David
David
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Reply to comment left by Steve Hards at 28/04/2026 - 15:08
Reply to the comment left by Steve Hards at 28/04/2026 - 15:08It hasn't changed
Read More →28th April 2026, 1 day ago
Airbnb and similar are classed as a business and operating a business from the premises is forbidden in most leases. I'd check this first before taking it any further.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paddy Murphy at 26/04/2026 - 18:55
Reply to the comment left by Paddy Murphy at 26/04/2026 - 18:55No, as I said, I think youd be at risk of purporting to give a fixed term if you did that and ghe clause would be unenforceable anyway.
Read More →27th April 2026, 2 days ago
Im not sure I understand this. Are you saying that the tenant had been resident for a period, clocked up rent arrears but then chose to pay a security deposit which the landlord wished to use to pay off the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 27/04/2026 - 15:19
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 27/04/2026 - 15:19I dont think theres anything in yhe legislation to say that you cant require a guarantor as standard. I read something about Ministers not being happy if that's what...
Read More →27th April 2026, 2 days ago
Its the large print version. You dont have to re-serve anything
Read More →26th April 2026, 3 days ago
I havent seen any restriction on upper limit for notice, so I don't think you even need their consent. The issue is that ghe notice doesnt end the tenancy and it is likely to take a year or more to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paddy Murphy at 26/04/2026 - 10:14
Reply to the comment left by Paddy Murphy at 26/04/2026 - 10:14It may be illegal as its essentially purporting to be a fixed term. That carries a penalty of up to £7,000. Even if you got away with including it,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David at 25/04/2026 - 11:46
My previous post should say unenforceable, not enforceable.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 25/04/2026 - 11:44
The ban on re-letting for 12 months after serving a ground 1/1A notice is absolute. There is no mitigation.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 25/04/2026 - 11:16
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 11:16 In that form the clause has been enforceable since 2019. However, I see no reason why a clause saying "the property should be cleaned to a professional standard" would have...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paddy Murphy at 24/04/2026 - 18:12
Reply to the comment left by Paddy Murphy at 24/04/2026 - 18:12It was by design, although the intention at the time was to stop landlords getting around the deposit cap by charging a higher rent only in the first month(s).
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 23/04/2026 - 17:01
Reply to the comment left by PJB at 17:01 I'm afraid there is something to stop a landlord doing this. Its the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
Read More →23rd April 2026, 6 days ago
Sorry, but this wont work. The Renters Rights Act says that the only way rent for a given month can be higher than the previous month is by serving a s13 notice each time with 2 months notice, which the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 21/04/2026 - 18:07
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 21/04/2026 - 18:07Cold comfort for a landlord though if the only way they can get the pet out is if it trashes the place.
Read More →21st April 2026, 1 week ago
Interesting term, hobby landlords. Conjures up images of people tinkering with tenancy agreements in their garden sheds. I cant imagine anyone doing this for fun.
Read More →21st April 2026, 1 week ago
Asking for 6 or 12 months rent in advance has been quite common with tenancies offered to foreign nationals who have no credit history here. Now that this is illegal, many landlords are already saying they can no longer accept...
Read More →21st April 2026, 1 week ago
Interesting to see this article echo what I said when this was first mooted, which is that many tenants are unlikely to bother with the elaborate procedure of requesting a pet. They'll just get one, knowing there's little the landlord...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 18/04/2026 - 11:26
Reply to the comment left by NewYorkie at 11:26 There is no limit on the amount of an increase as long as the new rent is not above market rent. Tenants are quite likely to challenge as there us little...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 18/04/2026 - 11:58
Reply to the comment left by LaLo at 11:58 Yes the proceedings would still be valid in that instance. Provided the notice was served prior to 1 May, you have until 31 July to start court proceedings. There is no...
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