A quiet week as befits the summer season.
August is a time for holidays (we have just got back from a refreshing week in Somerset) and for thinking. I often use it for development work and making plans.
I have some exciting ideas which I am working on just now but its much too soon to talk about them. So I’d better just tell you about last week.
What happened on the blog?
Monday
Why a periodic tenancy arising at the end of a fixed term is actually a new tenancy
I was a bit surprised, when reading comments on Property 118 and elsewhere, to read landlords shock and anger at the Judges statement in the Superstrike case, that a periodic tenancy is a new tenancy. Lawyers have known this for years. So this article explains why. See here …
Tuesday
CPD answers – Questions on the June 2013 CPD posts
All of you who did our CPD quiz over the past month will find your answers to the questions (which have now been taken down) here …
Landlord Law Blog CPD service – questions on the July posts
Here is this months CPD questions. Why not give it a go? If you get six or more out of the 10 questions right, you get 1 hour CPD for just £4.80. Check it out here …
Wednesday
Landlord seeks advice on tenancy deposit / section 21 issues
Issues where I suspect quite a few other landlords have similar questions. Take a look here …
Thursday
Can a tenant claim compensation for landlords breach of contract?
A landlord fails to inform a tenancy why a deduction has been made from his deposit within the period specified in the tenancy agreement. Does this entitle the tenant to claim compensation? See what I said about this here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday newsround #118
Its the silly season, everyone is on holiday and Ben is bored. Very bored. The only story which gets close to lifting his lethargy is that of a new fan. We need to stop him thinking about mint sauce – find out why here …
Further reading
- Interesting article about how new services at the Land Registry have helped prevent property fraud
- My Landlord Law newsletter goes out a day late. (Not signed up yet? Click here)
- Ben writes in the Guardian about social lettings agencies
- NLA warns about no win no fee tenancy deposit claims via Property118
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