It really has been a rather dreadful summer – I can’t believe its nearly midsummer. I am still lighting the fire on some evenings!
Ben and I both think that the winds of change might be starting to whistle around the private rented sector. I have a new series on this which I am quite looking forward to doing.
But what happened on the blog this week?
Monday
Housing Law – the bigger picture – a time to re-evaluate?
The first article in my new series, inspired by the fact that a housing related article was the lead on the first page of the Observer last Sunday. Read all about it here …
Tuesday
Parking spaces allocated to tenants – tenants rights?
Looking at a new High Court decision on whether tenants can prevent a landlord building on land reserved for parking. Find out more here …
Wednesday
Can my landlord claim this rent from my deposit?
A blog clinic question from a reader. What do you think? Check it out here …
Thursday
Five tips to help you avoid nightmare tenants
A useful list for new and novice landlords – hopefully you experienced landlords are all doing this anyway? Take a look and see here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #62
Ben has a lot on his plate just now but still manages to tell us all about New Start, speeches at the CIH Conference on the housing crisis and tipping points, hoarders, and the hands in pocket activities of his office manager (would YOU shake his hand?). Read it all here …
Further reading
- See the article in the Ob which inspired my new series
- An interesting post from Pain Smith blog on electronic signatures
- Landlord Today has a report about a landlord fined for providing bogus references for tenants in breach of the selective licensing rules
- Nearly Legal looks at proposals to introduce a new mandatory ground for possession
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