Types of disputes Below is contained a brief introduction to the steps involved in using Residential Property Tribunals service to determine certain types of housing disputes under the provision of the Rent Act 1977 and the Housing Act 2004. These disputes are determined by local Residential Property Tribunals (RPTs) which follow the process described below. […]
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Tribunals
Tribunal is a generic term for anybody acting judicially, whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. Many bodies that are titled ‘tribunals’ are so described to emphasize the fact that they are not courts of normal jurisdiction. Let me now breakdown the specific types of tribunals that might effect landlords in […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution
ADR for landlords Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for landlords includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that fall outside of the government judicial process. Despite historic resistance to Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) by both landlords and tenants and their advocates. ADR has gained widespread acceptance among both the general public and the legal profession in recent […]
Arbitration
What is arbitration? Arbitration is a procedure where the parties involved in a dispute, such as a landlord & tenant are able to refer an issue of dispute to a third party (usually an expert in the field) to resolve. This saves the disputed matter having to go before the law courts. Section 1 of […]
Tenancy Deposit Disputes
How common are tenancy deposit disputes? Thankfully, tenant deposit disputes are relatively rare. Despite media claims that landlords frequently withhold tenant’s deposits without justification, research from the Deposit Protection Scheme (DPS) reveal disputes only happen in around 1% of deposits held. The DPS claim their adjudication process (the final stage if agreement cannot be reached […]
Legally Letting Property
My best advice to landlords wanting to avoid legal complications when renting our property is simple – find the right tenants. Follow my advice on finding the best tenants. However, just like running any business, sometimes things go wrong. Thorough planning and careful checks of your tenants will keep the risks to a minimum, but […]
Who is responsible for the water bill?
Firstly, who legally is responsible for paying the water bill, the landlord or the tenant? Well, one pleasant surprise for me recently was the discovery that my water company, Severn Trent, no longer charges landlords for the period inbetween occupation by their tenants. Some other water companies have different policies, Thames Water for example, will […]
Letting to Tenants with Pets
Should a landlord let to a tenant with a pet? Britian is a nation of animal lovers, particulalry dogs and cats. The Dogs Trust recently estimated that 46% of the population own a pet. There is no reason to suspect that the tenant population has pet ownership rates significantly lower than that in the general […]
Alternative Tenancies
What other types of tenancy agreement are there? So far I have almost exclusively concentrated on the Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST). Most landlords let using an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST.) This is because as I have already said they offer a high degree of flexibility to both landlord and tenant. Importantly from a landlords’ point […]
Tenancies in Scotland
Scotland has different housing law Housing law in Scotland is different for landlords from that in England and Wales. The primary legislation contained in the Act of Parliament differ. Having said that in many ways they are similar. The law relating to the private rental sector changed from the 1st December introducing a new tenancy […]
Landlord Bible Chapters
Forms for Letting Property
Finance and Tax on Rental Property
- Selling a buy-to-let property
- Buy to Let Mortgages
- Landlord BTL Mortgage Finance
- BTL Mortgage Brokers
- Landlord Mortgage – Key Definitions
- Holiday Let Tax Guide
- Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
- Guide to Landlords Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
- Alternative Loans
- Why Invest in Buy-to-let?
- Landlord Insurance
- Landlord Income Tax
Rental Property Regulations
Investing in BTL Property
- Property Rental Yields
- Calculating Property Investment Returns
- Finding Investment Property
- Property Investment Clubs
- Understanding The Risks Of Buy-to-let Investment
- A Guide for New Landlords
- Types of tenant
- Investing In A Holiday Let
- Buying a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Alternatives to Direct Property Investment
- Buying Houses & Bungalows
- Buying Apartments and Flats
- Buying Property off Plan
- Below Market Property (BMV)
- Property Auctions
- Property Investment Checklist
- Selecting a Property Investment
- Which Period of Btl Property Should a Landlord Buy?
Managing Rental Property
- Fair Wear and Tear
- Condensation and Mould in Rental Properties
- Landlords Associations
- Appliances in Rental Properties
- Maintenance of a Rental Property
- Repaying a Tenants Deposit
- Reducing the Rent
- Raising the Rent
- Squatters in a Rental Property
- The Tenant Does a Bunk!
- The Tenant Wont Move Out
- Getting Your Money Back from a Tenant
- Tenant Abandonment
- Non-Payment of Rent
- Giving Tenants Notice to Leave
Letting Rental Property
- Preparing a Property Inventory
- Who is responsible for the water bill?
- Letting to Tenants with Pets
- Alternative Tenancies
- Tenancies in Scotland
- Landlord Maintenance & Repair
- Length of a Tenancy
- The Tenancy Agreement
- Repaying a Tenants Deposit
- What is right to rent?
- The Handover of a Rental Property
- Letting to Students
- Tenants on Benefits
- Vetting tenants and finding the ideal tenant
- Which Letting Agent?
- Letting Agent or Diy Landlord?
- Furnishing a Rental Property
- Writing a Rental Advert
- Online Letting Agents
- Property Marketing
- Finding Good Tenants
- Ten Steps for Letting
Legislation of Letting Property
- Discharge and Modification of Restrictive Covenants
- Leasehold Valuation Disputes
- Market Rent
- Fair Rent (Rent Assessment Committee)
- Rent Disputes Between Landlord and Tenant
- Harassment by Landlords
- Leasehold Disputes
- Preparing for a Possession Hearing
- Grounds for Possession by a Landlord
- Possession Orders
- Filling out a N5b Form
- Section 21 Process Timetable
- Possession (Accelerated): Section 21 Notice
- Possession Using Section 8 Notice
- Possession Proceedings by Landlords
- Appeals from Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Lvt’s)
- Rights of Light Applications
- Lands Tribunals
- Housing Act Appeals
- Tribunals
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Tenancy Deposit Disputes
- Legally Letting Property
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