If removing section 21 is going to work it is clear that improvements have to be made to the eviction process. The government have acknowledged this. So what improvements could be made? In the … [Read more...]
Tenant penalties for breaching tenancy rules – rent arrears
This is the first post looking at the ten most common tenancy agreement breaches by tenants, as identified by Direct Line in their survey, which I discussed in the introduction to this series. The … [Read more...]
Free rent arrears guide for landlords
If you have visited other parts of this site, you will no doubt have seen reference to my free three-part rent arrears guide for landlords. This has been around for quite a while, most recently in … [Read more...]
What are a landlord's rights to evict a tenant who is underpaying the rent?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Rajiv (not his real name) who is a landlord. I have a tenant who, during the AST, fell into arrears by 5 months claiming she wasn't receiving her housing … [Read more...]
If your tenants leave owing you money – what can you do to get this back?
The main reason tenants tend to get evicted is because of rent arrears. But once the tenant is evicted - how can you get paid your outstanding rent? The answer is ‘with great difficulty’. The … [Read more...]
How can I prove that the tenant has underpaid the rent?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Nat who is a landlord: One of my tenants has just moved out and I have realised that a change in my rent collection system (I changed the rent due date) in … [Read more...]