Managing Tenants...
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Can a Tenant Run a Business from My Property?
It’s estimated that around one in four people now carry out some of their work from home, due to the way the working environment has changed in...
Creating a Tenancy Agreement
The first thing that you need to do when you’re creating a tenancy agreement is use a standard form. These are easy to find from stationers and can often be...
Ending a Tenancy
All good things must come to an end, and that includes tenancies. In general, the law which covers tenancies is governed by two statutory codes, which are the...
Getting Properties Ready to Let
The first thing you need to do when you’re preparing the property to let, is to make sure that you know what your legal responsibilities are, and that the place...
How Do You Evict a Lodger Who Doesn't Want to Leave?
Getting a lodger in seems like the perfect solution if you have a spare room and need to make a bit of cash – but if the lodger turns into a...
How to Work With Tenants on Benefits
The recession is having an effect on the number of people on benefits that are turning to private landlords for their homes.
It’s also the case that the rise...
Letting a Property to Students: What to Look For
Letting out a property to students is a lucrative business if you own the right property. The number of students in the UK is rising fast – and...
Managing Problem Tenants
When you take on a tenant for your property, you always hope that you’re going to have a good experience and that the tenancy will run with no problems. Most of the...
Pre-Tenancy Checklists
If you’ve got the property ready, and you’re thinking about letting it to a prospective tenant, there’s a list of things that you need to have in place before you...
Property With an Existing Tenant: What Are My Obligations?
It might seem like the answer to your problems of finding a potential tenant for your property – buying a property that already has a tenant! But...
Tenant References and Checks
When you’re letting a property out to a complete stranger, you need to be secure in the knowledge that you’ve taken all possible steps to avoid problems and ‘tenants...
Tenants and Gardens: Who is Responsible for Maintenance?
When a tenant is checking out a home, unless they are looking at a high rise flat as their preferred housing option, a well-kept garden or...
Tenants from Hell: What Could Go Wrong?
What’s the worst case scenario if you decide to become a landlord? Non paying tenants? Damage to the fixtures and fittings? A huge cleaning bill?...
Who Are You Letting Your Property To?
It goes without saying that when you’re thinking of becoming a landlord, you need to think very hard about whether you want to entrust the day to...
Your Rights as a Landlord
It may seem as though it’s the tenant that has all the legal rights on their side if you become a landlord, but in fact you have several legal rights as a landlord,...
Your Tenants' Legal Rights
When you let a property out, you have to be aware that even though it’s your property, you’ve agreed to give that tenant certain rights while they are living there....
Your Tenants' Responsibilities
There is a lot of information available to tenants to tell them what their rights are when they rent a property, but do you know what the responsibilities of a...
