Another largely snowbound week, being as I am terried of walking on ice. I know, sad.
Mind you, I have now ordered some of those snow grip things you put over your shoes so this probably means it’s about to clear.
When I was a child, my parents bought my brother a sled for Christmas – we then had no more snow for eight years. Lifes like that.
But what happened on the blog?
Sunday
My Solicitors Journal article on housing law reform
A rare Sunday posting this week, as I decided to put my December Solicitors Journal article online. It is in two pdf documents which you can download from this post here …
Monday
Ending a periodic tenancy dispute and tenancy agreement clause
A readers question this, from a tenant whose landlord is claiming he should give two months notice to end his periodic tenancy. Find out what I thought about it here …
Tuesday
Tenant being evicted after complaining about the damp
An example of retalitory eviction this and not nice to see. Find out what happened here …
Wednesday
TV license issues for tenants and lodgers
This post was inspired by a call I received from a journalist annoyed that her lodgers had to pay for their own licesne. Could this be right, she asked? See what conclusions I came to here …
Thursday
A landlords section 21 options if deposit not protected and the time it takes
A tenant question to the blog clinic thism, asking about his rights. See what I said to him here …
Landlord Law Conference sponsors – lead sponsor TDS
A post about our sponsors for the Landlord Law conference – find out more about TDS (and see their new logo) here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #92
A wide ranging discussion this week, looking at issues from South Africa to South Croydon. Take a look here …
Further reading
- The Guardian want to know if you prefer terraced houses or tower blocks in their poll
- A rare report of a sucessful eviction of protected tenants from Nearly Legal
- Compulsory HMO licensing in Oxford appears to be having some effect according to this Oxford Mail article
- Another article on Cannabis factories
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