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Can a Landlord Evict Without a Solicitor?
I have spent years persuading intelligent and competent landlords that solicitors are usually unnecessary. In almost all cases, they can undertake an eviction without the…
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Debt and the Private Landlord
I was browsing the Internet when a couple of items hit me in the face. ‘Reduce debt payments by 85 per cent’ said one. Though…
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Closure Notice Issued Against Residential Tenants
Since the Closure of Premises (Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014) was enacted on 20th October 2014, Police Inspectors or Local Authorities have been…
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Landlord Gas Safety Certificate Required at the Start of the Tenancy
A recent case caught my eye. Since the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations of 1998 came into force and were later changed by Gas…
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Big Plans from the Housing Secretary
I have written before about the regular replacement there seems to have been over the last few years in the posts of Housing Secretary and…
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Brexit Politics and the Private Landlord
As a young woman I was very interested in politics. I looked for a better society for all, convinced that this was achievable by politicians,…
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To Give Notice Or Not To Give Notice…..
That is the question I am often asked. Over the years, I have had many a landlord approach me about the tricky issue of ‘notice’….
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Landlord Guidance on Room Size Regulations
Since October 2018, a new space standard with room size specifications was introduced, to provide more spacious, healthier sleeping environments. A person (child over the…
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First New Housing Legislation for 2019
It seems that the first new housing legislation of the year will soon be upon us, with the implementation of the Homes (Fitness for Human…
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Xmas is Coming – the Landlord’s Getting Flak
We are coming up to Xmas and despite the Xmas songs and Xmas markets, some landlords may think ‘so what’. Of course, they are right…
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USA Housing Law Very Different
I find material for my items on housing law and the private rental sector from the most unusual places; inspiration is often provided by television…
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Private Rented Sector Access Fund
There seemed little in the autumn budget that would excite the private landlord, unlike the ‘Private Sector Access Fund’ announced in the previous Budget; the…
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Universal Credit Continues Failing
This is hardly a new topic and won’t surprise any private landlord, but on all sides, there are reports of how universal credit is failing…
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Merseyside Has Not All Good Landlords
I seemed to spend my working life defending the many good landlords I come into contact with. I actually risked dismissal by assisting a landlord…
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Be Prepared for Mould in the Winter Months
A wonderful summer has ended; the complaints from tenants, or their neighbours, have been about rowdy parties and insects but not about mould and condensation. …
