
Here is an interesting problem brought to the Blog Clinic by Ron Leney who is a tenant: I recently had my wallet stolen and unfortunately it had my house key in it. I reported the key missing to my landlord and asked for a replacement. a few days later they got back to me to…

Can tenants worried about the security risk of the locks not being changed at the end of the previous tenancy insist on this being done against the landlords wishes?

Landlords and locks and keys Locks and keys in rented properties can often cause problems. Landlords like to retain control over their properties and this includes having sets of keys so they can gain access whenever they want. Tenants, needless to say, don’t like the idea of their landlord, or indeed anyone else, being able…

This is day 23 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here. Access for inspections and repairs If you are to keep a property in repair (see Day 20), you need to be able to go and take a look at it every now…