HSPN
HSPN
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24th September 2019
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Registered with Property118.com
24th September 2019
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19th December 2025, 4 months ago
We need to look at the Deregulation act 2015 and Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices and Prescribed Requirements (England) Regulations 2015 as this is where the requirement to issue compliance documents really made its mark Now, an EPC is a legal...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ken Clark at 19/05/2025 - 14:12
Reply to the comment left by Joe Boxer at 19/05/2025 - 14:12If your original s21 was not the correct version, then you will need to start from Scratch with a correct s21, however it sounds like the judge is saying...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Bond at 21/10/2024 - 13:22
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 21/10/2024 - 13:22Hi Paul, it’s easy to cut a R2R operator out of the situation. They had failed to pay the rent or attend to maintenance, so had breached their contract...
Read More →26th September 2024, 2 years ago
I would say you don’t actually have an AST, you have a common law tenancy S1 (b) Housing act 1988 states for an AST to be created it must be the only or principle home of the tenant Clearly this...
Read More →17th August 2024, 2 years ago
As as already been said, notice seeking possession is a step forward, but be mindful that some tenants will know and play the system and it’s very possible you may not regain possession for many months Mediation can be helpful...
Read More →6th August 2024, 2 years ago
Hi, if you have not signed the new agents specific terms of business then you cannot be bound by any specific terms The law would take over to fill the gaps and it would be open to negotiation and consumer...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Monty Bodkin at 29/07/2024 - 11:09
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 29/07/2024 - 11:09I am aware of that, and it has been noted that a word has been omitted which I have asked to be corrected Many thanks
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 29/07/2024 - 10:51
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 29/07/2024 - 10:51There is a word omitted which I have asked to be amended To clarify the landlord is NOT obliged to repair appliances Apologies for the confusion
Read More →20th June 2024, 2 years ago
It’s rather concerning both your solicitor and barrister have such a lack of understanding of the law Holding deposit (HD) this is 1weeks rent taken to secure the property while references are being done You can only hold the HD...
Read More →28th April 2024, 2 years ago
A news story lacking fact just to make an anti-landlord point - oh how original. ASTs do not end when the sole tenant dies- landlords have options, s21 or s8 both provide a min of 2months notice. If a joint...
Read More →10th April 2024, 2 years ago
So rent to increase 5% 10% 15% Are you confident the tenants wage will increase inline with this? Consider their other outgoings, council tax, utilities. What if market rents go down and you find that your 10% & 15% are...
Read More →27th December 2023, 2 years ago
Hi Clauses like this in terms of business are something that we all need to look out for You maybe interested in 2009 High court ruling Office of Fair Trading v Foxtons Ltd 2009 This looked at unfair clauses in...
Read More →20th December 2023, 2 years ago
Hi CP Your agent is feeding your total BS! The s21 has zero effect on the tenants legal obligation to pay rent. How dare your agent withhold this from you What reason are they giving you for doing this? The...
Read More →21st November 2023, 2 years ago
Hi CP You will be fine as long as the agent to prove the gas inspections were actually carried out Since Rouncefield v Trecarrol set the case law precedent that the actual gas safety certificate doesn’t need to have been...
Read More →13th October 2023, 2 years ago
Hi, your agent is correct Deposits don’t need to be protected if not an AST However you are not automatically entitled to the money A deposit is the tenants money at all times, you have to prove a reason to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by George Pearson at 06/09/2023 - 12:01
S13 of the Housing act 1988 is very clear in its wording that rent can only be increased once in every 365 days Also a fixed term contract is exactly that, the terms are fixed Now, if the LL and...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Heal at 15/02/2023 - 10:03
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 15/02/2023 - 10:03Yes an AST is an assured tenancy, I am not disputing that. But the case law being referred to is based on a secure tenancy issued by a local...
Read More →15th February 2023, 3 years ago
Having read the case in question. I note that this refers to a Secure tenancy, one which has a much higher security of tenure than an AST and of a local authority and the decision was based on Section 233...
Read More →16th November 2022, 3 years ago
Hi Sue No win no fee solicitors jumping in this band wagon are getting more common I expect I can guess the law firm.. without seeing the letter and the law being relied on I couldn’t give full advice But,...
Read More →1st November 2022, 3 years ago
Hi Kate, Do not worry here You have taken all the correct legal steps You have returned the deposit So all you need to do now is issue the tenant with the other compliance documents such as How to rent...
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