The term ‘rogue landlord’ describes a residential landlord who knowingly defies his legal and contractual obligations by renting unsafe and substandard accommodation to tenants.The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (the Act) has introduced a raft of measures to enable tenants and local authorities to bring criminal landlords to justice and force them to improve their…
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Section 212(8) of the Housing Act 2004 defines a tenancy deposit to mean any money intended to be held by the landlord or otherwise as security for: The performance of any obligations of the tenant, or The discharge of any tenant liability arising under in connection with the tenancy Effective from 6 April 2007 sections…
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Tenancy Deposit Schemes From the 6thApril 2007 sections 212 -215 of the Housing Act 2004 (subject to amendments) requires all landlords of an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) in England and Wales to: Protect any tenancy deposit held by the landlord in an authorised tenancy deposit scheme, Comply with the ‘initial requirements’ of such a scheme…
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A landlord may obtain an order for possession of an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) by either issuing a section 21 notice or by issuing a relevant notice pertaining to a Ground under Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988. The Grounds The Grounds are divided into 2 categories: Mandatory Grounds where if the ground is…
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All private landlords in England are now legally required to check that new tenants are lawfully resident in the UK before renting the property to them. This ‘right to rent’ scheme is estimated to effect 1.8 million landlords and 2.6million tenants. The law applies to any residential tenancy agreement entered into on or after the…
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