Changing Locks
If a tenant defaults on rent payment or breaches any term or obligation in the contract, you as land

Repossessing after 10 years
As you will quickly realise, we are not experienced landlords! In 1997 my widowed mother became

Tenancy Deposit Scheme
We have read all of the excellent information on the RLA site. Our rents in Cleethorpes and Grimsby

More Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Sorry forgot to put this in previous query. Do we understand correctly? If we decide to increa

Enforcement of court order
I had to take my tennants to court for not paying rent, they were asked to vacate the property and a

Receiving deposits by cheque
Does the time-limit allowed to registering a deposit given to you in cheque format to the TDS st

Guarantee template?
Hi i'm a new member. As your website implies, the new Deposits legislation means that

Joint contract and unpaid rent by one party
If one of a shared household of 5 does not pay the last month's rent, and there is no security

Early Termination
If I need to terminate a joint tenancy a month early and the tenants are in agreeance with this whic

Section 21
Hi. The advice on Section 21s on the site say: "Once served a section 21 notice stays in f

Reduced housing benefits to under 25's
Sir/Madam, Bearing in mind the recent Age Descrimination laws being brought in is it not illega

Trust Deed
Hi, I have a few deals going on at the moment and i am purchasing them in my own name but wanti

HMCS Money Claim on Line
Hi, As anyone used “HMCS Money Claim on Line” and if so how did you rate it? Cheers

notice to quit
My tenant did have a notice with the tenancy agreement which ended the six months three weeks ago,

RLA Guide to Tenancy Deposits
We have been working hard to develop a concise set of guides to benefit members and I'm pleased

Mastercard Swipe - to Avoid Deposits and owing rent
Hello, does anybody accept payment by visa or mastercard? If so, how did you organise this wit

Website
Can anyone recommend a good web site which shows how to set up a website? Many thanks in antici

S.21 expired, N5b filed = When can I apply for possession if no defence?
I've served a S.21 = which has expired. I have filed the N5b court forms on 17th April '

leasing property to the council
I am tempted to lease my buy to let house in the midlands to the local council, would appreciate to

Does the letting agent have to give the landlord the choice of which schem to put Tenants Deposit.
When a letting agent is instructed to find a tenant only does the letting agent have to consult with

Serving Rent Increase
One of my tenants 12 month AST expires on the 23rd June 07. We are both happy for the agreement to l

Who is responsible for putting tenants deposit in one of the schemes.
Can you tell me who is responsible for putting the tenants deposit in one of the available schemes w

2 months rent in advance system, when can I issue the S8?
I've read your advice on the '2 month in advance' system, but I just want to be absolute

Late paying tenant and reluctant guarantor
Hi, Ihave a tenant who has paid the rent late for the past 3 months and who last month only paid par

tenancy end date
If a tenancy starts on 20th April and runs for 6 months is the date tenancy ends the 19th or 20th of

tds
I have just been looking at rla advice regarding tds and I have decided to use the new RLA 2007 AST

setting up a fixed 3 month fixed term AST
I am doing a `let only' for a short 3 month period. Should I re type the RLA agreement to s

Tenant not provided Utility Receipts so what should I do with bond?
The tenant left 19.2.07. I asked to see proof of utility bill payment verbally and in writing. He ha

selling a property
i have a property that i used to live in (for about 18 years)that was re-mortgaged on a buy to l

Periodic tenancyAdvances
The advice concerns a perfect 6 month tenancy. What is the situation when the agreement turns

Deposit paid to DPS incorrecty?
I took the first months rent &deposit on the 5/4/07. The tenancy started 7/4/07. I could not fi

Damage to dividing wall
I have recieved a phone call from a tenant a couple of days ago informing me that workmen working on

DEPOSITS
Hi,i am about to take a deposit off a new tenant and am still unclear about what i have to do.are yo

Outside deposit rule?
Instead of a tenant providing a guarantor or deposit, can I ask the third party i.e the would be gua

Statutory Tenants
I have two tenants who are statutory tenants, however the area is to be developed, what options do I

Tenancy Deposits – again!
Hi, Whilst I have pre-registered with both the TDSL (my deposits) and the Deposit Protectio

Sorry, about the TDS.
I seem to be waiting for something to happen with regard to the TDS and have not put any plans into

New TDS Problem
I received an e-mail from the custodial scheme today that states that the wording they want to s

Statutory periodic tenancy agreement and TDS
As my existing AST agreements reach their end and the tenants stay on I wish to avoid another AST so

Rent receipts
Hi all, I was just wondering, What happens if you forget to issue receipts for rent you have

continuing tenancy
some students are staying on in their house for next year. On 12th march, they signed a form statin