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
Category Archives: Tips for tenants
Tenancy agreements and Julie’s big mistake
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
Three potential sources of help for those made homeless. Do you know of any others?
What to do about forwarding post
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…
Can landlords refuse to accept a signed tenancy renewal form?
I sometimes get questions from tenants who have signed a renewal tenancy sent to them by their landlords in good faith, only to be told that their landlord has changed his mind and does not want to go ahead with the renewal. Or get asked by landlords whether they can change their minds, for example…
On squatter landlords and other legal lettings
Is a tenancy illegal if the landlord does not own the property? I get asked this sometimes by tenants who get very suspicious if they do a search at the Land Registry and find that their landlord is not given as the owner. Or if they see that the landlord is a joint owner and…
Tenants legal help : making a tenancy deposit claim
If you want to bring a claim against your landlord because he has not protected your deposit you may find it hard to find someone to act for you. Most of us who used to provide fixed fee services for tenancy deposit claims, have taken them off the market because of the current uncertainties in…
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