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Legal responsibilities during the Coronavirus
Nothing in the Government’s emergency measures for dealing with the Coronavirus excuses landlords from their legal responsibilities. They are still required to provide and maintain…
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Landlords in lockdown
Much of the country has been shut down in an attempt to quell the Coronavirus onslaught. Only ‘essential’ occupations, businesses and services are functioning. And…
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Avoiding Problems when renting Property to Tenants Part 3
Part 3 – Your Tenancy Agreement Landlords, when looking for a tenancy agreement, often seem to want a tenancy agreement which is Free and Very…
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Landlord Pincher or Private Sector Supporter?
With the recent re-shuffle bringing Christopher Pincher as the latest in a long line of Housing Ministers, I really do hope the Prime Minister is…
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Alternative Property Investments for a Better Return
I wrote last month about an alternative investment decision my brother had made about buying a property as a holiday let in Thailand, giving a…
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Private Tenants Have Better Security
It seems odd that for years I have been saying that legislation to give tenants better security in the private rental sector is not needed,…
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Fire Safety Concern Should Prompt Checks
Reading a professional magazine, I was struck by a photo of a clear safety concern – a multi-socket stack with many plugs, some with frayed…
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Update on the Gas safety certificate case – heard in the Court of Appeal
The case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield (B5/2019/0499) was heard in the Court of Appeal in the last week of January 2020. The question…
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Spare Keys to Save Landlord Woe
On a recent short-break, I was impressed with the hand-over of keys. The owner did not need to be there, as there was a metal…
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Avoiding Problems when renting Property to Tenants Part 2
Part 2 – Choice of Tenant In my last article in this series avoiding problems when renting property to tenants I took a look at…