2024-03-22 08:52
Here we are again at another Newsround. We kick off this weeks Newsround with rent controls, as we see that this has been more prevalent in the news lately.
Scottish landlords unanimously sa… Read More
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2024-02-08 19:33
This is a question to the blog clinic from Jonathan (not his real name), who is a landlord in England.
I am a landlord and wish to serve a section 21 notice however I did not give the tenant… Read More
2024-02-02 09:59
Welcome to our first Newsround of February where we see what has been trending in the housing news this week.
Landlords, have your say on helping the disabled rental sector
As part of the al… Read More
2024-02-01 17:04
Here are our Newsround posts for January.
Thursday 11th January
What are tenants’ rights after their fixed term ends?
What happens when a fixed term ends? Read my blog to find out
Frid… Read More
2024-02-01 13:03
Many landlords use letting agents to find tenants and manage their properties. Most letting agents do a good job and many are outstanding.
But not all.
What about YOUR letting agents?… Read More
2024-01-26 10:39
Another week and another Newsround. Let’s see what has been happening in the news this week.
Have you submitted your tax return?
It looks as if some 3.8 people have yet to file their r… Read More
2024-01-22 12:49
I write a regular column for Property Investor News, and I was recently asked a question there about rent increases.
The question was about how often a landlord was allowed to increase the r… Read More
2024-01-19 10:56
Another week and another Newsround, let’s see what has been in the news this week.
NRLA back Tory amendments to the Renters Reform Bill
The National Residential Landlords Association h… Read More
2024-01-10 17:36
When a tenant signs a tenancy agreement, at the moment this is invariably for a period of time. Six months, a year or whatever.
So what happens when this fixed term ends?
The answer is… Read More
2023-12-18 10:05
Another year is over, and as usual, we are going to be closing down the Landlord Law Blog over the holiday period.
So here are some of our best posts of the year to give you something to rea… Read More
2023-12-18 09:08
Here are our Newsround posts for December.
Friday 1st December
Landlord Law Newsround #319
Our first Newsround for December
Monday 4th December
Three questions from a landlord about tenant i… Read More
2023-12-15 09:17
Welcome to our last Newsround for 2023. We thought we would start the Newsround with some positive housing news.
Newcastle Council launch free training for landlords
Newcastle Council has an… Read More
2023-12-14 08:17
This is the first in an occasional series of interviews of professionals in the private rented sector. Gary Leverett is an experienced housing solicitor at Cozens-Hardy in Norwich.
I h… Read More
2023-12-08 09:33
Another week and another Newsround, let’s see what had been happening in the housing news this week.
Court of Appeal ruling favours mediation at first level
A ruling last week between… Read More
2023-12-07 09:22
This is a question to the blog clinic from Diego, who is a tenant in England.
I recently I had an attitude problem from the property manager of the flat I am renting with a friend. I w… Read More
2023-12-04 10:13
This is a question to the blog clinic from Thelma (not her real name), who is a landlord in England.
Can I move a long-term tenant (in arrears due to benefits mess up and having to mov… Read More
2023-12-01 10:16
Welcome to our weekly Newsround where we give you all the trending housing news, plus a little bit more.
Social Housing Ombudsman to take on PRS disputes
Government minister Jacob Young has… Read More
2023-11-30 17:40
Eviction should only ever be a last resort for landlords. As it is stressful and can take a very long time.
However if you have no alternative – the Landlord Law service can help… Read More
2023-11-27 09:19
This post is part of my urban myths series. You can see the rest of the series here.
I sometimes get asked by landlords about how long a section 21 notice lasts. Questions include:
Can I let… Read More
2023-11-26 16:41
This is a question to the blog clinic from David, who is a landlord in England.
I have one property. The AST with my tenants will end in a few month’s time. I do not intend to ask them… Read More
2023-11-24 09:44
Let us see what been happening in the housing news this week.
Local Housing Allowance increase
In the Chancellors Autumn Statement this week Jeremy Hunt announced that he has unfrozen the Lo… Read More
2023-11-20 12:08
This is a question to the blog clinic from Jo, who is a tenant in England.
My fixed term of 6 months is up shortly. It will then become a periodic contractual agreement. It states that… Read More
2023-11-18 17:38
In June 2009 I wrote a post on this blog on the revolving door of housing ministers.
At that time, we had a Labour government (it seems a long time ago now). I pointed out that since 1997 w… Read More
2023-11-17 09:38
Welcome to our weekly Newsround where we give you all the trending housing news, and this week the Renters Reform Bill is very much in the news. But first –
New Right to Rent gui… Read More
2023-11-10 16:21
I was alerted to this issue by Jan of Advocats who help both landlords and tenants when tenants want to keep a pet at their rented property.
‘What happens,’ Jen asked me ‘w… Read More
2023-11-10 11:50
Welcome to our Newsround, let’s see what has been happening in the housing news this week.
The King’s Speech, the Renters Reform Bill and massive court delays for eviction
We hav… Read More
2023-11-08 21:34
This is a question to the blog clinic from Julie (not her real name), who is a tenant.
If a landlord includes an ‘Addendum’ at the end of a tenancy agreement, stating that the wh… Read More
2023-11-06 10:11
It is important to know whether you have an HMO or not. There are some rather important consequences. For example:
All HMO landlords have to comply with the special management re… Read More
2023-11-03 09:43
Another week and another Newsround, lots of news this week and we start with some good news for HMO landlords and tenants as we head into November.
Government axes banding of HMO individual… Read More
2023-11-02 10:35
Here are our blog posts for October.
Monday 2nd October
Urban Myth – a tenant who stays in a property a long time get special rights
How to determine what rights a tenant has
Thursday… Read More
2023-10-27 09:18
Here is our weekly Newsround and there is no shortage of housing news this week, especially concerning the Renters Reform Bill.
U-turn on Section 21
As I am sure you have all read by we have… Read More
2023-10-26 08:52
This is a question to the blog clinic fast track from Martha (not her real name), who is a landlord in England.
I let a house in December 1981 on a Protected Shorthold Tenancy. The tenants a… Read More
2023-10-23 09:59
This is a question to the blog clinic from Jade, who is a tenant in England.
Problem with the landlord not paying security bond into schemes, not carrying out the gas check, other issues
Ans… Read More
2023-10-22 14:36
On this blog, we have been banging on about the ‘housing crisis’ for years.
It has now got so bad that it has entered mainstream news, and even the politicians are starting to t… Read More
2023-10-20 14:48
Welcome to Landlord Law’s weekly Newsround where this week we finally hear that the Renters Reform Bill is to finally get its Second Reading on Monday 23rd October.
Next stage set for… Read More
2023-10-17 16:48
There is a lot of angst from both sides of the tenancy agreement about pets.
Many tenants want to keep a pet but aren’t allowed. Many landlords are unhappy about the… Read More
2023-10-02 09:00
I sometimes get contacted by landlords in a panic. “My tenant will have been in the property for three years next month – should I evict her to prevent her having the right… Read More
2023-09-29 09:05
Our last Newsround for September let’s see what housing news has been in the news this week.
New ‘How to Rent’ guide due out Monday 2 October
If you are a landlord on the p… Read More
2023-09-01 06:58
Here are our blog posts for August.
Friday 4th August
Landlord Law Newsround #302
Our first Newsround for August
Tuesday 8th August
Outrageously high right-to-rent fines due to come into for… Read More
2023-08-18 07:06
Welcome to our weekly Newsround where we give you all the trending housing news. Let’s see what has been in the news this week.
Migrant checking will not be easy
One law firm, Brevis L… Read More
2023-07-22 08:57
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Lillyan, who is a tenant in England.
My landlord is insisting on having a copy of the house key as she says they are her keys. (Locks got changed t… Read More
2023-07-21 10:28
Welcome to our Landlord Law weekly Newsround where we give you all the trending housing news and more.
‘Morally wrong’ new HMO rules must be reversed
Leading landlord lawyer, Dav… Read More
2023-07-17 07:22
This is a real hangover from the past, but a surprising number of people still think that accepting rent from a tenant they are evicting will somehow prejudice their case.
This dates back to… Read More
2023-07-14 08:01
Another week and another Newsround, let’s see what has been happening in the housing news this week.
Transportable gardens
A top garden designer, Zoe Claymore, has come up with the nov… Read More
2023-06-16 08:44
Another week and another Newsround, let’s see that has been in the news this week.
Problems for landlords and the PRS
There are three big problems in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) il… Read More
2023-06-14 15:45
There has been a lot of publicity about the law on pets in lets and proposals to make it harder for landlords to refuse permission.
However, we need to be careful that when doing this, we do… Read More
2023-06-09 09:17
Welcome to our Newsround where we look into what has been in the housing news this week.
We start off with some rather disconcerting news regarding bailiffs and the courts.
Evictions ‘… Read More
2023-05-26 09:00
Our Newsround is here again, let’s see what has been in the housing news this week.
Warning on E-bike battery charging
Landlords are being warned about the potentially catastrophic dam… Read More
2023-05-23 10:35
The Renters Reform Bill has now been published. As promised, it will remove the ‘no fault’ ground for possession by removing the clauses providing for assured shorthold ten… Read More
2023-05-19 07:51
After weeks of relatively slow and repetitive housing news this week headlines with the long-awaited Renters’ Reform Bill.
So we kick off with that and then take a look at what’s… Read More
2023-05-18 09:53
After four long years, the draft Renters Reform Bill has finally been published and presented to Parliament.
You can read the current version here. The bill’s page on the Parliam… Read More
2023-05-09 09:36
Your help, please!
The Welsh Government have now published new regulations, which are due to come into force on 1 June 2023.
However, I have been unable to find explanatory guidance on the W… Read More
2023-05-09 06:51
Here is a question to the blog clinic fast track from Nick (not his real name), who is a landlord.
We rented out our property on an AST to a family friend who later took in three lodgers wit… Read More
2023-05-05 09:21
Our first Newsround for May lots of housing news this week and most importantly we start with news on the Renters’ Reform Bill.
Renters Reform Bill to be published next week
Yesterday… Read More
2023-04-28 09:51
Welcome to our last Newsround for April lets see what’s happened in the housing news this week.
NRLA continues to call on the government
Ben Beadle, CEO of NRLA has again met with Mich… Read More
2023-04-21 06:17
Welcome to our weekly Newsround, a relatively quiet week in the housing news this week so let’s see what the Landlord Law team have found.
Not-for-profit Letting Agents to launch
A gre… Read More
2023-04-17 11:03
This is a perennial question that all landlord and tenant advisers get asked.
As discussed in the post here, the law has not (at the time of writing) been changed recently to force landlord… Read More
2023-04-14 12:25
Another week and another Newsround, let’s see what we have found in the news this week.
HMO’s re-banding for council tax
Propertymark and letting agents are backing the governmen… Read More
2023-04-12 06:45
This is a fairly new urban myth, but several people have asked me this during the past year. So time for a bit of clarification.
In a way, it is true. If you are increasing rent… Read More
2023-03-21 08:28
Here is a question to the blog clinic fast track from Nathan (not his real name), who is a landlord in England.
We have a problem. We are on sabbatical leave overseas, and in January 2023 we… Read More
2023-03-20 14:30
If not – you continue in this work at your peril.
The background
Solicitors are expensive, and landlords looking to evict tenants are usually short of cash – generally because th… Read More
2023-03-17 10:32
Welcome to our weekly Newsround, where this week we have a new rent guide out and the long awaited budget.
But was there much in there for landlords? We take a look.
Budget squeezes out Land… Read More
2023-03-14 11:06
This post is a bit ‘off topic’ although asylum seekers need to be housed somewhere, and we do have a housing crisis.
However, housing is not the only crisis we face. For example… Read More
2023-03-03 09:49
Another week with no shortage of housing news, lets see what’s hit the headlines this week, and no surprises EPC’s are strong headline news again. But first:
The Supreme Co… Read More
2023-02-17 15:46
If you are looking to take in a lodger to make some extra cash, we have a lot of help for you.
The Lodger Landlord website
First – you should read the Lodger Landlord website as this h… Read More
2023-02-10 14:41
There seems to be a certain amount of confusion over the transition arrangements for tenancies (now called occupation contracts) in Wales and what the notice periods are.
I am going to attem… Read More
2023-02-10 09:04
Another week and another Newsround and there is certainly no shortage of housing news. This week we start with the ongoing reform of EPC’s.
Government re-shuffle creates a new departme… Read More
2023-02-03 09:21
Welcome to our first Newsround for February, giving you a roundup of items trending in the housing news this week.
PRS is vital for UK economy & social life
A new report based on a surv… Read More
2023-02-03 08:51
Here is our roundup of posts for January 2023.
Tuesday 3rd January
The Landlord Law Blog Urban Myths
The first of my updated series on ‘Urban Myths’
Thursday 5th January
Can thi… Read More
2023-02-02 08:53
I come across this view sometimes. Landlords telling me that their tenant has no right to stay on in their property because they (the landlords) only agreed to let them live there for (say)… Read More
2023-02-01 06:58
Are you a new landlord?
Or do you want to take over managing a property yourself from agents?
Or perhaps you are new to working at a letting agency?
Or maybe you work for a Local Authority a… Read More
2023-01-30 09:28
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Tanya (not her real name), who is a tenant.
I agreed to be a guarantor for a family member and signed a fixed term contract for 12 months, 6 months… Read More
2023-01-27 09:26
Welcome to another edition of our Newsround, and this week there is certainly no shortage varied housing news.
Big Issue founder calls for help for landlords
John Bird, the founder of the Bi… Read More
2023-01-20 09:08
Welcome to our weekly Newsround where we bring you housing news that is trending this week, and a little bit more.
New Energy Efficiency guide for landlords
The Industry Property Eye report… Read More
2023-01-19 08:03
Landlords are being encouraged to carry out retrofitting works to their properties to improve their Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating – and in particular, to improve the ins… Read More
2023-01-16 10:33
Here is a question to the blog clinic from David, who is a tenant.
Street v Mumford ruled that the tenant can refuse anyone access to the property, even the Landlord. Can the Landlord object… Read More
2023-01-13 07:33
Another week and another Newsround. Let’s see what’s been happening in the news this week.
New law to ease broadband upgrade blocks
A new law has been passed that allows broadba… Read More
2023-01-09 08:59
This myth is based on reality and is due to the history of the assured shorthold tenancy (AST).
Protected tenancies under the Rent Act 1977
When the Housing Act 1988 first introduced ASTs, p… Read More
2023-01-06 10:09
A happy new year to you and welcome to our first Newsround of 2023. What sort of news do we have at the start of this new year?
Not very happy news, really. It all seems to be a… Read More
2023-01-05 15:39
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Alastair (not his real name), who is a landlord.
I have a fixed-term tenancy lasting until October 2023. I moved in with my friend in October 2021… Read More
2023-01-03 10:00
In 2009, some 13 years ago, as I write, I started the first series on this blog, my ‘Urban Myths’ series.
It was fun to write and quite popular too. In it, I examined one a… Read More
2022-12-19 11:28
Well, here we are at the end of another Year!
I am, as usual, going to be taking a bit of a holiday from the blog over the festive season.
And as usual will leave you a list of some of our b… Read More
2022-12-16 10:13
This new blog design has been a bit of a long-term project, so it’s good to see it finally go live.
As this is practically the last post of 2022 (we are not doing a Newsround this week… Read More
2022-12-09 10:22
Welcome to this week’s Newsround bringing you all the latest trending housing news.
As we fast approach the end of the year, there is no slowing down in the housing sector. This week w… Read More
2022-12-09 09:30
Here are all our posts from November.
Wednesday 2nd November
New Dagenham housing development could be below flood level in 2050
The importance of checking projected flood maps
Friday 4th No… Read More
2022-12-02 10:42
Welcome to our weekly Newsround, where we bring you all the latest housing news items that have happened this week.
In the spotlight this week is the rental reform in Wales.
Wales’ new… Read More
2022-11-30 19:11
As all Welsh landlords should by now know, Welsh housing law is changing tomorrow, 1 December 2022.
One of the big changes, which I have written about on here before, is the Welsh ‘occ… Read More
2022-11-28 14:08
When the new Welsh legislation comes into force on 1 December 2022, there will be two types of contract (for private Welsh landlords)
Fixed term, and
Periodic
Most landlords are used to usin… Read More
2022-11-25 11:31
Another week and another Newsround let’s see what’s been happening in the news this week. We start off with what has been in the press recently surrounding mould in rented proper… Read More
2022-11-18 07:36
This is the end of a very busy week for us here at Landlord Law where we have been at the Landlord Conference in Coventry.
It was great seeing so many of our members face to face at what was… Read More
2022-11-17 10:51
Our joint Conference with NRLA – the Landlord Conference, ‘Facing up to the Future’ took place on Tuesday (15 November 2022), and I think it can be safely said it was a re… Read More
2022-11-11 08:41
Welcome to another Landlord Law Newsround, there has been no shortage of housing news this week, and we start this week’s Newsround with some EPC news.
EPC’s not fit for purpose… Read More
2022-11-09 07:53
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Ernie (not his real name), who is a landlord and has a problem regarding the tenancy deposit.
Our former tenants left the flat dirty, with damage t… Read More
2022-11-07 09:00
It’s not often realised that as well as the membership service and training for landlords, Landlord Law also provides in-house training.
The in-house service goes under the tradin… Read More
2022-10-21 13:26
So many people are finding it hard to afford their heating bills. Julie Ford (who I have worked with in the past when we developed our kit for helping tenants unable to pay rent) has n… Read More
2022-10-14 09:42
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Lucy (not her real name), who is a landlord.
I have a Protected/ Assured Tenant. We bought the property at a reduced rate with him in situ. It was… Read More
2022-10-14 08:11
Here is our weekly look at what’s been happening in the housing news this week.
Council’s first Management Order for HMO
LandlordTODAY has reported that Coventry Council has fine… Read More
2022-10-03 08:44
Here is our roundup of posts for September 2022.
Friday 2nd September
Landlord Law Newsround #258
Our first Newsround of the month
Friday 9th September
Landlord Law Newsround #259
A full pa… Read More
2022-08-30 13:47
On Wednesday, 14 June 2017, I was up early as I had to travel down to London for a meeting.
Having done my email, I took a quick look at one of the news sites. Only to be faced with im… Read More
2022-08-28 09:23
Reading articles such as this article in the Guardian, you would think that the whole of the housing crisis is down to ‘greedy landlords’.
However, this is just one side of the p… Read More
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