I have been working very hard this week on the new online course I am developing for the new training company Ben and I have set up, Easy Law Training Ltd.
The course uses the material from the first part of the pilot course I set up earlier this year so it is largely a question of checking and transferring over the information and getting to grips with the new software.
For those who are interested in such things, I am using a great new wordpress theme called Optimize Press. It is all looking really nice.
But what happened on the blog?
Monday
Chances of getting the deposit back when the agreement cancelled
This was a blog clinic asked by James on behalf of his daughter whose friend had pulled out of University leaving her unable to afford her student renting. But did the fact that the agent had asked them to sign a new agreement which she had not signed yet, get her off the hook? Find out here …
Tuesday
Public Accounts Committee slams government plants for new housing
I discuss a rather critical report published recently by the Public Accounts Committee – the powerful Parliamentary committee which scrutinizes government plans to see if they are giving us best value. Read all about it here …
Wednesday
‘Friends’ renting a property temporarily, refusing to move out
A Council tenant is given permission to go abroad for six months with friends looking after the property – but now they refuse to go. What should she do? A popular one for comments this, read them here …
Thursday
Tenants rights when the landlord has sold the property
It never ceases to amaze me how grasping some landlords can be when a tenant makes arrangemnets to move out to suit their plans. Read about Hayley’s situation here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #80
Ben, after showing us that he is not a man to feel shy about a colourful shirt (he wears them all the time – I have seen it) decides that maybe devolution might be a good idea after all. See why here …
Further reading
- A very important post from solicitor David Smith on gas safety – read this if you are a landlord and have gas appliances in your properties
- A great article by Heather Kennedy of tenants organisation Digs on whether Shelters ‘rogue landlords’ campaign is actually helpful to tenants
- Here is a worrying report from the BBC from which it seems that Shelter may be losing 8 of their offices, and finally
- I write on Birds on the Blog about my new free ebook
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