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Housing Court Consultation Ongoing
The consultation as to whether a Housing Court would be helpful to landlords, or tenants, or both is still ongoing, but statistics provided by the…
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Tis the Season for the Party Conference
Autumn is the season of the political party conference, and rarely is there anything to be jolly about. The Conservatives are in disarray with contenders…
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Judge Rinder and the Eviction Process
Though not a regular viewer of day-time television, an episode of Judge Rinder did spark my interest, as it showed how the law around eviction…
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Another Pointless Section 8 Notice Change
It is difficult for landlords to believe that there is not a positive intention to ‘wrong foot’ them when they need to evict a tenant…
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When Is Eviction Reasonable
I am often asked when eviction is reasonable. Where a tenant is 2 months or more in rent arrears, there will be no argument from…
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The Human Rights Act 1998
When assisting in the completion of Court paperwork, the one question most landlords struggle with is if there are any Human Rights issues. Most landlords…
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Illegal Evictions Rise
As reported last week it has been said that illegal evictions by landlords are on the rise, having risen by 47% in the year March 2015…
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The Sheriff’s In Town
The Sheriff’s Office have published statistics provided by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for the first quarter of 2016 which are enough to cause many…
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Section 8 Notice Changes
After the nil notice given for the increase in the charges to take Court proceedings for possession, it is not surprising that changes to the…
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Post election – A win for landlords
‘The party’s over, it’s time to call it a day…’ goes the old song and that certainly seems to be the case for the Liberal…
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Retaliatory evictions and the Deregulation Bill
Rejoicings that Sarah Teather's Private Members Bill had failed on the second reading in December 2014 were short-lived. Despite insufficient numbers being present in the…
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My spending cost us our house
It started simply enough. I saw a pair of shoes I wanted. They were on offer, too. The shop clerk asked if I wanted to…
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Eviction costs soar
Landlords have always felt that the cost to get rid of the bad tenant was expensive, particularly when often allied to rent arrears and little…
