The last day of August today so we are looking towards the autumn. I always think of this as a time for beginnings.
This year our Easy Law workshops will be beginning again with my Landlord Law Essentials course on 25 September, and Ben and I are developing a new social housing cases service.
But what happened on the blog?
Tuesday
Must you refund rent paid in advance when your tenant overstays his notice to quit?
This blog clinic post, where I referred to a very old statute, attracted a lot of comments. Read them here …
Wednesday
Can you get your deposit back if you paid it to an outgoing tenant and not the landlord?
This looks at the rights of occupiers who replace a tenant in a shared house but who do not sign any tenancy agreement themselves. See what they are here …
Thursday
HMO Legal Basics – Licensing: 4
The HMO series I am writing with David Smith takes a look at temporary exemption notices and penalties for non compliance. Read it here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #168
Ben takes a look at some of the strange properties being offered to rent, and gives an example of ‘Works in Default’. Find out more here …
Further reading
- BBC – housing experts call for a clampdown on rogue landlords, and
- A possible answer? New Corporate landlords
- The Guardian on ‘semi studio’ rabbit hutches for renters in London
- When will the Property Redress Scheme become mandatory? October date not yet confirmed says Property Eye
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