Landlord Law Blog Clinic

Do you have a landlord and tenant law problem?  Are you finding it hard to get an answer?  Why not try the Landlord Law Blog Clinic?

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Recent Blog Clinic posts:
Asking agents for the landlords address

Have these agents properly complied with Helen's request to be provided with her landlords address under the Landlord & Tenant Act.[more]

What about saving clauses for s21(1) notices?

Saving clauses for section 21 notices have been effectively approved for s21(4) but what about s21(1)?[more]

Must departing tenant pay extra rent when it is already paid in advance?

A tenant wants to leave but her landlord is demanding payment up to the day she leaves, even though she has paid in advance.[more]

A German tenant has questions about energy use

How do English landlords deal with charges for energy / hearing use? A question asked by a reader from Germany.[more]

Asthmatic tenant left with no heating

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Christie who is a tenant: Our landlord has left us without heating for over three weeks now and no alternat[more]

Is the landlord obliged to replace our carpets?

This is a question for the blog clinic from Jeannie who is a tenant: I moved into a flat 6 months ago. There were numerous problems to deal with initi[more]

Is the landlord obliged to rehouse this tenant?

If a property is due to be demolished before the end of the fixed term, where does that leave the tenants?[more]

How to interpret this confusing break clause?

Break clauses can be difficult to interpret and this is an example of a particularly confusing one. What should John do?[more]

Can my tenants use the 3x deposits rule?

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Jay who is a landlord: Hi I protected the deposit within 14days with mydeposits but forgot to give them the[more]

Can the landlord make a further deposit deduction?

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Andrew who is a tenant: I have, today, received an email telling me that the landlord wants to keep £110 o[more]

Can a student be charged £100 for ending a tenancy early?

A student changes her mind after signing a tenancy agreement and agrees with the landlord that she will find a replacement, which she does. Can he th[more]

How can you recover the part of a deposit which was not protected?

If the letting agent only ever protected part of the deposit paid, and then goes bust, how can you claim that money back?[more]