Over the five years or so that I have been writing ... 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.
Why you should never allow your tenant to pay the deposit by installments
What do you do if your tenant only pays part of ... Continue reading
Housing Benefit – the government answers questions
The housing law bulletin issued by Garden Court ... Continue reading
Can landlords be liable to neighbours for tenants from Hell?
The topic of this blog post is similar in many ... Continue reading
Pre 2007 tenancy deposits – have we all got it wrong?
Deposit regulation came into force in April 2007. ... Continue reading
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











