16th December seems a long time ago now. Way back in 2014. Welcome to 2015!
We will be introducing something new into the blog in 2015, which I will be announcing on Monday. I’m quite excited about it.
In the meantime – what happened on the blog last year? (The posts start on Tuesday as the last roundup went out late on the Monday).
Tuesday 16th
What are a landlords rights to evict a tenant who is underpaying the rent?
Another landlords whose housing benefit tenant is in big arrears. What can he do about it? My suggestions here …
Wednesday 17th
Can a tenant insist on a latching lock on the door?
We get a surprising number of questions on locks and keys on the blog and this is one of them. Some useful suggestions in the comments. Read them here …
Thursday 18th
Charalambou v. Ng – another worrying tenancy deposit case on old deposits
Just before Christmas too. This case affects landlords of older tenancies who thought they were immune. Find out more here …
Friday 19th
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #184
The final newsround of the year, looking at useless politicians and whether letting agents will survive. Read it here …
Saturday 20th
Landlord Law Blog looks back at 2014
My usual mega post looking back over the year and highlighting the best posts. Did we really write all that? See it here …
Friday 2nd
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #185
I offered him two weeks off but he turned in a column anyway. Ben welcomes the new year by discussing turkey dinners and Welsh ponies. And some housing comment. Read it here …
Further reading
- The Guardian reports on a call for new tenant rights and a cap on rent increases,while
- Patrick Collinson asks if rent controls should be brought back
- I discuss some alternatives in this post from the archives
- Property Wire reports that we have more part time landlords in the UK but many don’t know the rules
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