Posted on Monday 26 August 2024
As a landlord in the United Kingdom, encountering disrespectful tenants can be a vexing ordeal. Such behaviour not only disrupts the harmonious landlord-tenant relationship but may also jeopardise your property and financial interests. This article explores effective strategies for addressing disrespectful tenants whilst adhering to...
Posted on Monday 31 August 2020
In many parts of the country, and especially London, there is tremendous competition from would-be tenants, and at times there is a distinct shortage of available property. In order to find out what separates a reasonable prospective tenant to a very good one, we asked...
Posted on Thursday 27 August 2020
If someone enters a property deliberately without permission and the begins living there, this is called ‘squatting’. The legal term for ‘squatting’ is ‘adverse possession’. It is illegal and squatting in a residential building can lead to a £5,000 fine, a 6-month prison sentence or...
Posted on Thursday 25 June 2020
If you are in the market for a new property, then you may have seen the phrases “sitting tenant” or “tenant in situ”. As more of the UK are migrating towards renting instead of buying, the existence of the long-term sitting tenant is on the...
Posted on Wednesday 24 June 2020
Numbers from The Office For National Statistics show that the volume of people renting instead of buying in the UK is continuing to boom. Reasons such as an unstable housing market and settling down later in life are all feeding into this new way of...
Posted on Friday 15 May 2020
The Eviction Process Before starting the process to evict a tenant, you will need to determine which type of possession you need. • Standard Possession: Used when the tenant is in rent arrears • Accelerated Possession: Used for all other evictions, except for unpaid rent...
Posted on Tuesday 11 February 2020
You found your perfect property to let. You feel excited. Every other thought in your head says this is the ideal flat for you - every little detail matters. You sign on the dotted line and move in. Few months down the line, little did...