rent arrears
we submitted the form for claim of rent arrears 8 weeks to the council like you advised , it has been over a month now what is the next step , can we start a claim against the tenant also. the tenant lives in a HMO house and is letting sometimes 5,6 people use the property making me having to many tenants for the licence i asked the council what advise they would give as they said they are having complaints from other tenants but they have not replied , they only seem to reply to tenants or neighbours , am i at risk of being closed down or...
read moreInspection Form
I am about to do an interim inspection on a residential buy to let property and wondered what form I should use. I did an inventory / condition check list when the tenant moved in – should I be following the same list to compare or do a completely separate form?
read morePOSSESSION NOTIFICATION
We have applied for a possession order through the online process and have a court date of 16 May, can you advise when the tenant is likely to be notified and will a letter be sent via registered post.
read moreRent review for tenants on periodic tenancy
Hi I am reviewing my tenants rent who are currently on periodic tenancy. Their deposit is protected by DPS and proper notice given at start of tenancy. Under normal circumstances I would have granted just a new tenancy agreement and kept the existing DPS notice. Not sure how to proceed given the recent changes in the housing act? please advise a way forward. Thanks TS
read moreCompleting Section 8 Notice Webinar
Training for Professionals is providing a webinar on completing the section 8 notice on Thursday 26 April 2012 at 2.00pm (lasts approx. 1 hour). The section 8 notice is the prescribed form used for seeking possession when there is some form of “ground” for possession. Normally it is rent arrears but can in certain cases be breach of tenancy etc. The webinar will demonstrate how to complete a Section 8 notice. If you get this form wrong, your claim for possession will often be thrown out of court. The cost is £20.00 + VAT and...
read moreTenancy Deposit Webinar 25 April
Training for Professionals are providing a webinar on 25 April 2012 on the subject of Deposit Legislation Changes – The Common Pitfalls & Best Practice The webinar will cover many of the questions posed by the changes in legislation and HOW you should react to such risks within your business. We will endeavour to cover the following: What current tenancies pose a risk Completing prescribed information correctly 30 day deposit protection limit Common scenarios and remedy Question and answer session Don’t forget for all the deposits...
read moreExclusive Possession
Hi Adrian I am slightly confused over the status of exclusive possession. I have read your guidance on joint/sharers tenancies and the Street v Mountford court of appeal ruling but think I am missing something. If you have sharers or students on individual contracts on one hand it appears you can use a AST but on the other your cant because they don’t have “exclusive possession” which is a requirement of an AST. Can a landlord use either a common law, AST or licence? Also it is not unusual on a “normal” AST let for the landlord to...
read moreNew Tenancy Application Forms
We are pleased to announce the release of our totally overhauled application for accommodation (F009) and receipt for deposit (F010). These have been totally reworked so they fit better with the information needed in the prescribed information document when taking a tenancy deposit although the changes are still an improvement even if you don’t take a deposit. Application for Accommodation Changes include: The addition of a post tenancy address option in addition to the parents / next of kin address in case it’s different Ask...
read moreNew Tenancy Deposit Rules
I noticed from a response to a previous question raised that you consider that deposits taken prior to April 2007 with ASTs do not now need to be protected and prescribed information served under the new rules. Can you explain why that is because under the commencement order it seems that the new rules apply to all tenancies that are “in effect” as at 6 April 2012 (which would appear to include all periodic tenancies that haven’t been renewed) and we can’t see that there are any exceptions. Thanks
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