I have spent a lot of time this week working on my Gas Access Kit which is coming along nicely.
Just to re–cap, many landlords experience problems in gaining access to properties to carry out the annual gas inspection, which as you will know is a legal requirement under the gas regs.
This potentially puts them at risk of prosecution plus they have the worry of not knowing if their appliances are still safe.
My kit will include a procedure to follow plus the ultimate remedy – guidance on how to obtain an injunction from the courts ordering your tenants to allow you access.
I have teamed up with Barrister Robert Brown of Arden Chambers who is helping me with the paperwork and procedure for this (the picture shows our recent meeting to discuss the kit).
If this interests you, have a look at the site where we are developing the gas access kit and sign up to be kept informed.
But what happened on the blog?
Monday
Landlord Law Conference Exhibitors – Envirovent
The first of a series of articles I will be doing featuring the exhibitors at our forthcoming Landord Law Conference. Read more here …
Tuesday
Selling off council houses under the right to by is wrong – discuss
Looking at the issues raised by Tom Copley’s report on the massive loss to taxpayers as a result of the right to buy. See what his findings were here …
Wednesday
Should my landlord refund advance rent now I have moved out?
A blog clinic question from a tenant with an unfortunate experience of letting. Find out more here …
Property Tribes Interview Fergus Wilson and John Paul
Two videos from Property Tribes of two landlords with two different view points on renting to benefit tenants. Watch them both here …
Thursday
Tenants without hot water as landlord cannot access boiler to do repairs
My advice was a bit unduly negative here as was very ably pointed out by those commenting on this post. Read them here …
Friday
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #137
Ben on housing prices, the unrentables, runaway rents and also (on Monday night) the telly – find out more here …
Further reading
- Cannabis farms – some useful tips in this Landlord Today post
- A tragic case of an amateur landlord’s tenant dying of gas poisoning
- Read Tom Copley’s report on how right to buy properties have become buy to let
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