cooker
In an unfurnished flat, let out privately, do we have to provide a cooker?. If so, if the oven keep

Social housing tenant
My tenant is in receipt of Housing Benefit, and her rent is paid to me directly by London Borough of

Forwarding Address
One of tenant left the property without paying last month's rent- I would like to claim the

market value
Am I right in thinking that we can only charge market value for rent? I had heard somewhere tha

Can I take my tenant to court for arrers before eviction
I have already served the S21 to evict on the 14th November, but would now like to start proceedings

Who to serve the S21 to?
Hi, I phoned the advice line and was told that I only need to serve the S21 on the tenant who is nam

Rent arrears, but no copy of the AST
I have served a section 8 notice on a tenant which has now expired and I want to go to court. Only t

Rent arrears, but no copy of the AST
I have served a section 8 notice on a tenant which has now expired and I want to go to court. Only t

Another Rent Arrears Question
My tenant is now 2 months in arrears, soon to be 3 months. I issued the relevant section

Guarators
my tenants are in rent arrears and they have a guarantor. What is procedure for contacting guaranto

AST confusion
Your standard AST (which can be monthly/4-weekly/2-weekly/weekly) Section F states 'We may

Can I instigate court proceedings for arrears before eviction
I have issued the Section 21 and wish to start court proceedings before my tenant leaves the propert

pleading povery
When I got possession, the magistrate asked if there are arrears. At that time my rep said yes ther

Abandonment
We have a tenant who was having housing benefit. This was then cut in half recently due to benefit c

best method
Hi Dave I must thank you and the help desk for all the help re possession which I got tod

Tracing tenants
Have any LL used an agency for tracing tenants - help appreciated, as mine have disappeared leaving

correct form required for evection
The building comprises of a self contained shop on the ground floor. with 2 flats on the first

Tracing tenants
Has any member used any firm for tracing bad tenants - with any success? The list of these serv

Possession
We have just had a claim for possession struck out of court, the only reason given was that it did n

Electricity sub-meter
Hello, Am I allowed to disconnect the tenant's electricity? The tenant has never paid

section 21 (A)
Good evening, how soon after issuing a Section 21 (A) for rent arrears can I apply to the courts for

section 21 and section 8 dual action
we have a tenant in arrears and have a court date ( via section 8) in october .......we have already

assult by tenant
I rent a property to a family who were desperate and home less, I made a terrible mistake because I

Eviction
I have let the property through Letting Agents in North London. After one year agents renewed the c

Rent Arrears
I went to see my tenant yesterday who is late (by 16 days to date) with his rent. He claims he has h

Leashold Management Company charges
Hi Management company (Brickman Yale) advised me : " Please note that in accordance with

fastest way to evict?
hello i lost a court case despite three months arrears on a technicality. in his defence my ten

Lodger rent arrears
I have had a couple living with me as lodgers for over two years. Due to their repeated lack of resp

how do i initiate a rent increase
i want to increase the rent on a current property on a rolling 6 month contract.can you advise the b

Regulated tenancy
Hi we have a regulated tenant in one of our property . we applied for rent increase and got a rent r

Tenant credit check
Would a credit check shows that the tenant has been evicted from they last tenancy?

Lying Tenant
Dear RLA I wonder if you can please advise? We eventually got fed up with our

Help
Hi my tenant did not pay his £580 rent on 27th July. I have been given excuse after excuse and event

Section 21a notice
My housing benefit rent which was being paid to me directly by the benefits office stopped. What act

When/how to give further notice after Section 21B
I entered into AST contract with tenants on 16.9.2011, and issued S21B notice on the same day, which

section 21 a tenant
Dear RLA I have to section 21 a tentnat who has not paid rent for 2 months and basically

evicting tenant
In need to help evicting tenant. She has told me she cannot afford to pay rent as her benefits have

students
Has anyone rent to students tenants? Are They more better then DSS tenants

Attachment of earnings
Dear RLA Helpdesk, The tenent from hell has been evicted by the courts and removed by the

Latest Possessions Post Superstrike
I assume there must have been a lot of repossession successfully achieved since the superstrike cas

keeping administrative paperwork neat and tidy
i have a significant amount of paperwork regarding property...do you have a method/system which you