WHY IS SECTION 8 REJECTED BY COURTS.
I read time and time again on not using a section 8 without a solicitor. It seems awful to me that y

general Information
Hi, Can you please tell me where I can read about Section 8 and all its clauses? I have tried t

re: refusing to leave
Tenant occupied property on 24th February 2010, due to problem with housing benefit claim the tenant

WRITTEN WARNING
1)A fault was showing on the main fire alarm panel. I called in the alarm service engineers to

Can You Help.
I have tenants that moved in on the 30th April 2006 who signed a contract with a section 21(1)(b) on

Eviction
Hi at the RLA, I have a tenant who has been unemployed for approx 12 months. He is in rece

Violent Tenant in HMO
I have today been contacted by the local police to inform me they have arrested one of my tenants an

Letting agent and section 21
Can a letting agent sign and issue a section 21 on behalf of a landlord? Peter

Tenant in arrears
Hi , i have a tenant who is now in two months of arrears. The tenant agreement ends on May 19th and

Nuisance
Hi Dave A I have spoken to the tenants, but its no good. One of the female tenants has decided

Problem Tenant
Dear Sir/Madam I have been letting out rooms in a house to unrelated individuals for a number o

Completing a section 21
Hi All, If we have a group of 3 students taking a joint contract and we want to serve them with

No Written Tenancy Agrement
I have a Tenant in a room in a Shared House. He has been there for Several Years on an Informal Basi

Other landlords tenants noise
We have owned & rented out a back terraced house for many years without any problems from the neighb

S21 (4)(a) - expiry date
1.Tenancy commenced 1/8/09 weekly rent payment 1st payment on 1/8/09 2nd payment 8/8

living allowance and repossession
my tenant is on a s8 which is up on 3 may. I am unable to contact her as she has not been back to he

Flooring damage
We had a carpet in the lounge/diner. The tenant. Without our permission the tenant decided to replac

Tennant not leaving
Hi I made a careless error on a tennancy form and gave a 12 months contract. The contract expir

Rent arrears
Hi I have court order in Dec 2009 to evict my tenant if she did not pay rent+past arrears.She i

Tenants done a runner - can I just re-let asap?
Hi, following my previous message I have been to the flat with a witness to carry out inspection vis

My tenant is in rental arreas and now in prison, how do i get my house back?
My tenant now owes £200 in rental arrears, he has been sentenced to seven months in prison for domes

Plumbing Repairs Post Section 21
Hi, Does anyone know what is a 'reasonable timescale' for arranging a repair to a leaki

Tenant done a midnight runner
One of our tenants has not paid rent for the last 3 months but they have never faultered with paymen

Peaceable Possession - can you can't you?
I have read in various places on the Internet that once midnight on the date of a court possession o

Giving notice to tenants
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Should S21 be issued with AST or after?
For a decade now I have issed S21 with the AST, signed by the teannt as having received....perfect.

Section 8 notice
Section 8 notice. We have a tenant who moved into our property last year and took a 12 month A

Illicit activity at property
Could any RLA members help! It is suspected that a tenant may be a prostitute. Would illicit act

2 months rent owing and not returning my calls
Hi - we have joint tenants renting a flat from us - they have been there since Oct 2008. In

Tenant wants to leave after 1 month on a 12 month AST
My tenants have verbally stated they want to leave the property after 1 month on a 12 month AST on t

Court Order
We have a Court order for vacant possession of a property by 26th April. do we need to do enything b

what is the expiry date of section 21 ( periodic tenancy) on weekly basis tenancy
I have a tenant who is tenancy expired on 23/07/2009 . ( On weekly basis) . The tenancy startd

Tenants not paying 2nd month rent
My tenant paid cash for the deposit and 1st months rent but is now 10 days late with her 2nd months

washing machines
Our tenant has had a leaking washing machine for a few weeks and continues to use it. The carpet is

tenant living in landlords house
I have a tenant renting a bedsit in my house, he has not paid rent in over two months I know t

Police break in
I am an overseas landlord and recently I was notified that the Police had smashed in the front door

Expiry of a Section 8 Notice
I submitted a section 8 notice to my tenant for arrears in Sept 09, and they have now slipped back i

Section 8 notice for periodic tenancy
What do I need to issue for rent arrears when the tenancy has become periodic? and is it still same

Do I need legal support now!!!
I am about to become an overseas landlord and I have a difficult tenant in one of my properties, his

Eviction for vandalism
My tenant has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital under the mental health act. He has severley

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