If you are a tenant renting a house or a flat and your tenancy is nearing an end and thinking of leaving some of your possessions/ items behind when you leave, you might be wondering: What will happen if I leave anything behind? When you leave the property, any items which are left behind ... Read More >>
Tenancy Deposit Schemes – What you need to know
Who are we? I am a litigation paralegal at Garner and Hancock LLP and specialise in residential possession cases. This article briefly summarises and considers the protection of tenants’ deposits, highlighting the dangers for Landlords or their agents who fail to follow the new guidelines being ... Read More >>
My tenants are in arrears, can I evict them?
When can I evict the tenant when they fall into arrears? There are three grounds for possession of property based on ‘rent’ . The first ground is discretionary and involves the Tenant missing a payment on the date on which proceedings for possession are begun. The second is also discretionary ... Read More >>
LANDLORDS BEWARE – Have you re-served the prescribed information on your tenant on any renewal? If not, read on…
[Photo by oatsy40 from the Flickr pool] It is no exaggeration to say that the case of Superstrike Ltd. v Rodrigues [2013] EWCA Civ 669 has drastically shaken up the way that Assured Shorthold Tenancy deposits are protected. The requirement to protect deposits under a Tenancy Deposit Scheme arose ... Read More >>