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Reminder of HMOs’
Local authorities are gaining confidence in using their powers to introduce compulsory additional licensing of HMO landlords.
For example Oxford…
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The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 – What it means to Managing Agents
We have received quite a few helpline queries about the above Act and whether or not agents can refuse to…
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Can Freeholders charge for Consenting to Underletting?
Most long residential leases today contain some provision about underletting. Often the clause in the lease will require the Leaseholder to obtain the prior consent of the Freeholder or their managing agent. It is when this consent is sought that pro…
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Sale and Rent Back: Closed down!
Many of us believed that once the FSA got its teeth into the sale and rentback market, it would be…
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LEASE INTERPRETATION: WHAT DO COURTS AND TRIBUNALS LOOK AT?
We have over the past few months referred in our articles to the fact that the starting point for LVTs…
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How to prepare for an LVT Hearing in respect of service charges
For many people having an LVT hearing can be a daunting prospect and there first experience of dealing with a…
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Gas Safety
A landlord has been fined £2000 for failing to obtain a Gas Safety Certificate.
In January 2011 the gas boiler…
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What duty does a Landlord have if the tenant leaves their belongings in the property once they have vacated?
The above question is one which we get frequently asked by agents on the PainSmith helpline. It is often the case that tenants will vacate a property and leave their personal possessions behind which can pose a real problem for landlords.
The Torts (In…
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Two landlords prosecuted on gas safety
Reports of two prosecutions brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSW) brought against landlords who failed to comply with the gas regulations
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All very frustrating, but what are the options?!
Painsmith has recently encountered the Kafkaesque world of the tenancy deposit protection schemes, specifically the DPS and its new rules relating to the release of the deposit following a court hearing.
DPS is currently refusing to release deposits wh…
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