Implied surrender/ surrender by operation of law – what is it?
Implied surrender (which I mentioned also here) is a useful rule in landlord and tenant law.
In most cases if a tenant fails to give up possession of a property, the landlord has to get a court order before he can re-take the property (and even [...]
Category Archives: Analysis
Landlord and tenant law – implied surrender explained
Why does housing law have to be so complicated?
“And why” some people say “When you ask a lawyer a question, why do they never answer it properly? The best they can often say is ‘it depends’. What kind of an answer is that?”
The trouble is that law IS complicated. Why? Because we are complicated. We live such complicated lives, that our laws have [...]
The real cost of Government Housing Proposals
…..a personal if informed rant!
Our regular guest blogger Ben Reeve-Lewis gets on his soapbox.
The Conservative / Lib Deb coalition housing benefit plans
So the new coalition government is gradually putting a plan together and have turned their eyes on housing benefit reforms. They have made bold and popular statements that appeal to many of us, me [...]
Locks and keys – what are tenants rights?
Landlords and locks and keys
Locks and keys in rented properties can often cause problems. Landlords like to retain control over their properties and this includes having sets of keys so they can gain access whenever they want.
Tenants, needless to say, don’t like the idea of their landlord, or indeed anyone else, being able to enter [...]
Tenants are business – so don’t take it personally
Our regular guest blogger Ben Reeve-Lewis tells it like it is.
Different strokes for different folks
Some of you may be familiar with the programme ‘Property Ladder’ from a few years back or the even more popular “House Doctor”. Both programmes involved decorating and preparing property for sale. And you may recall the main [...]
Why can’t tenancy deposits be for more than two months rent?
Can tenancy deposits be more than two months rent?
This is a question I was asked recently, and I am finding it harder than I thought originally, to answer it. The answer I have come up with is that you can, in that it is not illegal, but it may not be a very good idea.
As [...]
Deposit Protection Dispute Resolution and the Future Delivery of Legal Services
Guest blogger Tom Derrett, of adrsolution.co.uk looks at the development of low cost ADR and its implications.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
There is a general trend in government and in society to give statutory authority to forms of alternative dispute resolution as a way of easing the burden on the court system, and on the small [...]
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