Residential Letting Questions

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Sticky: L's right of access for inspection or viewing? by Lawcruncher Started by Lawcruncher, 08-03-2010, 15:27 PM	515 responses 207,630 views 0 likes	Last Post by vanilla90 05-03-2020, 12:10 PM
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Redirect: Please Help - Halifax wanting to rob me!!! by Liose Started by Liose, 15-06-2008, 23:22 PM	—	—
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Section 21- correct dates or not? by davedarave01uk Started by davedarave01uk, 15-06-2008, 20:12 PM	2 responses 1,633 views 0 likes	Last Post by porridge 15-06-2008, 22:05 PM
Burgled - Can I claim from landlord by MunchyMunch Started by MunchyMunch, 14-06-2008, 10:50 AM	10 responses 3,413 views 0 likes	Last Post by Bel 15-06-2008, 15:42 PM
Burgled because landlord provided poor security by owenelliott Started by owenelliott, 12-06-2008, 20:59 PM	13 responses 2,714 views 0 likes	Last Post by bagpuss 14-06-2008, 22:44 PM
Gas cooker unsafe by Theworried1 Started by Theworried1, 14-06-2008, 18:36 PM	3 responses 2,814 views 0 likes	Last Post by Ericthelobster 14-06-2008, 22:11 PM
Is the Council right in saying this by MaryQK Started by MaryQK, 14-06-2008, 15:48 PM	5 responses 1,300 views 0 likes	Last Post by Bel 14-06-2008, 20:53 PM
Tenancy Extension... or not? by asquithea Started by asquithea, 14-06-2008, 16:31 PM	2 responses 2,857 views 0 likes	Last Post by asquithea 14-06-2008, 17:20 PM
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Reply to Landlord in Distress

by AndrewDod

Um... I did this for my day job. And I am fairly mathematically astute to say the least. There are many particularly bad years that take it way above the 20K figure - in fact this is routine, and many say under-counted. So no, maybe you should actually read the reports before throwing out trite blather....
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28-03-2020, 10:55 AM
Landlord in Distress

by Roydravid

Hello ,

My tenant has stopped paying the rent on from the 5th of MArch 2020. This was the first month they stopped the rent . It is a period tenancy after one year tenancy agreement in 2018.
The Tenant has changed the locks and denied access for inspection and essential works . ...
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25-03-2020, 06:26 AM
Reply to Advice on new tenancy

by jpkeates

You can ask for the rent to be paid in advance, but it has to be the rent, not an extra deposit.
So you can't ask for six months payment and then demand a rent payment in month 2.

Theoretically the five month's deposit paid in advance meets the definition of a tenancy deposit, but...
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28-03-2020, 10:54 AM
Advice on new tenancy

by AnnaJJJ

I am just about to rent a flat to a family. The tenants have paid a holding deposit but we've not yet signed contracts. After paying the holding deposit the tenants have now advised that they may be laid off with the 80% furlough agreement. There is only one salary in the family. They've approached...
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27-03-2020, 22:39 PM
Reply to Advice on new tenancy

by nbhamilt

Are you allowed to charge 6 months rent up front? doesn't that come under additional fees thing over and above 5 week deposit and 1 month rent?...
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28-03-2020, 10:48 AM
Reply to My Lodger is not Leaving - Please help with legal advice.

by leaseholder64

As noted, issuing section 8 undermines your argument that this is not an AST.

I think this is test case material, but it seems to me that it violates the assumptions on the nature of lodgers, so this is more about whether or not the mother is an excluded landlord.
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28-03-2020, 10:46 AM
My Lodger is not Leaving - Please help with legal advice.

by kuwi

Hi

I have rented my mother’s house out to 2 x lodgers on my mother’s behalf as she has been hospitalised due to mental medical condition. A lodger agreement was given to them as she was expected to return back in few weeks’ time. However situation had changed and she had to live out...
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27-03-2020, 18:38 PM
Reply to My Lodger is not Leaving - Please help with legal advice.

by jpkeates

I would involve a solicitor, because you're making a bad situation worse.

The other occupant is almost certainly a lodger, so the s8 notice isn't valid.
If the other occupant is actually a tenant (which, thankfully, I don't think they are), your mother has committed a criminal offence...
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28-03-2020, 10:44 AM
Reply to My Lodger is not Leaving - Please help with legal advice.

by DPT57

It would probably need a court to decide this and you may have shot yourself in the foot with that s8 notice, which could be seen as an acknowledgement that they have a tenancy not a licence. However, if you are worried about your mothers mental health with this person in residence, I think I would...
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28-03-2020, 10:35 AM

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