I have received a blog clinic request from Jen. She has a problem with her landlord regarding checkout: Hi, My current tenancy is coming to an end and the letting agent has just sent me a bill for check-out fees. I was not made aware of these fees when signing the tenancy agreement and they…
One of my clients has contacted me about the problem of tenants moving out, leaving the keys with a neighbour and then refusing to attend the checkout meeting. Invariably the property is left in a mess and invariably they challenge any deductions to the tenancy deposit! As this is large(ish) property company with local management…
Here is a blog clinic item from some international students in distress My flatmates and I are international students and we rented a flat (with all the bills inclusive in the rent) from September 2010 and the tenancy was supposed to end in July 2011. Due to our landlord not paying gas and internet bills,…
Tenancy deposit problem Here is a problem from Martin (not his real name) which was loaded up to our Landlord Law Blog Clinic: “My tenant only fulfilled 7 months of a 12 month lease, citing personal problems for having to break the lease. The property was left in an unfit state for re-lease. Upon request…
There are probably a lot of angry landlords out there. Landlords who were sued by their tenants for the deposit of three times the deposit sum because they failed to protect, and were ordered to pay up. Why are they angry? Because if they were to be sued now, they could protect late and avoid…
The Tiensia tenancy deposit Court of Appeal decision clarified the law to a certain extent, but there are still lose ends flapping around. We all rather hoped that the cases in the litigation queue would resolve the remaining problems. However the most recent case, leaves much to be desired. Potts v. Densley – High Court…
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Tenancy deposit schemes collaborate on new guide
There is a new report out on tenancy deposits and adjudications which has been created by all three tenancy deposit schemes in collaboration. The guide covers the collation of evidence what an adjudicator looks for when considering a dispute, and the principles on which scheme adjudicators make decisions It is the first time that all…