You would not need to refund the deposit and then re-protect it. You simply need to liaise with the existing tenant and the deposit protection scheme to ensure that the terms upon which the deposit are held are updated to...
If the TA is silent about service of notices, you are left with the common law position which is that it is up to the party serving the notice to prove to the court that, on the balance of probabilities,...
Issuing a new AST would indeed result in a new 6 month period of security. It would be a tidier solution than making the amendment by letter (or by deed of variation) but you need to think about that 6...
Check what the tenancy agreement says about service of notices. It is likely that s.196 Law of Property Act is referred to in the agreement. If so, hand delivery to the property will be effective service and you do not...
Given that the existing tenant's tenancy is up for renewal, I would recommend including the daughter as a joint tenant in the new agreement. If you were ever required to serve notice to recover possession of the property, it would...
29th October 2014, 11 years ago
Good luck - let us know once you have the keys back and can celebrate!
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You would not need to refund the deposit and then re-protect it. You simply need to liaise with the existing tenant and the deposit protection scheme to ensure that the terms upon which the deposit are held are updated to...
Read More →29th October 2014, 11 years ago
If the TA is silent about service of notices, you are left with the common law position which is that it is up to the party serving the notice to prove to the court that, on the balance of probabilities,...
Read More →29th October 2014, 11 years ago
Issuing a new AST would indeed result in a new 6 month period of security. It would be a tidier solution than making the amendment by letter (or by deed of variation) but you need to think about that 6...
Read More →29th October 2014, 11 years ago
Check what the tenancy agreement says about service of notices. It is likely that s.196 Law of Property Act is referred to in the agreement. If so, hand delivery to the property will be effective service and you do not...
Read More →29th October 2014, 11 years ago
Given that the existing tenant's tenancy is up for renewal, I would recommend including the daughter as a joint tenant in the new agreement. If you were ever required to serve notice to recover possession of the property, it would...
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