This was the week I finally finished my re-vamped Do it Yourself Eviction Kit and made it live!
It is now one kit rather than several and all the different types of eviction are interlinked so you can click from one to the other.
There are two main sections, divided into the two types of procedure – accelerated and standard. The standard is then divided into four parts – rent arrears claims, section 21 where you can’t use the accelerated procedure, common law evictions under Notice to Quit and forfeiture.
I have been meaning to do something for the common law tenancies (ie those with resident landlords or limited companies as tenants) for a long time. Hopefully this new integrated kit will be easier for people to use than the old ones.
But what happened on the blog?
Monday
Housing law – the bigger picture – eliminating retaliatory eviction
This has always been a big problem for tenants in sub standard properties. Usually people suggest a retaliatory eviction defence to section 21 claims. I give a different solution. Find out more here …
Tuesday
Housing Law Casebook 5th edition – by Nic Madge and Claire Sephton
I look at the new edition of this classic text book and explain how you can get the cheaper Kindle version even if you don’t have a Kindle. See how here …
Wednesday
Five tips on eviction and bringing your own possession claims
Five tips on some of the common problems people make when doing their own evictions – you won’t make them of course if you use my new kit! Read about them here …
Thursday
Will my landlord blame me for pre-existing damage at checkout?
A blog clinic question from a tenant whose landlord did not give her a detailed inventory when she went in. Will he be able to blame here for pre existing damage? Find out here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #69
This week Ben is handing out gold medals in his own Olympics. Find out more here …
Can tenants sue the landlord for ill health caused by damp?
Another blog clinic question – I explain that it is not that easy. Find out why here …
Further reading
- The Guardian reports a new course in tenancy management – for tenants
- Landlord Today reports on potential problems with the Green Deal
- A dreadful case, reported on Nearly Legal, about how a landlord managed to ‘get away with it’
- Read about plans for the Olympic Village after the Olympics
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