length of tenancy
My agent has found a new tenant for the flat I own but says that the new people want a 12 month agre

Gardens - who's responsible?
Hi, We are a management agency and we are currently fighting a battle with a very old school la

How much should Admin Fees be?
What is the average fee charged for Reminder Letters & Cheques that fail to clear? Do you advise inc

Registration
Hi, I am a prospective landlord looking to rent out my first property subsequent to its' ac

RLA Property portfolio Software
Hi has anyone used or purchased the RLA portfolio software, I have looked through the demos and it l

SECTION 21
Dear Sir/ Madam I have just completed a AST aggreement from the site and i am ready to proceed

Cancellation of letting agents involvement.
I have tenants who signed the AST with our then letting agent. The agents signed on my behalf. I am

What type of tenancy is this?
Hi I have a letter signed by me as the only piece of paper that exchanged hands. Its copied bel

Pets
It is often stipulated by landlords that a tenant must not keep pets in a property. A landlord needs

Letting agreement needed
Hi I am working away from home most of the time and am going to let out a spare bedroom to a co

Letting agents locked me out of my property
I've had a run of bad tenants in a property I was managing myself as I do with all of them. I d

Dilapidation Repair Costs versus Value Reduction
Hi, I have a question regarding dilapidation at the end of a tenancy. If, using a detailed Inve

Health & Safety Law
Hello, Can you advise me if Polystyrene ceiling tiles are illegal in rental properties? Th

re: gardening equipment
please can you confirm if it is landlords responsibility to provide gardening equipment if he wishes

Managing someone elses HMO
Hi, Another landlord I know is emigrating and has asked me to manage his portfolio of six prope

Can I serve a S21 notice at the same time as a Tenancy Agreement is set up ?
Or should I wait for the deposit protection receipt is recieved [RLA 10 tips for Landlords']

RE: data protection
Hello RLA, I am about to rent out a property I have inherited and am utilising some of the very

Backdating Tenancy Agreement.... Is it legal??
I have had my model tenants for 3 years. Pay their rent on time, look after the property - have

Average Length of Tenancy
Hi What is the average length of a tenancy? eg. 12 months? 18 months? (assuming normal single l

Daughter's House
My daughter has bought a house and would like to rent it. I will be looking after the house. Can I p

Average Void Periods Per Annum
Hi What is the industry average void period ratio per annum that most people work to? eg. 5%

Agents negligent in looking after my rented property
I advertised a new property to rent out in the local paper. An agent responded and stated he would b

No access for Gas Inspection
My Gas inspection cert is about to run out and my tenent is not returning my call/messages. What is

damage deposit
tenant is in joint tenancy with friend, she wants to leave tenancy early and landlord has agreed thi

Damages left on tenants exit
I had two brothers move into a property, one brother got made redundant and eventually moved out and

Rolling contracts - how long before we issue a new one?
We had some tenants move into our flat in July 2007 on a 12 month AST. When the agreement was up fo

Should a renewed tenancy agreement be accompanied by a renewed section 21?
My tenants have requested a drop in rent in line with the current market which we have agreed to. I

Tenant ignores letters from landlord asking for inspection of house
1. Estate agent did a sloppy inventory - items that are not there are on the inventory; some ite

Unmanaged communial area
Dear Sir, I own a 2 bedroom flat in North Shields, which I let out. Recently, my current

DECLARATION OF SURRENDER
I HAVE A TENANT THAT IS LEAVING THE PROPERTY EARLY (BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF HIS SHORTHOLD TENANCY). HE

Garden maintenance
I have a tenant who despite regular inspections and polite follow up letters fails to maintain their

re: periodic tenancy
when doing a periodic tenancy can we amed so landlord only has to give one months notice to tenant o

Inventory Course
Just a note to others, I have just attended the Inventory Course in Leeds. It is weel worth whi

Section 48 Notice in AST
Hi, Until now I have been using the RLA AST and also issuing a separate S48 notice at the start

Non Resident landlords
Hello. My wife and I are both non resident landlords and have been given approval from HMRC to recie

Non Resident Share/Flat Agreement
Hi I'm letting a property as 4 individual rooms, not all on the one Tenancy Agreement. I

Tenancy Agreement
Hello Your tenancy agreement only comes in a pdf version and we need a word document so I put a

joint and severa but individually signed
When I bought a house with tenants in they signed AST's with 4 names printed on front and they s

Tenant Wants A Cat
Hi there, I've recently signed a 12month AST with these tenants. They have now asked if the

extending AST
Dear Sirs, I have moved from employing an agent to managing my rented property myself.I have a

social services
Dear David. I have a quire as follows:- I bought a property at auction some years ago