by guildy | 13 Jul 2015 | Local Authority Duties, News, Possession
A test complaint we’ve wanted to try for quite some time now has been decided (the complaint was not by us nor one of our members). After a landlord has served a 2 months section 21 notice, commonly the tenant will go to the local authority saying they are threatened...
by guildy | 10 Apr 2015 | Guild Services, Local Authority Duties, News
Plymouth City Council has launched a new plan and charter to improve private rented housing in their area. The Charter for Private Rented Housing is designed as a partnership with local landlords to raise standards for tenants. Under the charter, landlords are urged...
by passmoreproperties | 9 Jan 2014 | Local Authority Duties, Members Questions, Tenant Repairs
is my tenant responsible to mend broken window
by 1087 | 18 Oct 2013 | Housing Benefit, Local Authority Duties, Members Questions
I know that councils can take money directly from people’s benefits for over payments. Can we get an ‘attachment of earnings’ or similar for a tenant who is receiving housing benefit but told us they were working, (hence us not going for the over 8...
by guildy | 16 Aug 2013 | HMO's, Linked post, Local Authority Duties
Enforcing HMOs Properly Local authorities must follow their own enforcement policies and cannot depart from them without good reason. Usually this will require the written approval of a senior manager as well. Where they do not do so then it is possible to stop...
by guildy | 19 May 2013 | Linked post, Local Authority Duties, Possession, Tenants Notice to Quit
The Tolerated Trespasser Rides Again! On appeal, Patten LJ found that the Recorder had erred in his analysis of the meeting of 19/5/11. It was not possible at common law to revoke the NTQ, the professionals present at the meeting could not be described as M’s agents...