Jonathan Willis
Jonathan Willis
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Registered with Property118.com
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14th January 2026, 3 months ago
Escape of water comes down to negligence. If you acted as soon as possible, you are not liable. If the leak was caused by overflowing taps left on by the occupier, or they knew of an unfixed leak and carried...
Read More →23rd November 2025, 5 months ago
My thought was a rent repayment order, but you need to start the process within 12 months of the last breach. If the tenancy ended in 2023 then they would be out of time. I also can't see how a...
Read More →22nd October 2025, 6 months ago
Contact whoever runs your insured scheme. Most insured schemes only last 3 months after the end of the tenancy. If the tenant doesn't request it back, the insurance ends, and the tenant would need to file a small claims court...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 21/10/2025 - 12:13
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 21/10/2025 - 12:13"People need to understand this is not a flaw" That is yet another interesting take. That the system is designed to be complex, to make it worse so no...
Read More →21st October 2025, 6 months ago
I agree, from what I've read, the risk is just increased for landlords. Risk comes at a premium and rents would rise as yields need to go higher, or the risk is insured which is another added cost. Working in...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 20/10/2025 - 16:43
That's a really interesting take on it. I do find alot of the changes is going to result in the law of unintended consequences. I can see it already that rents are priced high so those on benefits can never...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Frank Mastrandrea at 20/10/2025 - 12:49
Reply to the comment left by Frank Mastrandrea at 20/10/2025 - 12:49Start with s21, since it's fairly pointless to begin s8 using discretionary grounds. If enough rent arrears has met the threshold, you can decide to issue s8 ground 8...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Frank Mastrandrea at 20/10/2025 - 09:42
Reply to the comment left by Frank Mastrandrea at 20/10/2025 - 09:42Then I misunderstood you. I thought you removed the tenant that left from the deposit. Naming/changing a lead tenant doesn't make any difference, that's just something the scheme uses...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Frank Mastrandrea at 20/10/2025 - 09:15
Reply to the comment left by Frank Mastrandrea at 20/10/2025 - 09:15It sounds like you updated the deposit scheme to release the other tenant. You are still required to reissue the prescribed information due to a material change. You cannot...
Read More →20th October 2025, 6 months ago
It's tricky, because you don't care about the other tenant, and are happy to treat it as a single tenancy, but In my opinion. You should still name both tenants. That's because 6 days notice is not sufficient, it's at...
Read More →19th October 2025, 6 months ago
Assuming England. When the tenant that left gave notice to quit, were they in a fixed term or periodic? And was it a proper notice to end the tenancy or just a "I'm leaving now". In a periodic tenancy, any...
Read More →16th October 2025, 6 months ago
I neither let out or rent a property. But I still follow the changes closely. They continue to miss the point, it's not tenant Vs landlord, it should be able providing a suitable home, for the circumstances. Responsible pet owners...
Read More →1st October 2025, 6 months ago
I've heard of a tenant getting a rent repayment order against a landlord from jail, because a landlord hasn't heard from the tenant and assumed the property was abandoned. They made entry, replaced the locks and moved in a new...
Read More →27th June 2025, 10 months ago
Make sure your s21 is valid, run it though this tool - https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/legal/possession_and_eviction/section_21_validity_checker
Read More →27th June 2025, 10 months ago
I agree the council is no ones friend. They'll provide misleading or outright incorrect details to both tenant and landlord, either through incompetence or just to try and reduce the finanical burden on the council. Whilst I don't want to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Joanna Fear at 26/05/2025 - 07:36
Reply to the comment left by Joanna Fear at 26/05/2025 - 07:36From my understand, all the RRB allows is a withdrawal of a NTQ, where both tenant and landlord agrees. Currently it is not legally possible, but Something which I...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Tyler at 22/05/2025 - 18:50
Unless I've missed something, That matches my original understanding. Any tenant can give NTQ, it cannot be withdrawn, but under RRB it can be withdrawn but all tenants and landlord must agree to withdraw it. It makes sense for an...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Fletcher at 22/05/2025 - 12:45
Reply to the comment left by Simon F at 22/05/2025 - 12:45I think I understand you now. In a joint tenancy, the tenants are in law just known as "The tenant". Regardless of how many physical tenants are named on...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Fletcher at 22/05/2025 - 12:30
Reply to the comment left by Simon F at 22/05/2025 - 12:30My understanding of the legislation is that this clause wouldn't be enforceable. Any tenant can provide NTQ unilaterally, but all tenants+ landlord need to agree to withdraw the NTQ....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Joanna Fear at 21/05/2025 - 18:24
Reply to the comment left by Joanna Fear at 21/05/2025 - 18:24Not sure if would work, if NTQ by one tenant becomes a statutory right, a contract can't overrule it. Will be curious to see what the finished legislation will...
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