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- 1.3 Letting Options - Means of Managing Property
- 12 Considerations for Guaranteed Rent ‘Agents’
- 1.3.8 Redress Schemes
- Detailed Information About Redress Schemes for Agents
- Property Redress Scheme Discount For Guild Subscribers
- 1.3.9 Agent Fees
- Checklist Granting an Assured Shorthold Tenancy
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- 1.9 Council Tax
- Detailed Information About When Landlord is Liable for Council Tax
- How To Ensure Your Tenant Is Liable For Council Tax At The End Of Term
- 1.9.1 Students
- 1.9.2 Council Tax HMO
- Important Case About Council Tax HMO
- Council Tax HMO - Adaptation of a Property
- 1.9.3 Single Person Discount
- 1.9.4 Long Term Empty Property
- List of Articles Council Tax Category
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- 2.1 Landlords’ Responsibilities For Repair And Maintenance
- Landlord Entitled to Notice of Defect Before Repair (Within Demise)
- Landlord Held Liable for Missing Handrail
- Landlord not Liable for Tenant Slipping on Steps
- Landlord Was Not Liable for a Slip on a Shared Path
- List of Articles in Repairing Obligations Category
- Prevention of Rats and Mice Notice
- Detailed Information on Retaliatory Evictions
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- Amount of damages for breach of landlord’s covenant
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- 2.2 Implied Terms In Tenancy Agreements
- 2.3 Common Law Implied Terms
- 2.4 Statutory Implied Terms
- Landlord Entitled to Notice of Defect Before Repair (Within Demise)
- Landlord Held Liable for Missing Handrail
- Landlord not Liable for Tenant Slipping on Steps
- Landlord Was Not Liable for a Slip on a Shared Path
- List of Articles in Repairing Obligations Category
- Calculating Fair Wear and Tear
- Tenant Repairing Obligations (Tenant Like Manner)
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- 2.5 Housing Health And Safety Rating System
- Detailed Information on Retaliatory Evictions
- Local Authority Power of Entry for HHSRS
- Detailed Guidance for Calculating a Hazard
- Possible Courses of Action and Procedure
- LACORS Fire Safety Guidance Can Be Used in HHSRS Assessments
- Notice by Local Authority Given as Answer Phone Message
- List of Articles Under HHSRS Category
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- 2.7 Gas Safety
- 'MOT Style' Gas Safety Record Timing
- Providing Gas Safety Before Occupation and Section 21
- Refusal To Allow Entry For Gas Safety Inspection
- Inspection Hatches Needed for Flues in Voids
- Do I Need Safety Certificate on New Boiler?
- Forms for Gas Safety Inspection and Unable to Access
- List of Articles - Gas Safety Category
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- 2.10.1 Definition Of An HMO
- 2.10.2 Household
- More Detailed Guidance on What is HMO
- 2.11 Duties On The Manager Of An HMO
- Management Regulations for HMOs
- Do I need planning permission for my HMO?
- 2.11.1 Duties Of Occupiers Of HMOs
- Fines And Penalties For Failing To Comply With HMO Duties
- 2.11.2 Duty To Carry Out A Fire Risk Assessment
- Fire Safety Guidance
- Sample Fire Risk Assessment Form
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- 2.12.1 Purpose Of Licensing
- 2.12.2 Mandatory Licensing Of HMOs
- 2.12.3 Additional Licensing Of HMOs
- 2.12.4 Selective Licensing Of Other Residential Accommodation
- 2.12.5 Applying For A Licence
- 2.12.6 Fit And Proper Person Test
- 2.12.7 Licence Conditions
- 2.12.8 Minimum room sizes
- 2.12.9 Renewing A Licence
- 2.12.10 Properties Where A Licence May Be Refused
- 2.12.11 Temporary Exemption From Licensing
- 2.12.12 Right Of Appeal Against A Local Authority’s Decision
- 2.12.13 Offences
- 2.12.14 Rent Repayment Orders
- Is a Licence Required?
- What Counts as a Storey for Mandatory Licensing?
- Minimum Standards of Licensable Property (NOT s.257 HMO)
- Minimum Standards for S.257 HMOs That Require a Licence (Additional Licensing)
- Fines And Penalties For Failing To Comply With HMO Duties
- More Information About Minimum Room Sizes
- More Information About Reduction in Storeys
- Court Decision on Minimum Room Size
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- Download Tenancy Agreement
- 3.8.1 Written Tenancy Agreements
- 3.8.3 Tenant’s Right to a Written Statement
- Download Statement of Terms Template
- 3.8.4 Implications Of Oral Agreements
- 3.8.5 Preparing A Written Agreement
- 3.8.6 Unfair Terms In Tenancy Agreements
- OFT Guidance on Unfair Terms in Tenancy Agreements (Withdrawn But Still Useful)
- Understanding Electronic Signatures
- Checklist Granting an Assured Shorthold Tenancy
- Break Clause
- Ask Question and View Answers
- How to Decide Which Tenancy You Should Use
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- 3.10 Deposits And Tenancy Deposit Schemes
- 3.10.1 Requiring A Deposit
- 3.10.2 Withholding Part Of The Deposit
- Calculating Fair Wear and Tear
- 3.10.3 Protecting A Deposit
- Protect a Deposit With the DPS
- Discount Code for Deposit Protection Service (DPS)
- Big Changes to Deposit Rules 2012
- Big Changes to Deposit Rules 2015
- 3.10.4 Penalties For Failing To Protect A Deposit
- Deposits and Section 21 Notices
- Does a Deposit Cheque Have to Be Presented to Be Returned?
- Is Authorising Repayment by the DPS “Returning the Deposit in Full”?
- Serving a Section 21 After Deposit Unprotected By Insurance Scheme
- 3.10.5 Prescribed Information
- The Importance of Deposit Prescribed Information!
- 3.10.6 Types Of Schemes
- 3.10.7 Authorised Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme Providers
- 3.10.8 Relevant Person
- 3.10.9 Lead Tenant
- 3.11 Bond Guarantee Schemes
- List of Articles - Tenancy Deposit
- The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) Single Claim Procedure Explained
- Checklist Granting an Assured Shorthold Tenancy
- Ask Question and View Answers
- Procedure for un-protecting a deposit by a scheme
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- 3.13 Housing Benefit and Universal Credit
- 3.14 Local Housing Allowance
- 3.15 Benefit Cap
- 3.16 Direct Payment
- When Is Tenant 8 Weeks in Arrears for Direct Payments?
- When MUST Housing Benefit Paid to Landlord?
- Housing Benefit Recovery of Second Payment
- 3.17 Processing Claims
- 3.18 Universal Credit
- A Series of Articles About Universal Credit
- List of Articles - Housing Benefit/Universal Credit Category
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- 5.4 What Landlords Can Do If They Want A Tenant To Leave
- Possession Notice Wizard and Download
- How to Complete Court Possession Forms
- Template Asking if Tenant Intends to Leave After Notice
- 5.5 Powers and Duties of District Judges
- 5.6 Absolute Orders or Suspended (Postponed) Orders
- 5.7 Applying to Court for Possession — Standard Procedure
- 5.8 Applying to Court for Possession — Accelerated Procedure
- 5.9 After the Court Order — and Eviction
- 5.10 Applying to the Court for Rent Arrears Only
- Small Claims Procedure Guidance
- 5.11 Rent Act Tenancies
- 5.12 Contractual or Common Law Tenancies
- 5.13 Assured Tenancies
- Detailed Information on Retaliatory Evictions
- Providing Gas Safety Before Occupation and Section 21
- Providing EPC Before Section 21 Notice
- What Happens if a Tenant Dies?
- Serving a Section 21 After Deposit Unprotected By Insurance Scheme
- Is Authorising Repayment by the DPS “Returning the Deposit in Full”?
- Does a Deposit Cheque Have to Be Presented to Be Returned?
- The Importance of Deposit Prescribed Information!
- Potential Defences to a Section 21 Notice (Series)
- List of Articles - Possession Category
- Exceptional Hardship and Postpone Possession Up to 6 Weeks
- Solicitor (10 Minutes Free Consultation)
- Break Clause
- Apportioned Rent Repayment After A Section 21 Notice
- Homeless Reduction Act 2017
- How Long Does a Section 21 Last?
- Ask Question and View Answers
- How to Understand Which Section 21 Rules Apply From October 2018
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- New and Upcoming Legislation 2018/2019 (E & W)
- Download PDF Landlord Handbook
- Wales Landlord Handbook (Knowledge Base)
- Admin Support Knowledge Base
- Download Tenancy Agreement
- Carry Out Tenant Assessment Check
- Practical Checklist For Landlords: Obligations And Considerations
- Checklist Granting an Assured Shorthold Tenancy
- Solicitor (10 Minutes Free Consultation)