Landlord Law Conference
I promised you some news about our 2013 Landlord Law conference last week, and am pleased to announce that the Conference will take place on 15 March 2013 at the Athenaeum in Bury St Edmunds.
We have a packed program, full of specialist property solicitors, Property Tribunal Chairs, and former tenancy deposit adjudicators. Plus Ben and myself. Speakers details here.
Our lead sponsors are TDS and we are enormously grateful to them for their support. Sponsors details are here.
Half price Early Bird
As it is a Landlord Law conference we are giving preferential treatment to Landlord Law members, and Easy Law students. So anyone who is a current member or student on an Easy Law course can attend at half price (ie £90 instead of £180 incl VAT).
For more information and to book your please, please see the Conference website and the booking form here.
But what happened on the blog?
Monday
What to do about a co tenant who fails to pay rent?
A blog clinic question this, from tenants whose landlord is threatening to evict them as one of their number is failing to pay their share. See what I thought here …
Tuesday
Empty homes – a problem or an opportunity?
Journalist Samir Jeraj writes about the empty homes problem and what some organizations are doing about it. Check it out here …
Wednesday
I reach F in my landlords legal A to Z and talk about the legal rules relating to furniture in rented properties. Find out more here …
Thursday
Agent wants tenant to sign new contract
Another readers question, this time the tenant wants to know what her rights are regarding periodic tenancies as her agent wants her to sign a new agreement. See what I thought here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #88
Ben turns his attention to technology this week and has tales of housing blogs, info databases and smartphones for the homeless. Read all about it here …
Further reading
- Disgusting pictures of the properties rented by Plymouth slum landlord David McCabe courtesy of the Daily Mail
- Paul Taylor with 10 myths from the year his housing association went social
- How 18% of landlords don’t have proper insurance, and
- The importance of mobile phones – 1/2 of tenants woud not take a property with poor mobile coverage
Keep up with the news by following me on twitter. And don’t forget to check out our Conference!