electrical appliances in the property?

Electric tools
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Electricity, England only, Property condition regulations, Utility Regulations

What are landlords obligations for legionnaires disease?

legionnaires disease
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How do the smoking regulations affect Landlords?

Smoking
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How can I find the utility company for my property?

Utility provider
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Electricity, Utility Regulations

Are landlords obliged to fit smoke and carbon monoxide alarms?

Smoke alarm
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What are landlords legal obligations as regards furniture and furnishings?

Furniture
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My tenant never pays his rent. Can I get him put on a blacklist?

Blacklist
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Data Protection, Rent arrears

How can I arrange for my tenants benefit payments to be paid direct to me?

payment
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Credit Unions, Housing Benefit, Rent

Are Housing Benefit entitled to insist on paying tenants rent in arrears when under the tenancy agreement it is payable in advance

Unpaid rent
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Housing Benefit, payments, Rent arrears, Tenancy Agreement Clauses

Do I need to provide a rent book?

Rent Book
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Should the tenancy agreement be stamped?

Tenancy agreement stamp duty
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Should I provide house rules?

House rules
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If you use an assured periodic tenancy agreement for a ‘common law’ tenancy will it be invalid?

Checking paperwork
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How many copies of the tenancy agreement should there be?

Landlord signature
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Does the tenants signature on the tenancy agreement have to be witnessed?

Signing tenancy agreement
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