Category Archives: Tips for tenants

Posts aimed at helping tenants

Three misunderstanding about tenants rights when a section 21 notice is served on them

Section 21 notice

Tenants often panic when a section 21 notice is served on them. Hopefully this post will provide some guidance

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

Tenant-Law

I announce the launch of my new free e course for tenants – a 12 part course looking a most areas of landlord & tenant law covering most of the things which worry tenants

Do you know which tenancy type you have?

What tenancy do I have?

Not all tenancies are the same and your rights can very quite dramatically according to what sort of tenancy you have. Find out which one YOU have with this short guide

Tenants taking in lodgers in rented properties

The new lodger

Lodgers are a good way for tenants to make a bit of extra money to help them pay the rent. This post has some guidance

Tenancy agreements and Julie’s big mistake

Looking back

A tenancy agreement is an important document and you need to be careful about altering it. As this story shows.

Help for tenants made homeless by riots and civil disorder

croydon riots

Three potential sources of help for those made homeless. Do you know of any others?

What to do about forwarding post

Postbox

With the increasing use of email and social media, the post is becoming less relevant to people’s lives.  However its not dead yet and important things are often sent by mail. So whats the best approach to take about forwarding mail? There are two questions here – mail addressed to the landlord sent to the…