gas safe fitters
I use a gas safe person to do certificates but he seems reluctant to do even simple jobs like putti

Hand Rail
Does anyone know if it is a legal requirement to provide a hand rail on stairs in a maisonette The

Viewings
Good morning, Could you advise please? I left a notice for my tenants to allow me access t

rent increase
Can a landlord increase the tenants rent every year? If so is there a legal percentage that they ca

Electrical inspection
Do we have to have an electrical inspection every year like we do the gas, boiler and electrics.

disrepair protocaol
Does anyone know what a disrepair protocaol is and where i might find some info on it? Thanks

Tenants moving out before end of 6 month tenancy
Our tenants are moving out after 3 months claiming needs a heart operation in Poland. He did not pay

Inspection access
Hello , My agent and I have had problems with low grade tenants not cooperating with inspection vis

Good Morning
I have a situation where a tenant has been with me for 3 weeks signing a six-month AST. Last wee

Hot water supply
A tenant of ours has written to say they do not have adequate hot water in their cylinder. They are

Tenant not signing tenancy agreement
Hi, I have sent a new agreement to my tenant over a month ago of which I have not received a signed

Tennant moved out and wont return keys
Hi My tennant moved out last weekend without informing us and owing us rent. Tried ringing to

section 21 - deposit protection
I have always issued a section 21 notice at the same time as the tenant signes the tenancy agreement

3 year commision payment for a 3 year tenancy agreement!
I have accepted/signed a commission agreement for a 3 year tenancy whith a fairly large agency and t

Tenancy Query
We have a tenant with an AST that has rolled over to a statutory periodic tenancy & only her name is

Squatters
We beleive that we have squatters at one of our houses undergoing renovation.. They have posted a wa

Short tenancy - clarification
But Dave the AST is for minimum of 6 months. Although the landlord is saying (verbally) the tenant c

COSTS TO REFURB
I have recently got my key back to a property thanks to the gran who is acting guarantor. I was unab

Short term tenancy
Landlord knows the prospective tenant. He is prepared to rent the flat on a monthly bases without ta

Tenant won't communicate!
End of tenancy is next week! We wrote and asked if he wanted to stay, or was he going, two month

Tenants notice period when they pay weekly
I need to give a tenant notice, they are on an Assured Shorthold agreement which is now periodic. W

abandonment of property
I have a property whereby the tenants have abandoned the property in the last few weeks. They had a

abandonment of property
I have a property whereby the tenants have abandoned the property in the last few weeks. They had a

10 year ast
I want to create an AST using the RLA tenancy agreement, for a term of 10 years. The maximum

tenant changing lock but not sending landlord a key
a month ago my new tenant asked if she could change the lock . I agreed on the understanding that sh

Right of entry after sec 21
I have issued a tenant with a section 21 notice, which expires on 11th February. He has informed me

Open fire heating
I am currently managing a property which has as its only source of heating an open fire with a back

Rent in Advance
I know that the old RLA AST method of taking two months rent in advance - and then continuing wi

tenant move out and his mother moved in
My tenant moved out, mid tenancy agreement and his mother moved in without telling me. I thought th

Tenants and Pets
Could someone please offer advice on how to treat the request from my tenant wishing to own a dog in

2 months rent in advance
Is it still ok to take 2 months rent in advance and no bondproviding the rent in advance is used aga

Gas check not just annually but on change of tenants?
One gas engineer has told me that gas checks are not just due yearly but on change of tenant also. A

Serving a notice
Hello, What is te best way to serve a notice so it stands up in any court case etc, so there i

tenants left and changed locks.
Had notice from tenant who is in arrears and went to house for leaving inspection and found they had

bailliff
how long does it take bailliffs to reposse property

Tenant claiming damages repairs he never told us about - has legal aid, face £25k defence at cou
Where do I start! Out of blue after 5yrs tenant in property recieve a letter from his solicitor

Renewal Fees
Are renewal fees, where the agency does nothing at all, legal in impetuity? I have what seems fairly

MO needs help to find a thread
I read a thread recently where a court threw out an eviction using S21 becuase the judge decided the

Debt Collection Agencies
Has anyone eny experience of using the following two Debt Collection agencies and if so what was you

Usual Access Problems
I have written to my tenant requesting access to the property for the purpose of obtaining a special

Electrical safety
Can you please confirm exactly what the law is in terms of having an Electrical Safety certificate o