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Tag Archive: unfair contract terms
Agents renewal commission is unfair says Judge
After the Foxtons case, many landlords wondered how the courts would treat renewal commission clauses in landlords contracts with their letting agents. A recent case reported in the Legal Action Magazine is interesting. The case is Chesterton Global Ltd v. Finney, Lambeth County Court, 30 April 2010 (it has been previously reported on the Pain…
OFT v Foxtons case summary of posts
This summary of my posts on the Office of Fair Trading v. Foxtons case was written last year but I have done a few posts since then. So it is being updated so it includes my later posts on the Foxtons litigation, which is now concluded. OFT Victory in Foxtons unfair contract terms case. This…
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…
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 the property is cleared, but they do not have the right, legally, to…
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 on or ‘assigned’. This is commonly done with long leases, where the original tenant…
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 statutory provisions for ending tenancies will override any private agreement you may reach with…
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