A fairly quiet week for me, just working away, and thinking of new ideas. Here’s what happened on the blog.
Sunday
One of my History Spot posts – here I look at Manors, which were the main social and economic unit in Medieval England, and indeed in Europe. Read all about them here …
Monday
Individual tenants assigning their share of the tenancy
This post arose out of something a lady I spoke to after one of my talks at the Landlord & Letting show last week, told me. I fear however that her method of dealing with tenants moving out early does not have any legal validity. Read why here …
Tuesday
This is a bonus Ben Reeve Lewis post, where he talks about the eye popping sharp practices going on in his manor. Be shocked and horrified here …
How do you tell a good letting agent from a bad one?
I wrote this rather as a reaction to Bens post above. There MUST I thought, be ways you can spot the dodgy agent. Quite a few readers chipped in and gave their suggestions. Find out what they were here …
Wednesday
Rent arrears – how landlords can deal with them effectively
A ‘tips’ post this one, giving a bit of help and guidance to landlords who find themselves stuck with tenants who are not paying their rent. Particularly in view of the dire economic news we have been getting recently about rising unemployment levels and the like. Read the tips here …
Thursday
Rent arrears from a housing benefit tenant who already had another home
A ‘blog clinic’ post this one. Paul has a problem with tenant fraud, but Landlord Law Blog readers don’t think there is much that can be done about it. Find out why here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #25
Ben is getting depressed about the rising homelessness figures and is wondering if kids should be taught more about housing law and budgeting in schools. Read what he has to say about it all here …
Further reading
- Shelter have set up a rogue landlord watch – there is an interactive map where you can find the worst hit areas
- Some great news stories as usual on Landlord Today (one of the best sites for news)
- This a great new blog on running an HMO property from HMO Landlady (who has commented on this blog from time to tome)
- Read some of the guest blogs on the Property 188 site (including yours truly and Ben)
- Finally, if you are a lodger landlord taking in lodgers on benefit Emily would like to hear from you