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Evicting a Tenant
Question “Today I have a couple of complaints about one of my tenants and their excessive noise and behaviour causing damage to the property. I cannot put up with this as the risk to my reputation as a landlord is too great and I do not want people in my property that cannot respect the… View ArticleLandlord and Lettings Expo – 19 July 2016
Vantage Legal Services will be exhibiting at the ARLA Landlord and Lettings Expo which will be held at Oadby Racecourse, Leicestershire on 19 July. As specialist landlord and tenant lawyers Qdos will be there to showcase the raft of legal services which they can offer to landlords and letting agents when renting out properties. Services… View ArticleRight to rent checks
Remember this came into force from 1 February 2016 Private landlords in England will have to carry out right to rent checks on prospective tenants and other authorised occupiers when granting a tenancy. This came into force on 1 February 2016. Landlords and agents will have to check the nationalities and immigration status of prospective… View Article
Landlord immigration checks
Government announces “right to rent” landlord immigration checks on tenants will to apply to whole of England from 1 February 2016 The government has confirmed that from 1 February 2016, all private landlords in England will have to check that new tenants have a legal right to be in the UK before renting out their… View Article Property inspection or harassment
Landlords often make the mistake of entering a rented property without the permission of the tenant. It is important that a landlord always seeks permission from the tenant before entering the rented property. This is because when a property is let, the tenants have a statutory right to live in quiet enjoyment. The only time… View ArticleLandlords and prescribed information
Landlords suffer difficulties in obtaining Possession as they fail to serve the prescribed information in the correct manner. Many landlords think that their legal responsibility in respect of the deposit is limited to protecting it in one of the Tenancy Deposit Schemes. However, pursuant to section 213(5) of the Housing Act 2004 (as amended by… View Article Eviction proceedings
How do I evict my tenant? In order to do this, it is important to firstly consider why you want to evict your tenant. There are two procedures to regain possession of your property, and these are laid out in Sections 8 and 21 of the Housing Act 1988. Has the tenancy has expired and… View Article Landlords – tenancy deposit scheme
In accordance with the Housing Act 2004, any tenancy deposits taken on or after 6th April 2007 must be protected in a government-approved scheme. This is a mandatory requirement which means that there may be consequences should you choose not to comply. The purpose of this is to prevent landlords from unfairly withholding the deposit… View Article