A recent case reported in Legal Action Magazine serves to remind us that tenants who rent a room in a shared house and change rooms, are also starting a completely new tenancy.
Pilakoutas v. Schofield, Sheffield County Court, 22 May 2009
Here Professor Pitakoutas was a landlord by purchase of a house in multiple occupation. The tenant, [...]









The Landlord Law Blog from Tessa Shepperson
Oxford leads the way with HMO licensing
HMO Licensing in Oxford
Oxford City Council looks to be the first local authority to introduce blanket licensing for HMOs in its area, under new powers granted in April. The new scheme will apply to every HMO in the city (apart from a few self contained flats) and will come into force on 25 October.
Oxford, a [...]
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