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Does the landlords address have to go on the tenancy agreement?

Tenancy agreement
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Landlords details, Renters Rights Act Checked, Section 48 Notice

Can a landlord keep back part of the rented property for his own use?

Landlords Storage in house
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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Council tax

How should I deal with payment of bills in shared houses?

shared bills
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: Bills, Council tax, payments

Do adult children need to be named on the occupation contract? Wales

Adult children
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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements, Wales Tagged With: Wales - Household members, Wales - Tenancy Agreements, Wales only, Wales tenancy agreements Topic

Do adult children need to be named as a tenant on the tenancy agreement? England

Adult children
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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: children, England only, Household members, permitted occupiers, Signing documents, Tenancy Agreements

Right to Rent – When should we do the checks?

Right to Rent
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: England only, Right to Rent checks

Right to Rent – What do we do about signing the tenancy agreement for someone who is abroad and cannot do the checks?

Right to Rent
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: England only, Right to Rent checks

Right to Rent – What about tenancies which pre date the right to rent rules coming into force?

Right to Rent
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: England only, Right to Rent checks

Right to Rent – I am renting to a limited company. Who is responsible for the checks?

Right to Rent
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Company Lets, England only, Right to Rent checks

Right to Rent – can we make the checks stricter?

Awkward questions
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: England only, Right to Rent checks, RRA-checks-rental-payments-topic

Is there a register of HMO licenses?

Register
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: HMO Rules

Why are HMO lettings different from other lettings?

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

What should I do if I let or are going to let properties in an HMO?

Phone call
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: HMO Rules, planning, Preliminary matters, Renters Rights Act Checked

What is an HMO (House in Multiple Occupation)?

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

What is a temporary exemption notice (TEN)?

Cartoons by Wil
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: HMO Rules, Renters Rights Act Checked

What are the landlords extra responsibilities with HMO properties?

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

What are the Heat Network Regulations and how do they apply to HMOs?

Regulations
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: heat network regulations, HMO Rules, Renters Rights Act Checked, Utility Regulations

What are the criteria for granting an HMO license?

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

What are the amenity standards for HMOs?

Wash hand basin
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: HMO Rules, Renters Rights Act Checked

What are the special HMO rules for converted flats?

Flats
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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs Tagged With: HMO Rules, Renters Rights Act Checked, Review post RRA commencement

Do I need to get a license for my HMO?

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

Are the HMO licensing rules the same everywhere in the country?

HMO House
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What is Bailii?

Bailii logo
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: case-law, Definition

What standard should the property be left in at the end of the tenancy?

Property inspection
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Tenancy Deposit Adjudications

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

What is the convenant for Quiet Enjoyment?

Quiet enjoyment?
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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Definition, England only, Quiet Enjoyment

What is joint and several liability?

Joint and several tenants
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Filed Under: Occupation Types, Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Definition, Joint tenants

What are the tenants repairing responsibilities?

repairs
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Repairing obligations, Tenant obligations

My tenants have asked if I can amend the agreement to allow them to run a business at the property – is that all right?

Home Business
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Filed Under: Occupation Types, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Business Tenancy, England only, Home Business

Is there any difference between furnished and unfurnished lets?

Furniture
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Filed Under: Occupation Types Tagged With: Furniture, Tax

If a tenant stays a long time at a property will he gain any additional rights and/or be able to claim ownership?

Older tenant
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Filed Under: Occupation Types Tagged With: Tenant's rights

I rent out a property I hold on a long lease. Is the tenant bound by the covenants in my lease?

flats
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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Headlease, Long leases

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

Can you give a tenancy to someone who is under 18?

Baby
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Filed Under: Occupation Types Tagged With: children, England only, Minors - persons under 18

Can there be a tenancy of a boat (e.g. a houseboat)?

Houseboat
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Filed Under: Occupation Types Tagged With: Accommodation on boats, Residential license

How do you evict a tenant with a common law tenancy?

Eviction Notice
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: Common Law Tenancy, England only, Eviction

What about company lets?

House
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Filed Under: Occupation Types, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Common Law Tenancy, Company Lets

What about common law tenancy agreements?

Tenancy agreement
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Filed Under: Occupation Types, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Common Law Tenancy, England only

What is the common law?

Finding the statue
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: common law, Definition, General Legal

What is the difference between the criminal law and the civil law?

Criminal and Civil law
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: Burden of proof, Definition, General Legal, Law Courts

What are the different types of court?

Law Courts
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: First Tier Tribunal, General Legal, Law Courts

When do you get a Common Law Tenancy?

houses
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Filed Under: Occupation Types Tagged With: Common Law Tenancy, England only

What is the statute of limitations?

Statute of limitations
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What does without prejudice mean?

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Filed Under: Court Proceedings Tagged With: case-law, Definition, General Legal

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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