This is a two-week roundup as last week we arrived back from a two week holiday to find ‘no broadband’. What with that and the builders who had not finished the bathroom, it was a happy few days for us.
So no roundup got published. Sorry.
But never mind, you have a double dose today. Enjoy!
Monday 8th October
Ben Reeve Lewis a regular writer on our Blog page gives us his thoughts on what he deals with day to day in his job as a freelance Enforcement Officier.
Wednesday 10th October
Finding answers to landlord and tenant law problems – 3
Read Part 3 of my series on how to solve tenant problems
Thursday 11th October
Ben writes another compelling post about conflicts in responsibilities when dealing with homelessness
Friday 12th October
Tessa Shepperson Newsround #71
My weekly look at the housing news
Monday 15th October
Section21 notices and the ‘How to Rent Guide’
A question from a landlord asked via my Blog Clinic this week
Wednesday 17th October
Who is liable for the cost of damage done to a property by a tenant’s guest?
My Blog Clinic has been exceptionally busy this month, here is another question asked by a guarantor
Thursday 18th October
What are we entitled to deduct for from our tenant’s tenancy deposit?
I am taking this opportunity to post another Blog Clinic question this time by a landlord
Friday 19th October
Tessa Shepperson Newsround #72
Housing items that have been in the news this week along with some snippets
Further Reading
- The negotiator looks at how landlords, not surprisingly really in view of the huge chance of rent arrears, are baulking at renting to tenants on Universal Credit
- Patrick Collinson in the Guardian writes about banks forcing landlords to evict tenants if they are on benefit. There is also a petition you can sign here.
- A bizarre case reported on Nearly Legal about harassment and a McKenzie friend
- Homes for Hope in Los Angeles design temporary modular housing for the homeless
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