All tenancies have to come to an end sometimes, but do you know how to do it properly? So many people are flummoxed by the notices.
If you are in the Eastern Region and would like a bit of training on this, I am doing a one day workshop on Ending Tenancies on 4 December.
If you are interested you can read more and book your place >> here.
But what happened on the blog?
Monday
Rent control – a retrospective
Housing journalist Samir Jeraj looks at the history of rent regulation – and causes a bit of controversy in his conclusions. Take a look here …
Tuesday
CPD answers – questions on the August posts
Here’s your chance to find out how well you did in our last set of CPD questions.
Landlord Law Blog CPD service – questions on the September posts
Here is your chance to gain another one hours worth of CPD – assuming of course that you can correctly answer 6 out of 10 questions based on the last months posts. Get it here …
Wednesday
Is a tenancy binding if the tenant has never paid rent?
An interesting question which hinges on the correct interpretation of contract law. David Smith in the comments sets us right. Read it here …
Thursday
Can a landlord refuse to end a tenancy early?
Out blog clinic questioner feels ill done by. He has been a good tenant – surely he has the right to leave early? But has he? Find out here …
A meeting at Essex Property Network
I am invited to Essex and give my talk on dealing with rent arrears. Read all about it here …
Friday
Do landlords need to formally terminate a periodic tenancy before granting a new fixed term?
Another blog clinic question and fairly easily answered – so I add a Superstrike warning. Read it here …
Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #127
Ben thinks that loosing one housing minister is careless but could loosing two be good luck? Maybe not if their status is downgraded. However we do get two for our money, although one is allegedly a slimeball. Read more here …
Further reading
- Nearly Legal looks at the housing aspects of the Immigration Bill
- David Smith talks about the governments proposals for model agreements and a tenants charter
- Find out whether my new website is a blog or a blawg, and
- If you find section 21 confusing you can download a chapter from my s21 ebook (and sign up to the newsletter too)
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