2024-05-03 10:17
Welcome to our weekly Newsround, let’s see what has caught our eye this week in the housing news.
Labour as the next government seems virtually certain
As I write, the results from loc… Read More
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2024-05-03 09:50
Here are all our blog posts for April.
Tuesday 2nd April
Landlord Law Blog Roundup for March 2024
All our blog posts for March
Friday 5th April
Landlord Law Newsround #333
Our first Newsrou… Read More
2024-05-01 18:18
There is a lot of discussion about the terrible effect of section 21 notices on tenants. And how the two-month notice period is not really long enough for them to find a new home.
This… Read More
2024-04-18 20:32
Welcome to our weekly Newsround where we bring you all the latest housing news and more. Let’s see what has been happening in the housing this week.
Renters Reform Bill moves to the ne… Read More
2024-04-13 09:46
Many landlords are outraged when they are told that their conduct towards their tenants is illegal. “Its my house isn’t it, so why can’t I go in when I like?” i… Read More
2024-04-12 09:02
Our Newsround is here this week, bringing you the latest housing news and more straight to your inbox.
Licensing scheme review promises government
It is now well known that Jacob Young, the… Read More
2024-04-11 14:28
Whether this is an urban myth or not really depends on when you are reading this post!
It is being written in April 2024, and at the moment, section 21 is still very much with us.
However, a… Read More
2024-04-11 14:04
This is a question to the blog clinic from Elsie (not her real name), who is a landlord in England.
Our small letting agent, who has no Terms and Conditions for landlords, behaved so appalli… Read More
2024-04-11 09:34
When you read about section 21 and its abolition in the press, it all seems to be about tenants’ rights.
I wrote about this also here. Where I discussed how the ever-present pros… Read More
2024-04-08 08:03
This is an interview I did with Robin Stewart on 27 February 2024. Robin is a senior solicitor with Anthony Gold Solicitors.
The full interview is published in our … Read More
2024-04-05 10:11
This is a question to the blog clinic from Sally, who is a tenant in England.
I will be living in a shared student house, we each have our own bedroom with individual contracts.
We require l… Read More
2024-04-05 09:16
Welcome to another Landlord Law Newsround, let’s see what has been trending in the housing news this week.
Renters Reform Bill back to the Commons this April
It is heavily anticipated… Read More
2024-04-02 15:22
Here are all our blog posts for March.
Friday 1st March
Landlord Law Newsround #329
Our first Newsround of March
Friday 8th March
Landlord Law Newsround #330
Our look into the housing news t… Read More
2024-03-28 09:37
This is an interview I did with Robin Stewart on 27 February 2024. Robin is a senior solicitor with Anthony Gold Solicitors.
The full interview is published in our Landlord Law Podcast… Read More
2024-03-22 11:09
The question of landlord access to rented property is a difficult one.
Landlords will want, and indeed need, to visit their rented properties from time to time and carry out inspections. For… Read More
2024-03-21 16:31
There are two types of deposit:
Holding deposits, and
Tenancy deposits
Holding deposits
These are taken to ‘hold’ a property for someone who is considering renting it. They… Read More
2024-03-18 11:16
This is a question to the blog clinic from Lisa (not her real name), who is a tenant in England.
I rent in an HMO with a normal set-up (the landlord lives elsewhere). I have occupied the sam… Read More
2024-03-15 09:30
Welcome to another Landlord Law Newsround bringing you all the latest housing news direct to your inbox.
Council to penalise bad landlords
Gloucester council is breaking new ground with an… Read More
2024-03-11 09:30
This is a question to the blog clinic from Katie, who is a tenant in England.
Renting the same property for 10 + years. No written contract since 2012. No problems, rent is always paid on ti… Read More
2024-03-11 09:01
This is the interview that I did with Kate on 3 January 2024.
The full interview is published on our Landlord Law podcast but I am putting out the interview here in sections.
Part… Read More
2024-03-08 09:38
Another week, another Newsround, and with the budget in the mix this week let’s see what has been trending in the housing news this week. But first:
Is the Renters Reform Bill on… Read More
2024-03-01 10:04
Welcome to our first Newsround for March and we have no shortage of housing news this week.
Could Scottish councillors force energy efficiency in the PRS?
Scottish councillors are asking for… Read More
2024-03-01 09:51
Here are all our Blog posts for February.
Thursday 1st February
Six signs of incompetent or criminal letting agents which can cost you money
How well do you know your letting agent? Read my… Read More
2024-02-28 11:40
This is a question to the blog clinic from Olu, who is a landlord in England.
My tenant refused to leave at the expiry of the tenancy though I reminded her the tenancy only had 2 months left… Read More
2024-02-27 17:03
This is the interview that I did with Kate on 3 January 2024.
The full interview is published on our Landlord Law podcast but I am putting out the interview here in sections.
Part… Read More
2024-02-26 11:26
This is a question to the blog clinic from Sheila, who is a landlord in England.
I let my daughter and her boyfriend live in my new home. It’s been 2.5 years, and they’re r… Read More
2024-02-23 10:04
Landlord Law Newsround is here again so let’s see what we have spotted in the housing news this week.
Shocking rise in fake tenancies applications
Homelet, a referencing agency has car… Read More
2024-02-19 11:39
This is a question to the blog clinic from Dmitrii, who is a tenant in England.
I live in a private rental flat with the lease ending in six months. My upstairs neighbour who owns her flat h… Read More
2024-02-16 12:07
Although we are told that section 21 will be banned by the end of the year, we may as well be clear about the rules before then. And people are often muddled about when the notice can… Read More
2024-02-16 11:27
Welcome to Landlord Law Newsround let’s see what has been happening in the housing news this week.
Are specialist housing courts the way forward?
Propertymark has called for specialist… Read More
2024-02-12 14:19
This is the interview that I did with Kate on 3 January 2024.
The full interview is published on our Landlord Law podcast but I am putting out the interview here in sections.
Part… Read More
2024-02-09 09:52
Lots of varied housing news hitting the headlines this week, let’s see what we found.
Major rethink of EPC’s called for
The Building Research Establishment has issued a new repor… Read More
2024-02-05 09:51
This is the interview that I did with Kate on 3 January 2024.
The full interview is published on our Landlord Law podcast but I am putting out the interview here in sections.
Part… Read More
2024-01-29 10:21
This is the interview that I did with Kate on 3 January 2024.
The full interview is published on our Landlord Law podcast but I am putting out the interview here in sections.
Part 1 is… Read More
2024-01-23 11:53
This post applies mainly to English tenancy agreements, but I give a few comments on Welsh occupation contracts below.
When a landlord (in England) gives a tenant a tenancy agreement, that a… Read More
2024-01-21 14:11
I had the pleasure of interviewing property expert Kate Faulkner on 3 January when we discussed all things property.
The full interview is published on our Landlord Law podcast but I thought… Read More
2024-01-12 17:32
Welcome to our first Newsround of 2024, let’s see what is trending in the private rented sector as we start a new year.
Minimum EPC ratings could return
David Cox, Rightmove’s Ge… Read More
2023-12-01 09:20
Here is a roundup of our blog posts for November.
Thursday 2nd November
Landlord Law Blog Roundup for October 2023
Our roundup of posts for October
Friday 3rd November
Landlord Law Newsround… 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 15:29
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
2023-11-06 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
2023-11-02 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
2023-10-16 15:45
Announcing a new feature on the blog – the Landlord Law Blog Audios!
Everyone is doing podcasts nowadays, and everyone is getting used to listening to things rather than reading them… Read More
2023-10-13 14:15
It looks as if our next government is likely to be a Labour one.
This could happen any time next year or possibly the year after, but most people seem to think it will be within the next 12… Read More
2023-10-13 08:15
Welcome to our weekly Newsround, let’s see what has been happening in the housing news this week.
Does renting age you faster?
The Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health has ca… Read More
2023-10-06 09:12
Another week and another Landlord Law Newsround, this week most of the housing news is coming out from Conservative Conference. But we start with a depressing report saying
Housing con… Read More
2023-10-05 14:23
This is a question to the blog clinic from Jayne, who is a tenant in England.
Hi, my former landlord is trying to keep some of my deposit. This is for an iron burn mark on the lounge carpet… Read More
2023-09-25 09:16
This is a question to the blog clinic from Jacqueline, who is a landlord in England.
At the end of the AST fixed term, the tenancy went periodic. I have put the rent up on or aro… Read More
2023-09-22 07:41
Our Newsround brings you all the latest treading housing news and more. This week has seen some major announcements from the government.
We start our Newsround this week the government&rsquo&hell…Read More
2023-09-20 19:41
Discrimination is illegal – and landlords and letting agents are subject to this, as are many others providing services.
But what is discrimination?
As I discussed in this post , there… Read More
2023-09-18 08:44
I am reading in the landlord press increasingly despairing cries from tenants’ organisations as the prospect of the Renters Reform Bill becoming law in this Parliamentary session slips… Read More
2023-09-15 07:27
Welcome, and in our Newsround we cover the headlines that have hit the housing news this week.
£30k of grants available for older & disabled tenants
A new £50m fund has been… Read More
2023-09-08 08:06
Welcome to our first Newsround of September.
Let’s see what has been happening in the news this week as the government come back from its summer recess. We start off with EPC&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-09-06 08:35
We will be running our popular Essential Law for Landlords Workshop on 23 November 2023 – watch the video below to find out more:
Details in a nutshell:
Title: Essential Law for Land… Read More
2023-09-04 15:16
I often get questions about what to do about pests. Bed bugs seem to be particularly problematic, but it is upsetting for tenants to find ANY form of pest or vermin in their home.
What shoul… Read More
2023-09-01 08:54
Welcome to our first Newsround for September, let’s see what has happened in the housing news this week.
Landlords withdrawing from the temporary accommodation sector
Feedback from Loc… Read More
2023-08-26 12:42
We had a question for our Blog Clinic recently from Mary, who is a tenant in England.
Mary is a social tenant, and her question (which I am not going to answer in full as we do not cover soc… Read More
2023-08-25 06:47
Our last Newsround for August, and as we come to the end of the summer recess, there is no shortage of housing news.
Should landlords permit childminding in their properties?
In the news thi… Read More
2023-08-24 07:42
One of our Landlord Law landlords, who I will call Mr X, has asked, on our Members Forum, about a ‘compliance fee’ charged by his letting agent. This is on top, appar… Read More
2023-08-21 09:50
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Mary (not her real name), who is a tenant in England.
My friends and I agreed to rent a property described as a ‘furnished three bedroom… Read More
2023-08-17 09:38
When I started acting for landlords, I had never heard of abandonment notices. I suspect that most lawyers reading this won’t have heard of them either. So far as I am aware… Read More
2023-08-11 07:10
Welcome to another Newsround, let’s see what has been happening in the housing news this week.
Huge fine increases for failures in Right to Rent checks
A law firm is predicting that s… Read More
2023-08-10 09:59
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Kathy (not her real name), who is a tenant in England.
We’ve signed an AST that rolled into a contractual periodic tenancy (CPT). The notice… Read More
2023-08-08 10:23
It’s not often I am truly outraged by a government announcement, but I have to say that I am shocked and horrified at the announcement of a massive increase in fines for breaches of th… Read More
2023-08-04 10:50
Another week and another Newsround, let’s see what has been happening in the housing news this week.
Bank base interest rates now 5.25%
Many will be feeling despair at the further bank… Read More
2023-07-30 10:21
E-bikes and e-scooters help reduce our carbon emissions and help keep us healthy. What’s not to like? Surely it is something landlords should encourage?
Many tenants will o… Read More
2023-07-28 10:21
This week we have a Newsround Special focusing on:
The problem with our housing – not enough and too expensive
Home ownership and the affordability problem
The first news item I want t… Read More
2023-07-13 08:43
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Debbie, who is a tenant in England.
I have been served a section 21 as the landlord is selling.
I moved in 14 years ago with the help of the counci… Read More
2023-07-07 06:54
Welcome to our weekly Newsround where we give you all the latest housing news that has been trending this week.
Gove sees private landlords as ‘vital’
The Housing Secretary, Mich… Read More
2023-07-06 21:22
Here are the posts for June.
Friday 2nd June
Landlord Law Newsround #293
Our first Newsround for June
Monday 5th June
Urban Myth – you can’t have a proper tenancy without a writ… Read More
2023-07-06 14:12
It is a truth ‘universally acknowledged’ that section 21 is bad for tenants and, therefore, should go. Shelter has said so. The CAB has said so. All the politic… Read More
2023-07-03 06:54
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Mandy (not her real name), who is a lodger landlord in England.
Can I take my lodger to court to seek damages if I don’t have a signed contra… Read More
2023-06-30 06:58
Welcome to our Newsround, let’s see what has been happening in the housing news this week as we end the month of June.
Illegal evictions to become even more expensive for landlords
Cou… Read More
2023-06-28 14:41
I was delighted to read from the BBC that Labour’s Lisa Nandy has rejected the idea of rent controls.
Although they seem to be helpful for tenants in the short term, actually long-term… Read More
2023-06-23 12:43
Here is a question to the blog clinic fast track from Angela (not her real name), who is a tenant in England.
I moved into the house in 1999, initially renting a room from the owner who kept… Read More
2023-06-23 08:34
Its time for our Friday Newsround, in what has been a fairly slow week in housing news, we see what has hit the headlines this week.
Bank base rate rises to 5.00%
As you will probably know… Read More
2023-06-20 14:40
People may moan about Section 21 and the license it gives to rogue landlords to evict ‘difficult’ tenants claiming their rights. But there is one situation where it is really hel… Read More
2023-06-05 10:32
Things have changed slightly since I initially wrote this post in 2010.
The situation is now different in Wales. It may also differ in England when the Renters Reform Bill comes into l… Read More
2023-06-02 06:28
Welcome to another Newsround and our first one for June. Lets see what has been trending this week in the housing news.
The Big Landlord Sell-off begins
According to Zoopla, many landl… Read More
2023-06-02 06:06
Here are our roundup of posts for May.
Friday 5th May
Landlord Law Newsround #289
Our first Newsround for May
Tuesday 9th May
What are a landlords options for compensation if lodgers fail to… Read More
2023-05-12 06:22
Welcome to the Landlord Law Newsround, let’s see what has been trending in the news this week. Our first headline is on the Renters Reform Bill….or lack of!
More delays to… Read More
2023-04-23 16:02
This is a practitioner’s book which covers situations where a landlord is giving (or not giving) consent under a covenant in a lease.
There are five parts.
The first part is on ‘… Read More
2023-04-03 09:49
In my last post here, I was a bit wobbly about whether landlords could get their tenants/contract holders to sign a new occupation contract. Instead of serving them with a written stat… Read More
2023-03-31 08:48
Our Last Newsround for March and its been a week full of headline housing news.
We start with the government announcements in preparing for the Renters Reform Bill
More powers to evict… Read More
2023-03-24 09:58
Welcome to another weekly Newsround let’s see what has happened this week in the housing news.
New How to Rent guide to be published today. Probably.
The new How to Rent guide was due… Read More
2023-03-11 13:36
Here are all our posts from February 2023.
Wednesday 1st February
The Essential Law for Landlords (virtual) Workshop
Sign up for our virtual workshop on the essential law you need to know ab… Read More
2023-03-10 15:56
As promised last week, our free webinar with housing barrister Robert Brown took place this morning.
Robert represented the National Residential Landlords Association in the case of Rakusen… Read More
2023-03-10 09:39
Here we are at another Newsround, let’s see what’s been happening in the housing news this week.
Tenants told to complain more
Michael Gove has launched a new government campaign… Read More
2023-03-02 13:22
A free webinar:
The Supreme Court has now handed down its decision in the case of Rakusen v. Jepson and the decision is in favour of landlords.
Or rather landlords who rent out their propert… Read More
2023-03-01 10:49
Here is a question for the blog clinic fast track from Alison (not her real name), who is a tenant.
In 09/22 I entered into a 1-yr tenancy (contract managed by agency & the property by t… Read More
2023-02-24 08:56
Here is our weekly Newsround, with all the latest in housing news. We start this week with some HMO news.
Consultation launched on HMO council tax
Landlord Zone report that the Government h… Read More
2023-02-17 09:25
Welcome to our weekly Newsround, where we give you all the housing news that has been trending in the media this week.
Fraudulent tenancy applications on the rise
It appears that tenants ar… Read More
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