Tag Archive: rogue landlords

TRO Confidential : The Case of the Shameful Admission

Bens shameful confession

A day in the life of TRO Ben Reeve Lewis. The Case of the Shameful Admission 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. There are some things…

Tenants legal help – what to do about illegal eviction

Houses in London

Illegal eviction Most landlords are law abiding, and do things properly.  Unfortunately, others aren’t.  So while the good landlord will wait for the courts to get around to giving him his order for possession so he can evict his non rent paying tenant, other landlords will take a short cut. An illegal short cut. If…

TRO Confidential : The Case of the Unintelligible man.

Telephone interpreteurs cannot always interpret

A day in the life of TRO Ben Reeve Lewis. The Case of the Unintelligible man Explanation: Tenancy Relations Officers (TROs) 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’s tale is…

TRO Confidential : The case of the missing landlords

Problems with landlords

A day in the life of TRO Ben Reeve Lewis. The case of the missing landlords. Explanation: Tenancy Relations Officers (TROs) 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. Mr and Mrs Perkins…

TRO Confidential : The case of the culinary horse

A culinary horse

A day in the life of TRO Ben Reeve Lewis. The case of the culinary horse Explanation: Tenancy Relations Officers (TROs) 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. A Gypsy family who…

TRO Confidential : The case of the reckless man and the criminal police

Not all notices are valid

A day in the life of TRO Ben Reeve Lewis. The case of the reckless man and the criminal police Explanation: Tenancy Relations Officers (TROs) 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….

Tenants legal help – avoiding the scammers

Make sure the landlord is not a scammer

Landlord scammers There is a big campaign on just now by Shelter (reported by the Observer) to make people aware of the scams and deceits practiced by some landlords. It should be said first that the vast majority of landlords are honourable and law abiding and provide a good service.  However there is no doubt…