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[jpkeates]

So you own the freehold of the flat?...

[jpkeates]

Yes, so you want to make sure that's included in your tenancy agreement if you are a landlord.
It's not a "warning", it's a contractual term....

[jpkeates]

Don't assume that the agent or landlord have a clue.
It's possible they do, but most likely they don't - the people who are responding on this forum have a significant amount of expertise and experience and are (probably) amongst one of the more knowlegable groups of people on this type of issue...

[jpkeates]

Blimey, that's changed again since March.
You can put MFR & MRS as a bespoke title and both names in the first name, so if you were joint landlords and married it would work....

[jpkeates]

If you have not received a satisfactory answer by the end of Tuesday, I would offer, in writing, to get the work done and (with the appropriate receipts as proof) deduct the cost from the rent.
I wouldn't actually do this (there's a complex process to follow if you do want to do this, detailed...

[jpkeates]

The landlord of a lease is whoever is named as the landlord on the tenancy agreement if there is one, if there isn't it depends on to whom rent is paid. The landlord doesn't have to own the property they are letting, so who owns the property doesn't affect who is the landlord.

If one co-owner...

[jpkeates]

In reality, I can't see a s8 notice on that basis alone resulting in repossession, on the basis that a) it's disproportionate to be made homeless for a breach of that nature and b) that courts don't want to make people homeless if they can avoid it.

The term should probably be "which...

[jpkeates]

It used to, but not any more (last time I used it was March - custodial scheme - so basing it on that date)....

[jpkeates]

If you can afford it, the freehold will increase the value of the property in the future.

[jpkeates]

I wouldn't object to a tenant writing directly to me.

The agent is mistaken or lying about a s21 having to be used and that it's impossible to renew when one have been issued. Neither is correct.
The periodic tenancy will arise automatically when the fixed term ends anyway.
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[jpkeates]

Permitted occupier is a pretty meaningless term that doesn't help anyone, just sounds reassuring because it gives something an official sounding title.
But it gives nobody any protection and helps nobody.

Why not let them stay at the property as an "Unexpected Item in the Bedding...

[jpkeates]

Well, of course they're asking for the earth.

No Win No Fee specialists in deposit protection aren't nice people who volunteer to help tenants who have not had their deposit protected and can't afford to pay a solicitor up front.
They are extremely aggressive and creative specialists...

[jpkeates]

When you create the Prescribed Information the landlords names are entered manually.

Two people can't protect one deposit (the same applies to tenants, the protection companies have had to invent a "lead tenant" to handle situations where there's more than one person comprising...

[jpkeates]

Two things I think we (collectively) aren't sure of - at least we've discussed this a lot without resolution.
Can a tenancy "change" when its circumstances change and, if so, at what point?

An AST is granted or created at a point. In this case there's a fixed term which...

[jpkeates]

Sounds like a right mess....

[jpkeates]

Fair wear and tear is avaluated over the whole lease, not individual tenancy by tenancy.

While some of that is annoying and intrusive, the point about the lawn is actually a good one. Once the lawn has “gone” and the weeds have taken oater getting it back isn’t easy. You can deep...

[jpkeates]

Time and simplicity.

Waiting until the fixed term ends leaves the tenant liable for rent until them (big plus for the landlord) but with no surrender, the court may decide that there’s some kind of periodic tenancy (particularly if the boyfriend claims he was subcontracting from the tenant...

[jpkeates]

Lucky you.

If I were your father, I’d actually put the property in a trust, with all the income coming to you and with the restriction that the property can’t be sold without the trustees consent. I did that for my own son. But I am cautious like that. Or put in into a business, if...

[jpkeates]

Could be an office of the probate firm or another solicitors.

If probate’s been granted everything must look legit as regards the will.

[jpkeates]

The legislation works the other way round; it creates a periodic tenancy unless the tenancy has been brought to an end and gives three ways that can happen.

The relevant way way it can be brought to an end is “a surrender or other action on the part of the tenant”. Which in this case...