I didn’t have a weekly roundup the last couple of weeks as I took some time off for Christmas so I have decided to do a bit roundup this week to take in the December posts as well as the January ones.
I’ll start therefore with the posts from the week before Christmas.
Monday 19 December
Landlords and agents prosecuted for breach of regulations
This is a long post with brief details of nine prosecutions, mainly for breach of the HMO regulations. Be warned! You can find out more here …
Is the landlord liable for extra heating costs?
This is a blog clinic question from Pamela who asked her tenants to leave the windows open to help dry out damp patches. They are now claiming for the extra heating costs incurred. Find out what we thought about this here …
Tuesday 20 December
School for Landlords – increasing rent (4)
This had one of the short videos, this week it was on rent review clauses. The video won’t be live for much longer you watch it while you can here …
Landlords responsibility for bed bugs
Another blog clinic quesiton from a tenant wanting to know if she could end her tenancy due to bed bugs. Read what we thought here …
Wednesday December 21
Accelerated possession proceedings defences #11
Getting near to the end of the series now, this one is on defences based on the failure to comply with the tenancy deposit regulations. Read more here …
Thursday December 22
Can the agent select the start date of the tenancy?
Another blog clinic quesiton, this time where the agent would not allow the tenant to move in on the due date in the tenancy agreement. See what we thought about it here …
Friday December 23
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newround #39
Ben’s final post of 2011 where he reflects on injunctions and blogging. Got to be worth a read! See it here …
Saturday December 24
Landlord Law Blog looks back on 2011
This was my last post of the year, a VERY long post, looking back over 2011 and giving links to some of the more memorable posts. Read it here …
After this Ben and I took a bit of time off, to enjoy the Christmas holidays and do other things. The blog started up again in January.
Tuesday 3 January
School for Landlords – increasing rent (5)
This was one was increasing rent for protected tenancies. A subject few people know much about now. See the video (for the next week and a bit anyway) here …
Wednesday 4 January
Accelerated possession proceedings defences – conclusion
The final part of my series in which I look back and the past posts and take a peek into the future. Read it here …
What if the agent won’t give you the keys?
A short blog clinic post from a tenant wanting to know what to do if the agent won’t give her the keys to a property. See what we said here …
Thursday 5 January
School for Landlords webinars – what courses would YOU like?
I need your help, to let me know what sort of courses, talks and training you would like me to put on via my School for Landlords website. Please can you let me have your views. The five most helpful answers can attend the talk of their choice for free. You will find the feedback form here …
Can the tenant claim rent in lieu of notice of the flat has been relet?
Another blog clinic quesiton (I have a bit of a backlog) from a tenant who wants to know if he can reclaim rent in lieu nof notice for the period of time after the flat has been re-let. Read the comments here …
Friday 6 January
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #40
Ben manages to find some housing news to report on even though most people still seem to be on holiday. Read what he found out here …
What can the landlord do if the tenants don’t leave after a possession order expires?
I squeeze in another blog clinic question from a landlord who asks about when he can re-enter a property and change the locks after a possession order has expired. Read the answers here …
Further reading
- My last History of Law blog post of 2011 was a long one on the Court of Exchequer in the time of Henry II – I enjoyed writing this one!
- Property 118 are thinking of setting up a Good Landlords Campaign
- If you are a solicitor you may be interested in this free report on Law Firm blogging
- Finally, if you are looking forward to Sherlock on Sunday, note that you can read the original Hound of the Baskervilles (for free) online >> here. The TV series is great but the books are brilliant too.