small claims court or Deposit Protection service - which route to take?
has anyone any experience of going to the Small Claims Court, to get a decision to award a deposit t

who is responsible.
Can one of you tell me who is responsible for unblocking drains and toilets all the rest of what i c

Is there a Time Limit on a Court Order for Possession?
I obtained a Court Order giving permission to issue Warrant of Possession on the grounds of persiste

Asylum Seekers
Re Asylum Seekers Could someone please advise me on the best way forward to getting asylum see

RLA AST - are the clauses legal
The RLA Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement covers the disposing of tenants goods if left at the end

Legality of additional clauses in RLA AST
I currently use the RLA AST for all my properties. However, after some recent tenant problems I wou

Fire Doors
I'm going to be letting a property (3 bed House) to 3 separate people would I need to fit Fire d

Difficult Housing Benefit Tenant
I have a housing benefit tenant, who has not kept his part of his contract,ie rental arrears, over £

Rent payments in cash
We originally had a client account with the post office to accept rental payments in cash or cheque.

Mortgage details for HMO License
I am in the process of applying for an HMO license. The council require the mortgage information, p

deposit not in scheme
My nephew has left tenancy after 4months because he has been given no gas safety certificate, he ha

potential tenant changed mind after signing a ast
A gentleman as signed a tenacy agreement and as now changed his mind the gentleman as mild learning

The Government's change to Planning Use Classes Order
I need some advice: 1. Does this relate to HMO type lettings? 2. What about if you let to

legally binding tenancy
Hi, I rented a property to a couple who at six months split up one left on the day the six months A

Do I have to give notice to enter my property?
Legally can I "drop in" without warning to look at my rented property? Or do I have to giv

Serve Notice
I want to serve notice to a tenant whose agreement started on 25/9/2003, I would like to serve this

Section 214A
I served a tenant section 21(4)a in november 2007, is it still valid and can I apply to court for po

Recalled to prison
I have a tenant who has a twelve month tenancy. He has been with us three months when he was arrest

Increasing the rent
I have a tenant in a property on a periodic tenancy which has just gone over the 12 month mark from

International students and guarantees
I am a student landlord who normally asks for parental guarantees when letting to students. However,

Leak from flat above
I own a ground floor flat which is rented out. The tenant has made me aware of a big damp patch in t

Info from police
Just a quick post.I am going to court with a tenant who moved in to one of my properties. She was t

bits and pieces ! ! !
hi ...i have a tenant who is behind with his rent ,as he always pays a bit of his rent each month,

JOINT AND SEVERAL
Hi, I rented my house to a couple who were in a relationship when they signed up to a six mon

Lost our first Tenancy Deposit Dispute!!!
We have just lost our first and only tenancy deposit dispute on the grounds that the check-out w

Emergency Housing
We're private landlords in Birmingham and have been approached by a company who supply temporary

Why would a tenant sign a check-out? If they don't, they win the case!
We have lost our only two TDS cases on the premis that the check-out forms were not signed by th

Tenant Deposit Schemes
Of the three options for tenant deposits, can anybody advise from personal experience advise as to w

Evicting a Tenant whose deposit is not protected.
I wish to evict a non-paying tenant using section 21 4a. However, deposit is not in a TDS. If I

deposit schemes.
have any members used the insurance co."tenantdeposit.com"advertised on this site? fo

Which S21?
I have a 6 month tenancy due to finish 17 April. The current tenant has expressed a wish to le

Late Registration of Tenancy Deposits - No Penalty???
Hi, On page 7 of the RLA Magazine the article talks of a recent case in the High Court in whic

Annual gas safety checks
Please can you tell me if a service agreement with British Gas (or other)for boiler and gas applianc

Access rights with no arrears
A tenant has no arrears but has not granted me access to the property since my request several weeks

shared house - 5 signed & 3 are dropping out
Hello and thanks if anyone can help with this and has any advice ... I have a five bedr

scottish power and installiation of a prepayment meter
Scottish power installed a prepayment meter for a tennant in arrears. The tennant has moved out howe

Adding guarantors to AST Agreements?
Just about to take first tenants - 6 students in a shared house, one of whom is my daughter. I w

best car for landlords
I just borrowed a vectra estate and was very pleased to be able to get full sized doors in easily, a

Reducing Deposit - being flexible or a slippery slope?
How important is it to always ask for the full deposit, or does it make sense to reduce it - or

Increase of rent on periodic tenancy
I have a tenant whose tenancy agreement ran out 2nd February 2010 he may not want to sign anoth

please advise ...is there anyone out there RLA???????
My tenant want me to remove her daughter from the AST and provide a new AST for her and her partner.