Deposit regulation came into force in April 2007. ... Continue reading
Analysis
Find links to all our ‘analysis’ posts here. These are posts which discuss issues in more detail.
They are often quite long and will often analyse issues of the day from a legal point of view.
However, when reading them, ALWAYS check the post date.
As posts go back to 2006, you need to be really careful about relying on older posts, as the law may have changed since they were written.
Violent landlords
In society there are always a few people who do ... Continue reading
Why do homelessness units tell tenants to wait for a possession order?
Another post from our popular regular guest ... Continue reading
Can you have more than four tenants on one tenancy agreement?
I was asked this recently by a regular reader, who ... Continue reading
Tenants – if your agent lets you down, can you bring a claim against him?
When there are problems in a rented property, the ... Continue reading
Eviction – why changing the law won’t help landlords
Eviction law and landlords Although many people ... Continue reading
Landlord and tenant law – implied surrender explained
Implied surrender/ surrender by operation of law - ... Continue reading
Why does housing law have to be so complicated?
“And why” some people say “When you ask a lawyer a ... Continue reading
The real cost of Government Housing Proposals
…..a personal if informed rant! Our regular guest ... Continue reading
Locks and keys – what are tenants rights?
Landlords and locks and keys Locks and keys in ... Continue reading
Tenants are business – so don’t take it personally
Our regular guest blogger Ben Reeve-Lewis tells it ... Continue reading
Why can’t tenancy deposits be for more than two months rent?
Can tenancy deposits be more than two months ... Continue reading











