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Homelessness suitability order and PRS landlords by Ben Reeve-Lewis
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29th October 2012, 14 years ago | 12
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Ben Reeve-Lewis has a possession question for district judges
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18th September 2012, 14 years ago | 18
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Might the word ‘Landlord’ be damaging relationships?
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28th August 2012, 14 years ago | 29
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Ben Reeve Lewis at 2012 The Property Investor Show
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20th April 2012, 14 years ago | 9
Don’t Shoot the Messenger #9 – How the Police can land you in hot water
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17th April 2012, 14 years ago | 36
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A serious new blow to mortgage borrowers
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16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 25
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Avoiding being ripped off by the Olympics
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9th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0
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London Olympics – Fraud Warnings for Landlords
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7th January 2012, 14 years ago | 1
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How minor criminal convictions can invalidate a landlords insurance
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30th December 2011, 14 years ago | 22
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24th September 2015, 11 years ago
Until July 2015 I was part of the London Borough of Lewisham's rogue landlord enforcement team. We were formed with the sole purpose of avoiding licensing by doing exactly what David Lawrenson suggests above. Lewisham's model is a multi agency...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Joe Bloggs at 11/01/2014 - 12:27
Reply to the comment left by "Joe Bloggs" at "11/01/2014 - 12:27": But I've never worn a kilt in my life?!?!!? :)
Read More →11th January 2014, 12 years ago
Joe there is periodic and there is "PERIODIC????" You have to ask yourself "If I was a tenant and my landlord kept coming around to visit the property every month would it make want to leave?", because the definition of...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Smith at 10/01/2014 - 10:39
Reply to the comment left by "Jeremy Smith" at "10/01/2014 - 10:39": Jeremy there isnt a fixed amount on which a council would evict. For a start a bog standard council tenancy is called a "Secure tenancy" and there isnt...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Sue P at 10/01/2014 - 14:39
Reply to the comment left by "Sue P" at "10/01/2014 - 14:39": Totally agree Sue. ........................but do a courtesy visit 6 weeks in with a bottle of wine to be on the safe side haha
Read More →10th January 2014, 12 years ago
I think the inspection is the clincher. Although the farms themselves arent the model of sophistication, they can afford to lose a few, the gangs behind them are very organised. Usually Vietnamese around my area but not everywhere. A colleague...
Read More →10th January 2014, 12 years ago
I feel like the voice of doom and gloom here haha I'm sure that there are a million reasons why a tenant would want or need to pay up front. My cannabis farm warning is just one angle and probably...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 10/01/2014 - 12:12
Reply to the comment left by "Mark Alexander" at "10/01/2014 - 12:12": I know I come from the rough end of the spectrum and this does influence my advice but just be advised that 6 months rent up front is...
Read More →Reply to comment left by HMOLandlady at 28/12/2013 - 19:25
Reply to the comment left by "HMOLandlady " at "28/12/2013 - 19:25": Serena I do more threats than prosecutions. Learn to call the TRO's bluff haha. You can bet your life the tenant didnt tell the council's solicitor the full...
Read More →Reply to comment left by HMOLandlady at 28/12/2013 - 18:33
Reply to the comment left by "HMOLandlady " at "28/12/2013 - 18:33": Well he should be reporting his solicitor for naff advice. Internet????? dont make me laugh. Cleaners? very shaky ground. Support services can lift a tenancy out of protection...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Smith at 24/12/2013 - 11:09
Reply to the comment left by "Jeremy Smith" at "24/12/2013 - 11:09": I don’t know where your mate got the impression that council’s do it quicker ha-ha It still takes an age, although I admit the staff probably don’t do...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Matthew Mackenzie at 23/12/2013 - 18:43
Reply to the comment left by "Matthew Mackenzie" at "23/12/2013 - 18:43": I dont know how Croydon do their appointments and emergencies but in my borough we have a drop in service for anyone in your position. If you turned...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ben Reeve-Lewis at 24/12/2013 - 09:20
Reply to the comment left by "Ben Reeve-Lewis" at "24/12/2013 - 09:20": Also worth noting is the recent case of Beresford v. Mexfield which clarified the point that tenants of housing associations that are what are termed 'Fully mutual', (created...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Ringrose at 24/12/2013 - 09:11
Reply to the comment left by "Ian Ringrose" at "24/12/2013 - 09:11": Yeah it's about intended use on a day to day basis, or 'Nightly paid' as we call it in homelessness land which lifts it out of tenancy law...
Read More →24th December 2013, 12 years ago
Unfortunately your research has seriously let you down. Whilst a landlord does have certain limited rights to choose what type of tenancy they can create, for instance an Assured Tenancy instead of an Assured Shorthold they don’t get to choose...
Read More →23rd December 2013, 12 years ago
Matthew you need to call my colleague in Croydon Council, the Tenancy Relations Officer about the eviction and the landlord's behaviour towards you. Do it now because the longer you leave it the harder it is for TROs to take...
Read More →11th November 2013, 13 years ago
Yeah I honestly dont know how they apportion the jobs in the team. The fact is that before they introduced licensing they had an enviable record of prosecution, 120 last year alone but this isnt all the figures puts forward....
Read More →11th November 2013, 13 years ago
Well this raises questions about Newham doesnt it? Landlords have registered 30,000 properties since the start of their licensing programme this year. There was a discount for landlords who registered before the end of January 2013; after that it was...
Read More →7th November 2013, 13 years ago
All council stuff is political at some level or other. Us lot who work the frontline dont think that way. We spend our lived just trying to do our jobs without covering our backs or thinking about career advancement. I...
Read More →6th November 2013, 13 years ago
Ian I am hoping to either drive these parasites out of business or at least out of my area. If they fetch up in Stockport let me know haha This week I have been building links across borough boundaries, as...
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