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Tenant penalties for breaching tenancy rules – smoking

September 27, 2016 by Tessa J Shepperson

Cigarette smoking

This is the second 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...]

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Tenant penalties for breaching tenancy rules – rent arrears

September 22, 2016 by Tessa J Shepperson

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...]

Filed Under: Tips for tenants Tagged With: Rent Arrears, Tenant penalties for breaching tenancy rules

Tenant penalties for breaching tenancy rules – introduction

September 21, 2016 by Tessa J Shepperson

Tenancy breaches

I received a press release recently from Direct Line about some recent research showing that one in seven tenants breach tenancy rules. I have to say that I don’t find that very surprising! A small … [Read more...]

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The fake landlord scammers targeting new students

September 7, 2016 by Tessa J Shepperson

Beware scammers

Now is the time when many new students are trying to find somewhere to live. This may be in short supply as much of the available accommodation will have been already taken up by existing students … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tips for tenants Tagged With: scams, Students

Is your Council or Housing Association rented property in a shocking condition? You could be entitled to compensation …

January 28, 2016 by Tessa J Shepperson

Disrepair

If you rent a property from the Council or Housing Association you are lucky as they are a dwindling phenomenon. However, let's face it, they are not all in good nick. In fact some are in a disgusting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tips for tenants Tagged With: Black Mould, Damp, disrepair

What happens to your tenancy if the property is sold to a new landlord?

May 20, 2015 by Tessa J Shepperson

Worried woman

Sitting tenants' rights I had an email from a distressed tenant recently who said that she had a protected tenancy but that the property had recently been sold and her new landlord was trying to make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tips for tenants

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If you want free tenant legal advice here are 15 places you can get help

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