Tenancy Deposits – a rounding error could cost landlords dear!
Author: Ian Narbeth
19th November 2025, 11 months ago | 8
Ian Narbeth
Landlords: Enervating bureaucracy and sullen rage!
Author: Ian Narbeth
22nd March 2024, 3 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, 4 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.
Reply to comment left by joe bloggs at 29/09/2026 - 21:21
Reply to the comment left by Joe Bloggs at 21:21 The devil will be in the detail. Either the Council may act as agent for the landlord (but without having to pay the blindest bit of notice to what the...
Read More →29th September 2026, 2 days ago
"Good landlords have nothing to fear." Except that one wrong move and you are dead. Miss a deadline or don't see a letter about selective licensing and you face massive fines and Draconian rent repayment orders whereby a tenant who...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 29/09/2026 - 10:02
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 29/09/2026 - 10:02Hi Judith As I understand it the Council would not buy but would re-let the property. You would still own it. One must assume that Councils will foist the...
Read More →9th September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I am very concerned that there will be Draconian penalties for "non-compliance" e.g. if there are delays in filing paperwork. How about a £5000 fine for being a few days' late uploading an electrical certificate?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tony Edwards at 19/08/2026 - 11:15
Reply to the comment left by Tony Edwards at 19/08/2026 - 11:15Tony, the sale of council houses was not, per se, the problem. Where would the purchasers of those houses live if they had not purchased a council house? Those...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Fergus Wilson at 19/08/2026 - 10:13
Reply to the comment left by Fergus Wilson at 19/08/2026 - 10:13Many Happy Returns Fergus :-)
Read More →3rd August 2026, 2 months ago
"When doubled to reflect both an outgoing and incoming tenancy, this rises to £2,616, bringing the total upfront cost of moving to £3,450 once moving costs are included." And to be clear, the cost of moving is £834. Within a...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 30/07/2026 - 11:51
If a 2 pence in the pound increase is negligible for landlords, then a 2 pence increase in the basic income tax rate is negligible for everyone.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 30/07/2026 - 11:01
Reply to the comment left by NewYorkie at 11:01 EDIT Sorry meant to reply to Cider Drinker I did not say you should try to end it orally. However, if a tenant says they are willing to go and hands...
Read More →30th July 2026, 2 months ago
The saying "Be careful what you wish for" is over 2000 years old and is as relevant today as ever. The modest number of decent tenants who were evicted for no reason will be surpassed by a larger number who...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Shreedevi Chavda at 30/07/2026 - 09:03
Reply to the comment left by Shreedevi Chavda at 30/07/2026 - 09:03In the past many landlords served a s21 notice, the tenant left as he/she knew there was no defence and the landlord wrote off several thousand pounds of rent....
Read More →27th July 2026, 2 months ago
"A further 33% had revised tenancy agreements or policies," I do hope that 100% have revised their tenancy agreements to make them periodic. Otherwise there will be an awful lot of fines for sending out an agreement that purports to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Vibha Spal at 15/07/2026 - 20:57
Reply to the comment left by Tiger at 20:57 One of the problems we have is that prices have become too high for average folk to afford. There is a correction in certain sectors and areas at the moment and...
Read More →9th July 2026, 3 months 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...
Read More →9th July 2026, 3 months ago
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...
Read More →9th July 2026, 3 months ago
“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 months 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 months 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
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