There is a much longer than normal roundup today, as the last Saturday we had a post I did the annual retrospective.
So this roundup goes right back to 17 December! It seems a long time ago now.
Week beginning 17 December
Monday
Tenant unable to contact letting agent
We start with a blog clinic question from a tenant worried that she could not contact her landlords letting agent. See what we said here …
Tuesday
Can this tenant defend a s21 claim by estoppel?
An interesting question this from a landlord reader who is getting worried about the doctrine of estoppel. Find out more here …
Wednesday
Claims against foreign tenants or guarantors
A tricky problem, I take a look at how you can bring a claim against someone living abroad. Find out more here …
Thursday
A very serious issues. I take a look at the rules and what you need to do. See more here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #89
Ben says thank you.
Saturday
Landlord Law Blog looks back on 2012
The annual retrospective, looking at the past year on a month by month basis. Take a look here …
We then had two weeks break, during which Ben and I went off and worked like fury on other projects. Posts re-started on the
Week beginning 7 January 2013
Monday
Homelessness and Allocations 9th edition
Ben reviews another classic housing textbook from the LAG stable. Take a look here …
Tuesday
Is my guarantor still liable after the fixed term ends?
The first blog clinic question of the year considers a problem about guarantor deeds and when they end. Find out more here …
My landlady has made it impossible for me to move out
A landlord asks a tenant to leave then makes it impossible for her to do so by giving a bad reference. What should she do? See here …
Wednesday
Tenant gave notice, can I change the locks now?
A tenant gives notice to quit, moves out but leaves possessions in situ. What should the landlord do? See what we said here …
Thursday
I reach H in the landlords A-Z and take a look at harassment. Its not what you think it is. Find out why here …
I do a post about the conference we are putting on in March. Read all about it here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #90
Ben discovers that it is 2013 – how did that happen? See what else he said here …
Further reading
- Property 118 look at the cap on local housing allowance
- Over at the Guardian, Mario Ambrosi worries about how generation rent is going to pay for care in their old age
- Take a look also at the best posts in the Guardian in 2012 (including one by our own Ben Reeve Lewis)
- Find out about changes in the EPC rules from PainSmith landlord & tenant blog, and finally
- Don’t forget to take a look at our Landlord Law Conference website
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