Tenancy Deposits – a rounding error could cost landlords dear!
Author: Ian Narbeth
19th November 2025, 8 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, 7 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.
9th July 2026, 1 day ago
To some tenants: "Your house is in a conservation areas so we cannot install external wall insulation. We will have to install internal wall insulation. Would you mind awfully moving all your possessions out of one room so we can...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 09/07/2026 - 11:26
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 11:26 The problem is that you can't do it every year if the tenant objects. If it takes 6 to 12 months to get to the tribunal then any increase will...
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Whilst I hesitate to challenge the Master of the Rolls, the rules under the Renters’ Rights Act do (not could) create “an incentive for tenants to apply to the FTT in respect of every increase in order to delay its...
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“Landlords should therefore review any existing guarantor agreements and obtain the consent of the guarantor to any variations to the agreement that may be required. “Landlords and letting agents should seek independent legal advice if they are unclear whether a...
Read More →7th July 2026, 3 days ago
“To avoid exacerbating the current challenge facing renters, the focus must be on maintaining sufficient supply in the private rental sector, to support affordability and give renters greater choice and mobility.” Well, who'd have thunk it? Loading landlords with increased...
Read More →7th July 2026, 3 days ago
Does Ben Beadle really think that it will work if the "Tenant selects the scheme and lodges the money, tells the landlord, landlord makes a claim if they need to within 10 days of tenancy ending , or it goes...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 01/07/2026 - 20:54
Look it up https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money
Read More →Reply to comment left by northernpleb at 01/07/2026 - 11:54
If there are rent arrears, landlords should swiftly make Money Claims Online. The tenant is unlikely to have a defence. Tenants will realise that there are consequences to not complying with financial obligations.
Read More →Reply to comment left by David at 01/07/2026 - 10:01
DPT, drafting deeds is not a reserved activity for solicitors. You may be thinking of things such as drafting a TR1 or a legal charge for registration at the Land Registry. https://legalservicesboard.org.uk/enquiries/frequently-asked-questions/reserved-legal-activities
Read More →1st July 2026, 1 week ago
What a non-anwer: "The minister for energy consumer, Martin McCluskey, said: “Rental prices are not determined by a single factor, and as outlined in the final impact assessment, wider market factors alongside this regulation may affect the rental prices of...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 01/07/2026 - 09:40
Reply to the comment left by Peter G at 01/07/2026 - 09:40What rumour? You are starting one. Please give one example.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dr David Price at 01/07/2026 - 07:05
Reply to the comment left by The_Maluka at 07:05 If the "rental period" is from the first to the last day of a month then it will end in two months' time on the 1st of the month. See: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/renters-rights-act-overview-for-tenants...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 30/06/2026 - 12:35
Well, you can get a tenant out if you want to live in the property yourself or want to sell. My point is that instead of having to commit for 6, 12 or 24 months, tenants can get out on...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tauhid Islam at 30/06/2026 - 12:34
Reply to the comment left by Tauhid Islam at 30/06/2026 - 12:34You ask "whether a clause framed around agreed variations always captures it". It is no longer possible to pre-agree rent increases either to a specific sum or by reference...
Read More →30th June 2026, 1 week ago
Hi Tauhid I disagree. Holme v Brunskill [1879] 3 QBD 495 established the rule that any amending of the primary underlying contract after the giving of a guarantee will discharge the guarantor's liability under the guarantee unless the guarantor consents...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 29/06/2026 - 17:40
Reply to the comment left by Beaver at 17:40 Beaver, you write: "I think that a variety of elements of the Labour Renters Rights Act will push market rents up". Very true. One point has not had much comment but...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 22/06/2026 - 18:58
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 22/06/2026 - 18:58Absolutely right. If you make an old property airtight to stop drafts and improve the EPC rating, you risk worsening damp inside the house with resultant mould. Most people...
Read More →24th June 2026, 2 weeks ago
"25% of tenants still believe landlords have the upper hand." Sadly, they need educating. If I may use an analogy, tenants may be happy to drive a Ford or a Kia but the Government has mandated that landlords supply only...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 24/06/2026 - 11:55
Hang on a minute! You say: “it is potentially possible to move family members back in to a property even if it is mortgaged under a buy to let mortgage.” Are you really saying landlords should be encouraging their family...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Fox at 24/06/2026 - 10:28
Reply to the comment left by David100 at 10:28 I am sorry you got caught out. It is particularly galling when left wing MPs and lobbyists say that landlords should see Council-paid income as secure. It is the least secure...
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