You may or may not remember that the 2015 Consumer Rights Act imposes an obligation on letting agents to display details of their fees in their offices and on their websites. I wrote about this … [Read more...]
This section contains posts about or commenting on significant legal cases in landlord & tenant law.
Letting agents fees and transparency – a new case
Foxtons v. LB Camden, First Tier Tribunal,10 October 2016 This is an important decision where Foxtons appealed against four final penalty notices served on them by Camden LB in respect of four … [Read more...]
Edwards v Kumarasamy – the final decision
Last year a really worrying decision for landlords renting out flats owned on a long lease popped up, the case of Edwards v Kumarasamy. In this decision, the Court of Appeal overturned the accepted … [Read more...]
It takes two to surrender – why tenants cannot end a tenancy just by moving out
There is a legal rule called ‘implied surrender’ or ‘surrender by operation of law’. This says that if a party to a tenancy or lease acts in a way that is inconsistent with an intention to continue … [Read more...]
Claims against letting agents who let to unsuitable tenants
The main reason many landlords instruct agents to act for them is so they can find a suitable tenant for their property. Inevitably one of the biggest complaints against agents is that the tenant they … [Read more...]
New nightmares for landlords using High Court Sheriffs to evict tenants
I used to periodically get rung up by a nice man from one of the High Court Sheriff firms telling me how they did a much better job than the bailiffs. “We can get you an appointment within 24 … [Read more...]
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