Landlord Law Blog roundup from 28 January

Bury St edmundsA good week this week.  Our conference passed the break even point and we took a trip down to Bury St Edmunds to view the venue.

I am now immersed in nitty gritty details, but its all rather fun as I have never organised a conference before (although we did do a very successful days training in Norwich about five years ago).

But what happened on the blog?

Monday

Something new (and free) for tenants – my new free e course

I announce my new service for tenants – and its free!  This is something I have been meaning to do for ages – read more about it here …

Tuesday

Can a landlord withhold tenants possessions to cover damage?

A blog clinic question from a landlord.  There is a lot of misunderstanding on this issue – see what I said here …

Fast track eviction procedure for rent arrears – some suggestions

This leads on from some ideas I put forward in my Bigger Picture ebook.  There are quite a few comments – read them all here …

(I didn’t do a post on Wednesday as we did the Bury St Edmunds visit)

Thursday

Tenant question – have the agents broken the tenancy?

A blog clinic question from a tenant who is worried because the agents have told her she must deal with the landlord direct in future.  Have they broken the teancy?  Read my answer here …

Landlord Law Conference – a visit to the venue

I report on our visit to Bury St Edmunds to firm up on conference arrangements and I find out a bit more about the history of the Athenaeum.  Read it here ...

Friday

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #93

Ben visits the land of my fathers and tells of London toilets being converted into homes.  See what else he had to say here …

 

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Tessa Shepperson Tessa is a solicitor and specialises in residential landlord and tenant law. She runs the Landlord Law website (now in its 11th year) and is also a director of Easy Law Training Ltd and Your Law Store. When not working she enjoys reading, cooking and messing around on the computer. You can also find her on Google



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