You may have noticed that I have been doing a series called ‘Housing Law – the bigger picture‘ for the past three months or so.
Well the series is due to come to an end on Monday when I publish the final part. I will also be publishing the whole series as an ebook.
I shall be quite glad to get it off my desk actually, as it has taken up an inordinate amount of time. As I am putting my head above the parapet and making actual suggestions and recommendations, I have for the past two weeks been doing constant tweaking.
Its still not finished – I have to check a new section I have added, there is a picture to find and clip to size, and I fear there is a further tweak needed to the conclusion.
I also need to remind you about the Early Bird offer for the Easy Law for Landlords course – 33.3% discount if you sign up before the end of Tuesday. You can read all about it >> here.
But what happened on the blog?
Monday
Housing Law – the bigger picture – conclusions (1)
I answer the inevitable question from landlords – why do we need to change anything at all? Find out why we do here …
Tuesday
The top five legal mistakes by landlords – how many have you made?
Test your knowledge and see how many of these legal points you get right! The answers are all here …
Wednesday
Is my landlord obliged to provide a spare key?
A tenant loses his keys and has to pay a locksmith as his landlord was on holiday and could not provide the spare. Does that mean his landlord should pay for the locksmith? Read more here …
Can I end the tenancy on my flat due to damp and mould?
Another readers question – this time on the common problem of damp and mould in rented properties. See what I had to say about it here …
Thursday
Dealing with post after tenants have gone
This can be a problem for landlords – how long should they be expected to forward mail, if at all, and what should they do with the post if it is not forwarded? Find out more here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #77
Ben is angry this week. Why are MPs wasting his time with topiary related questions when people are having to apply for food handouts? Welcome to Cameron’s Britain here …
Further reading
- The RLA discusses a report from the social market foundation which has found that 93% of tenants don’t want direct payments
- An interesting blog post from SPeye about high rents in the PRS and dependency
- Mark Alexander launches his Good Landlords campaign
- Shelter state that we need to talk solutions rather than problems with renting
- And finally, don’t you just love this library in a phone box?
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