This week Gill and I have been planning out our new ebooks and various other new products we will be will be selling next year via Your Law Store.
One of them we hope to launch quite soon. I was working on it last night.
But what happened on the blog?
Monday
Does the landlord have to wait for the former tenant to agree before cleaning flat?
Vanessa’s agent does not want her to let her new tenants in (found by another agency) until the outgoing tenant has agreed to the various cleaning and repair works. But the tenant is elusive. Does this really have to hold up the re-letting? Find out here …
Tuesday
School for Landlords – Increasing rent (2)
This is the second video in the series and is on increasing rent by agreement. This is the most common method of increasing rent, and the best. Find out why here …
Wednesday
Accelerated possession proceedings defences #9
This one is on letting agents signing the statement of truth – a sure fire way to get your claim chucked out by the court. Find out why here …
Legal consequences of a tenant changing rooms
Richard wants to know how the fact that his tenant has moved from one room to another in his shared house will affect the timings of his section 21 notices. Find out here …
Thursday
No sucess for the would be wily tenant on eviction
I report that not all tenants who apply for a stay of execution at the last minute are successful. Find out more here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #37
Ben’s usual Friday look at the housing news – this week he is concentrating on mortgage repossessions. Where new developments have very worrying implications. Find out why here …
Legal implications of tenancy send to tenant to sign by post
John is worried about sending his tenancy agreements to his tenants by post for them to sign and return to him. Is he worrying needlessly? Find out here …
Further reading
- The post on my History of Law Blog on Sunday was on Feudal Incidents
- There has been some very lively commenting on the Property 188 site, for example the post on trial by social media here and this one on possession orders being obtained without a money judgment
- Another report, this time from Resolution Foundation calls for letting agent regulation. When will the government listen?