Tag Archive: unfair contract terms

Tenants legal help – is that rent increase valid?

Tenants legal help
As the value of money keeps going down and the cost of things keeps going up, your landlord is at some stage going to want to increase your rent.
That’s understandable, but if you have just received a letter from your landlord setting out a whopping big increase, your first thought (or maybe your [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 26 – left items

This is day 26 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.

Property left behind by tenants when they vacate
This can be a real problem. Landlords often cannot re-let until [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 25 – assignment

This is day 25 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Assignment
As a tenancy is a form of ownership of land, it is legally capable of being sold [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 24 – ending

This is day 24 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Clauses about ending the tenancy
You need to be very careful here and bear in mind that the [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 20 – repairs

This is day 20 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Repairing obligations and  tenancy agreements
As mentioned on Day 12, tenancies with a term of less than 7 years have to [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 18 – penalty clauses

This is day 18 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Penalty clauses in tenancy agreements
Penalty clauses are clauses which provide for the tenant to make a payment if they breach the terms of the [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 16 – unfair terms (2)

This is day 16 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Practical aspects of the Unfair Terms regulations
The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (the Regulations) were discussed on Day 15.  Today we are [...]

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