If you are a regular reader you will know Ben Reeve Lewis – my regular guest blogger who talks about his experiences as a tenancy relations officer in south east London. However it now seems as if his worst opponents may not be the thug landlord with the lead piping, but organisations which we all…
A day in the life of TRO Ben Reeve Lewis. The case of the Emperors New Clothes Explanation: Tenancy Relations Officers (TRO) work for local council’s providing advice on landlord tenant law and investigating allegations of harassment and Illegal Eviction and prosecuting landlords. All names are false but the stories are true. This week I…
This Saturday Slot post is the fourth part of my weekly series of posts on Court Hearings (in the UK). You can see the others >> here. Not all court hearings are trials There are two main types of court hearing. The first is the main hearing or trial which decides the case. I will…
I am delighted to introduce this guest post from housing consultant and former TRO, Ben Reeve-Lewis. Mortgage advice for Buy to Let Landlords The recession has not appeared to have greatly dented the buy to let market but where does the novice landlord stand if the tenant doesn’t pay their rent and as a consequence,…
As previously mentioned on this blog, tenants often get a raw deal when, unbeknown to them, their landlord has defaulted on his mortgage, putting them at risk of eviction. Tenants can be evicted with only a few days (or even less) notice, even if they are completely up to date with their rent. Ministers have…
Homeowners in distress who have sold their property to a ‘sale and rent back’ company in the belief that they will be able to live their for the rest of their lives, only be to kicked out a year later, will be pleased to learn that this sector is now to be regulated by the…
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New help for tenants being evicted by their landlords mortgage company
For years there have been complaints about the unfairness of landlords mortgage companies being able to evict tenants, if the landlord falls behind with his mortgage payments. We have discussed a number of these cases on this blog, perhaps the worst example being this case here. However hopefully this sort of thing won’t happen again…