I am delighted to be able to bring you this guest post from James Davis, of the well know letting portal Upad. Note that all opinions expressed are those of the author.
*****
I was talking to one of our newest landlords recently; he’d just got his first buy-to-let property and he was excited to get it [...]
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Property rental adverts – a guest post from UPAD
ActionAid Sponsor a child – Charity of the month (February 1010)
ActionAid, the charity dedicated to fighting poverty has a sponsor a child scheme, which is part of their program of working with local communities.
When you sponsor a child, in reality you are supporting the local community in which that child lives. However you are giving information about the child and can write to him or [...]
Lodger Landlords 21 days series – Day 1 – What is a lodger?
What is a lodger? “Thats a silly question” you will probably say, “Everyone knows what a lodger is!”. Someone who lodges. Indeed the free online dictionary defines it as ‘One that lodges, especially one who rents and lives in a furnished room’. So that clear. Or is it?
As a lawyer [...]
Fast Trak to the rescue for social housing tenants
An interesting article in the January / February issue of Residential Property Investor looks at Fast Trak, a new company tackling the problems of too many social housing tenants, not enough social housing to put them in, and not enough private landlords willing to take a chance on them.
There are a myriad reasons why private [...]
Two harassment and unlawful eviction damages cases
The January issues of Legal Action Magazine has two reports on harassment and unlawful eviction damages cases, which I thought might interest you. Note the massive damages in the second case!
Odera v. Iqbal – Luton County Court, 3 September 2009
In this case the tenant had the tenancy of a room in a shared [...]
Tenancy deposits – s21 notice served before deposit paid is valid
A case recently reported in the Legal Action Magazine shows how silly things can get, if the court paperwork is not completed correctly by the claimant or his solicitors.
Mr O’Brien granted Mr Hill an assured shorthold tenancy from 9 June 2008. No deposit had been paid to him. On 12 June he served a section [...]
The Landlord Law Blog from Tessa Shepperson
Housing charity Housing Action provides voidless letting solution
I attended a landlords forum meeting last night co-hosted by a brilliant company called Housing Action. They are a housing charity offering an extraordinary service for landlords in the East Anglia area.
Housing Action are a registered charity who have been around since 1989. They aim to re-house and support individuals and families in need, and [...]
Read the full article »