Smoke Alarms To Become Mandatory in Rental Properties
Author: Adam Hosker
9th May 2014, 12 years ago | 12
Adam Hosker
Adam Hosker
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10th February 2021, 5 years ago
It's about time.
Read More →16th July 2019, 7 years ago
You are responsible for the property, not any agent (rent guarantee or not). You should probably seek legal advice and let them inform the council. What your next actions will be, etc..
Read More →8th July 2019, 7 years ago
Wish you best of luck Saeed. There have been a few Legal Challenges before would recommend you have a read up on them Brown v Hyndburn Borough Council [2018].
Read More →1st July 2019, 7 years ago
"The landlord may have decided to evict the tenant when communication between the two broke down" Well? The tenant has still pocketed £3k in rent, just because an APA has been put in place does not negate the bad faith...
Read More →12th November 2018, 7 years ago
The customer should use the avenues available to them, such as the courts. Rather than visiting employees houses. Given the customer has not, after 9 years. It sounds like customer is a fantasist.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Luke P at 20/10/2018 - 11:45
Reply to the comment left by Luke P at 20/10/2018 - 11:45Residential Landlord Association (RLA), National Landlords Association (NLA), Landlords Guild, Landlords Union and Landlord Alliance. Individually a small voice(s) together an influential one. The RLA Articles of Association is...
Read More →20th October 2018, 7 years ago
The last thing we need is yet another landlord association. NLA does not even meet its commitments from subscriptions alone, had to try and "sell" to us to make ends meet. RLA did better but not much. I'm seeing some...
Read More →6th February 2018, 8 years ago
Let me get this right a Property Ombudsman quits due to high competition. Asks for a monopoly? Yeah, I could have guessed that responce. ? Im going to try that with local council "All the other landlords are getting more...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tobias Nightingale at 01/11/2017 - 11:58
Reply to the comment left by Tobias Nightingale at 01/11/2017 - 11:58Yes Tobias. Properties do have to be "fit for human habitation" under current rules, what we have is useual propergranda from the people that say "lettings is unregulated". Which...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mandy Thomson at 01/11/2017 - 15:27
Reply to the comment left by Mandy Thomson at 01/11/2017 - 15:27"have no legal redress against something unless it is in disrepair" Good? unless something is in disrepair why would anyone want to take action against there landlord. I dont...
Read More →23rd October 2015, 10 years ago
It is yet to be seen; what increased rental calculations will be? how this will reduce supply of rented properties? and the effect it will have on rents charged by landlords. The Bank of England has requested such powers as...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Alison King at 18/10/2015 - 19:25
Reply to the comment left by "Alison King" at "18/10/2015 - 19:25": Good Input Alison, when I get time I will add some of those especially the last one. Its all still up in the air!
Read More →18th October 2015, 10 years ago
This any use? Just put together some Advantages and Disadvantages of buying property to rent in a Limited Company. http://goo.gl/3yzOEQ Regarding the Envelope Tax from my understanding it does not apply to property that is soley rented out (except if...
Read More →17th October 2015, 10 years ago
We are unfortunately back to one lender offering 85% LTV after the equity loan provider has reduced there maximum LTV. (I can here landlord's sighing) I must say P118 was early on the ball here giving there landlords a great...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Percy Vere at 28/07/2014 - 12:31
Reply to the comment left by "Percy Vere" at "28/07/2014 - 12:31": The Lender (& Courts) provided reasonable notice to the Owners. The tenant is legally required to have "reasonable notice" which it does not sound like he received "they...
Read More →28th July 2014, 12 years ago
Legally; they are required by law to give you "reasonable notice". What that means in reality is unknown if they too are being evicted.
Read More →17th July 2014, 12 years ago
Bradford Council has a standard form titled "Sharing Information With Your Landlord" and each council should have a policy called "Landlord Disclosure Policy" outlining what they can tell you. I have sent Both to Neil Patterson.
Read More →8th July 2014, 12 years ago
It comes down to Contract Law I would have thought which an "FCA Policy" can not change that. If I remember rightly Privity of Contract means you "don't" have to enforce a contract term; its up to the parties to...
Read More →3rd July 2014, 12 years ago
This is A scheme; join this one or one of the other two. It is compulsory to join one of them soon (not yet) if your an agent.
Read More →3rd July 2014, 12 years ago
Thanks Tessa; so we are Agents bound by current legislation and the Contract agreed with their customers (and rudeness; apparently). We will see if "landlords" do not have to register with a redress scheme in a year or so; if...
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