Tenancy Deposits – a rounding error could cost landlords dear!
Author: Ian Narbeth
19th November 2025, 7 months ago | 8
Ian Narbeth
Landlords: Enervating bureaucracy and sullen rage!
Author: Ian Narbeth
22nd March 2024, 2 years ago | 3
Renters Reform Bill – the end of fixed term tenancies
Author: Ian Narbeth
23rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 33
Consultation on single banding HMO rooms – Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Author: Ian Narbeth
21st March 2023, 3 years ago | 0
Ground rent reform – a sledgehammer to crack the wrong nut
Author: Ian Narbeth
7th December 2021, 5 years ago | 29
Generation Rent wants the Government to force landlords to accept more risk
Author: Ian Narbeth
1st June 2021, 5 years ago | 40
New Year brings “Interesting” problems and Misguided Guidance
Author: Ian Narbeth
4th January 2020, 6 years ago | 6
What if some of the obstacles to S21 claims are also applied to S8 claims?
Author: Ian Narbeth
9th October 2019, 7 years ago | 8
The flawed Call for Evidence over Tenancy Deposits
Author: Ian Narbeth
8th July 2019, 7 years ago | 17
Tenant Fees Act 2019 – Elephant trap for the unwary!
Author: Ian Narbeth
17th May 2019, 7 years ago | 28
Forfeiture of holding deposits/reservation fees
Author: Ian Narbeth
9th April 2019, 7 years ago | 14
Ian Narbeth
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Solicitor specialising in commercial property since 1985. Residential BTL and HMO landlord.
Platinum Property Partners franchisee since 2012. Advocate for fair treatment of landlords and tenants.
Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 11/06/2026 - 18:07
You write: "once the tenant vacates could you become resident long enough to make the complaint". Most landlords are not in a position to "become resident" in one of their rental properties, if for no other reason that that it...
Read More →22nd June 2026, 16 hours ago
“Good landlords, who meet standards and undertake repairs swiftly, will be unaffected by these tough penalties." Sorry, Ben, you cannot know that. You assume that all reported hazards are the fault of landlords. Logically, this is a scientific miracle as...
Read More →22nd June 2026, 16 hours ago
So, an on the spot fine if there is damp and mould! What about due process and justice? What about investigating if the tenant is responsible for the damp and mould? Has the tenant reported it in a timely fashion...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 05/06/2026 - 18:33
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 18:33 Whilst I sympathise with you, a well-drafted tenancy will include provisions about not causing nuisance or annoyance to neighbours. It is not necessary for tenant to have been convicted of...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Luke P at 02/06/2026 - 12:43
Reply to the comment left by Luke P at 12:43 Hi Luke I have just seen your comment. In the past many agents who took a guarantee issued a new AST every year, usually at a higher rent. The guarantee...
Read More →3rd June 2026, 3 weeks ago
There is a very simple answer for Mr Naismith. Why not pass a law giving power to local authorities to evict anti-social tenants if the landlord agrees? The landlord would have a duty to co-operate with the council but the...
Read More →2nd June 2026, 3 weeks ago
We are requiring more guarantors. The simple truth is that if a tenant stops paying rent and there is no guarantor, it is a problem and very likely becomes a serious problem for the landlord. If there is a guarantor,...
Read More →26th May 2026, 4 weeks ago
“Ending no-fault evictions means families will no longer live under the constant threat of being forced out of their homes without reason. “That security matters for people trying to build their lives, raise children, and stay connected to their communities.”...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mick Roberts at 20/05/2026 - 13:56
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 20/05/2026 - 13:56Mick, I kid you not: para 9 of https://www.durham.gov.uk/media/37779/Selective-licensing-conditions/pdf/SelectiveLicensingConditions.pdf?m=1665061939880
Read More →20th May 2026, 1 month ago
A lot of selective licensing conditions are open to challenge. For example, Brighton Council, in common with many others have conditions about obtaining references. Their condition is: "The Licence Holder must obtain references for prospective tenants. The council may request...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 20/05/2026 - 09:45
Reply to the comment left by David at 09:45 You cannot put the rent up as condition of giving consent. By saying "Yes" subject to conditions, you are saying Yes. The tenant may turn around and say they will not...
Read More →20th May 2026, 1 month ago
“Many agents were reporting ongoing concern from landlords surrounding future regulatory changes, which were influencing investment decisions and contributing to longer-term supply challenges." In other news, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said he was shocked to be told that night followed...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David at 15/05/2026 - 12:11
I can only repeat. The tenancy must be entered into before rent is demanded or accepted by the landlord. However, the tenant does not have the same rights on signing as he does on going into occupation. I do not...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David at 14/05/2026 - 17:00
Reply to the comment left by DPT at 17:00 The point is that the tenancy has been signed but in advance of the contractual term of the tenancy starting. The tenant is not entitled to occupy until the contractual term...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 13/05/2026 - 15:29
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 13/05/2026 - 15:29"Unless they are moving into an unoccupied rental, they will also be dependant on when the current tenant of that property actually moves out" 'twas ever thus! This has...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Steve Rose at 13/05/2026 - 16:15
Reply to the comment left by Steve Rose at 16:15 Steve Section 1(1) of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 says: "In this section “residential occupier”, in relation to any premises, means a person occupying the premises as a residence...
Read More →13th May 2026, 1 month ago
In answer to the question, if the tenancy says they can give one month's notice, that has not changed. For all new Assured Periodic Tenancies, it is two months to expire at the end of a rental period. So if...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Trevor Leigh at 13/05/2026 - 07:25
Reply to the comment left by Contango at 07:25 It is yet to be tested in court but it should be possible to cater for this. It will mean having a delay of at least a day between signing the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Smith at 12/05/2026 - 10:45
Hi Paul "Scammers will be all over this one." I agree that this is a daft rule that will prevent some tenants from being accepted. However, landlords need to keep up to date with changes in the law. If any...
Read More →11th May 2026, 1 month ago
Many Labour MPs do not care if it takes 27.4 weeks or 127.4 weeks for a landlord to recover possession. The longer landlords are strung along, the less the pressure , in the short term, on councils and housing associations....
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