…..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…
This Saturday Slot post is the sixth part of my weekly series of posts on Court Hearings (in the UK). You can see the others >> here. Judgment time So. You have finished making your presentation about your case. You have cross examined your opponents witnesses and you think you have picked up on all…
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…
This Saturday Slot post is the fifth part of my weekly series of posts on Court Hearings (in the UK). You can see the others >> here. Trials This is the type of hearing which everyone worries about. But if you are calm and careful about it, they can be fine. The first thing to…
When I started acting for landlords I had never heard of abandonment notices. I suspect that most lawyers reading this won’t have heard of them either. So far as I am aware, they are not mentioned in any of the law books. However they are a well known tactic among landlords and letting agents. What…
This Saturday Slot post is the fourth part of my weekly series of posts on Court Hearings (in the UK). You can see the others >> here. Not all court hearings are trials There are two main types of court hearing. The first is the main hearing or trial which decides the case. I will…
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…
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