
What can Tom do – only the head lessors hold the card to allow the key to a security lock to be cut. But they refuse to allow a copy of the tenant because their landlord has failed to pay the service charges due.

Our regular guest blogger Ben Reeve-Lewis tells us about some little known legal points. Landlord responsibilities The Suzy Butler case in the news at the moment highlights how little so many amateur landlords know about their legal responsibilities. The fact is even if a landlord lets out only one property, whether to travel abroad or…
Landlord responsibilities – what being a landlord really means
Landlord responsibilities are not the first thing most people think about when they consider investing in property. But it is important to realise that if you become a landlord, you are taking on legal obligations as well as an income stream. Landlord responsibilities – what are they? There are many legal obligations that you will…