
Landlords! Have you forgotten to protect your tenant’s deposit?
One of the most common problems I come across when advising landlords is finding they have not protected their tenant’s tenancy deposit. Sometimes it is because they did not know
This blog is my personal blog, but I also run several business services.
This is the most important of my various services and is an online information service and membership site for residential landlords. Services include information, documents, regular training and a members forum where I answer questions. Find out more about the Landlord Law membership services here.
The company Landlord Law Services Ltd also runs various training events throughout the year, and sells online kits, ebooks and documents. Find out more from the Landlord Law Shop here.
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One of the most common problems I come across when advising landlords is finding they have not protected their tenant’s tenancy deposit. Sometimes it is because they did not know

One of the top complaints we hear from landlords over and over again is the number of legal changes that are being introduced over a relatively short period of time.

We have had a Free Landlord Law Insurance Mini-Course for a while and a lot of landlords have found it very useful. This post is just to let you know

In late November 2001, I launched the first Landlord Law website. Landlord Law 1. On 14 December 2010, I launched the second Landlord Law site. Landlord Law 2. Today we

Every year seems to be a big year for legal changes for landlords – the changes seem to be never-ending. In order to help Landlords (and other property professionals) keep

Happy New Year! 2017 was a tough year. 2018 is shaping up to be a tough year too. Housing is now a hot political topic and the politicians have their sights

Life is tough for many tenants nowadays. Rents are going up and salaries are not. It makes it very difficult to pay for everything – including the rent. Which is why

Today is a bit of a landmark day. It is 23 years since I first set up as a ‘sole trader’ – at that time (in 1994) it was my

In my recent 33 days of tips post on permitting tenants to run a home business from their rented property, I reported on a change in the law. This was
Do you rent to sharers? If so, do you rent to them on a joint and several basis (ie do they all sign the same tenancy agreement)? That is all

Property is a very valuable asset. It is unlikely to be worth less than £100,000 and it’s value is going up all the time. You need to be sure that
For some time my free Lodger Landlord website has been offline, but I am pleased to announce that it is now live again with a new design from Gill Bishop.
Mobile only content
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