When it comes to estate planning and making a Will, you must carefully consider the potential implications of excluding certain family members. The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the Act) grants the court the power to make...
Resolving Disputes Blog
In 2019 the government said it would ban no-fault evictions. Since then, more than 60,000 households in England have contacted councils for help to avoid homelessness after receiving a Section 21 notice. This is set to change with the introduction of the...
I’ve represented landlords and tenants for over three decades now and I continue to see landlords struggling to remove troublesome tenants from their properties. Beware of Defective Tenancy Agreements In some cases defective tenancy agreements...
Despite being a legal requirement since 2007, many landlords remain unaware of their need to comply with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). Legal requirements for landlords Under an assured short hold tenancy landlords must – by law –...
Landlords of private residential premises are required to check the immigration status of prospective tenants and other occupiers to check whether those individuals have a right to be in the UK. If landlords or their agents fail to comply a fine of up...
Recent changes in the law relating to tenancies have proved a timely reminder for landlords about the tenancy deposit scheme. Where a residential property is let under an assured shorthold tenancy and the tenant pays the landlord a deposit that deposit must...
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