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Problems about renting a property to a limited company
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Pat who is a landlord I am a landlord and about 15 months ago I rented a flat to two individuals who insisted the tenancy was set up in the name of their...
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Six essential tips on how to use a section 21 notice to evict a tenant
If you are looking to evict your tenant, the section 21 procedure is the best way to go. But it will not be available to all landlords or at all times. Here are some tips for you to help you avoid...
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Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #98
[Ben Reeve Lewis has a lot on his plate just now...] I’m in the middle of Hell week. Not a student rag type of thing, or a series of films on the movie channel, I’m just trying to fit 10,000 bits and...
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Property Guardians: (2) What is the law?
Part 2 in our short series looking at Property Guardians A few days ago Samir Jeraj wrote about the phenomenon of ‘property guardians’. People who get a low rent in exchange for looking after a...
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Can the bailiff who evicts a tenant seize goods?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Robina (not her real name) who is a landlord I was recently told by a judge that if a tenant is evicted for private (not commercial) rent arrears, the bailiff...
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Can the council force me to evict my tenants?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Ross who is a landlord: I am a landlord and have found myself in a very awkward situation. I let my property to a family on a 12 month lease, only a month...
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Tenant believed to be in prison – what should the landlord do?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Holly who is a landlord Please help me if you can. I have recently found out through the grapevine that the tenant renting my flat has been sent to prison. I...
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Landlord threatens to live in a caravan on front lawn
Here is a rather unusual question to the blog clinic from Lisa who is a tenant Hi, I am in a rolling periodic tenancy following an assured short hold tenancy ending,I was placed into this property...
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How to Evict Your Tenant
Are you a landlord? Are you thinking of evicting your tenant? If so you may be finding it all a bit confusing. What with section 21 (section 21 of what you might ask), notices to quit, different types...
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Questions about using section 21
Here are a couple of questions to the blog clinic from Oliver about section 21: I was just wondering if its true that an S21 has to be served on the rent payment day- so, imagine the rent day is the...
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Can I use text messages to get my tenant out?
Here is a question from Terry (not his real name) who is a landlord I have a tenant that promised to pay 6 months upfront but has only paid the first two months. I have issued a section 21 after...
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Housing Act 1988 section 21 – blessing or curse?
As Samir pointed out in his post on rent control, this month is the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Housing Act 1988. I want to take a look at the effect of section 21 and the assured shorthold...
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Evicting Squatters without a solicitor
Do you have squatters on your land? Or in your property? If the property is residential, squatting is now a criminal offence under s144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishing of Offenders Act...
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New support services with the DIY Eviction Guide on Landlord Law
One of the reasons why people join Landlord Law is the DIY Eviction kit. If you are a landlord the need to evict your tenant often comes at a difficult time. Frequently it is because your tenant is...
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Worried about eviction hearings? Advocacy service now available for DIY...
Times are hard and many tenants are falling into arrears of rent. This is tough for them but also tough for landlords who have their own expenses and cannot afford to support non paying tenants. As...
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Drafting section 8 repossession notices based on rent arrears
When evicting a tenant you need to serve the correct eviction notice first. You need to get this notice right otherwise you can lose your case. Or, like the landlords in a recent case, you may be...
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Evicting a tenant without a tenancy agreement
You want your tenant to leave but you don’t have a written tenancy agreement. Will you be stuck with them forever? Lets take a look at the options Are you SURE you don’t have a tenancy agreement?...
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Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #144
[Ben Reeve Lewis' fingers are feeling sore ...] My belated Xmas present from Frazzy finally arrived (see pic) an Epiphone Sheraton as used by John Lee-Hooker and Liam Gallagher and I am as happy as a...
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Government plans to speed up tenant evictions
There has been a bit of publicity recently surrounding the government’s working group to consider speeding up evictions. As I have been involved in this initiative (I was invited to the working group...
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How can landlords evict tenants quickly?
I get asked this sometimes. My tenants are behaving badly and I want them out now I have just discovered that my tenants lied in their application form and need them to go Or most commonly My tenants...
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