The time between Christmas and the New Year is a time for reflection on the past before moving forward into the future. This has been a good year for the Landlord Law Blog. Here are a few of my favorite posts. January January saw a report of a dramatic price rise from tenancy deposit company…
As can be seen from the fact that it is now in its seventh edition, Defending Possession Proceedings is a popular book! It is also much heavier than it was when first published, now running to over 800 pages. A reflection on the ever increasing complexity of this area of law. The authors refer in…
Our reviewer Giles Peaker (of Anthony Gold solicitors) should be pretty knowledgeable now on housing allocation and homelessness law, as he previously reviewed Andrew Arden’s book on the same subject. What did he make of this one? Housing Allocation and Homelessness: Law and Practice This is the second edition of this book, written by Jan…
I am pleased to introduce a review of this classic book from LAG, from Giles Peaker of Anthony Gold. Homelessness and Allocations. 8th Edition This may not be a book of much use to private landlords, although a glance between its covers would rapidly disabuse some of their conviction that ‘the Council’ will automatically help…
Tenancy deposit arbitration or ADR – help at last! Are you a landlord? Have you had a dispute over a tenancy deposit go to arbitration? Did you lose when you felt you ought to have won? If so you are no longer alone. Tom Deritt of ADR Solutions, who contacted me recently, is on your…
I am really pleased to be able to do a review of this well known and respected legal text book on disrepair and tenants rights. It has been a long time coming as the last edition was 1999! As the introduction acknowledges, the world of housing disrepair was a very different place then. In fact…
Two years ago I did a review of Roof Magazine on my Landlord Law site, where I said how good it was. I have just finished reading the January / February 2010 issue, and have decided I need to write about it again. It really is excellent, this issue in particular. For example articles I…
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