Right, so agent's cant do it as they earn from it but L can so long as they do it for free. What is thinking behind making it an offence when a fee is charged but not when it is free? Surely this...

I have a few more questions about guarantor agreements.

1. If a guarantee is made as a simple contract rather than as a deed, consideration must be given. Is such a guarnatee contract valid...

Was it solvent based paint e.g gloss on woodwork? If so, the problem is common and not related to smoking. Since the 2010 voc reduction rule came in, the solvent levels have been reduced and this...

This will cause a lot of homelessness.

What exactly are Shelter going to do about it? Their silence is deafening so long as a policy harms landlords.

Immigration is good. It increases the supply of labour and lowers production costs leading to increased productivity and growth. Britain needs to compete with the rest of the world so we need to...

I'm no expert here but perhaps you have a libel claim?

Do you have proof that T published lies to defame your character and damage your business reputation? I thought that was not allowed and you...

Sell the 3 chairs set on ebay and buy 4 new matching chairs set. Deduct the difference from the deposit. It is likely that the difference will be more than the cost of one chair but less than the...

How is it not a case of betterment?


This is exactly the point I was making. Yes, it will lead to better enforcement of non-compliance. No, it will not lead to a better society.

If this type...

This thread is all about 'grass culture'. Special legislation was passed regarding the deposit penalty making it unique in British law. It is the first law ever made where the person doing the...

Unfortunately, this issue has far more to do with ridiculous planning rules than bedroom locks.

The thing i'm worried about is accidentally changing my established 'C3 plus C4' use so that my use...

Background This is about the hmo use class, feel free to skip to my question if it's too long to read...

The house has is a 4 bedroom one that had established use as a C3 dwelling under the 1987...

Thanks. At least it makes a change from the 'oops I forgot to protect the deposit' threads :-)
Maybe it will inspire someone to come up with something to improve things for landlords or tenants? ...

I meant most of the objections to my proposed indemnity agreement were that the Lawcrucher method was more advantageous to T and G. I have edited my post so that it makes sense.

Yes. The goodbye risk may well be higher than the risk of having problems due to limited guarantees.


What if none of the T's have any money? With JSL, the landlord reserves the right to recover...

This is a good compromise and covers most eventualities quite well. The deposit will cover typical damage and rent arrears can be recovered from a wealthy G.

It is also more attractive for G and...

Yes. Usually where there are joint tenants, they agree between themselves verbally on what share of the rent they will each pay, etc.

Also, if a particular tenant breaks something, then they will...

As you pointed out I am not qualified and said so in the original post and I have edited it to make this more clear. I also said there may be defects. No-one should use idea without consulting a...

For shared houses the standard practice has long been to have joint and severally liable tenancy agreements whereby the landlord treats the tenants collectively as a group and can claim losses...

I need to do more research on the topic as I'm repeating what I read on the paint website. It may be the case that local authorities may not be satisfied unless the doors have been independently...

The OP did ask about fire doors. Here is the official guidance:
http://www.lacors.gov.uk/lacors/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?id=19844

Solid wood doors are usually OK provided the fit closely to solid...

I'm not an expert here but I think building regs and HMO/accommodation standard regs are separate issues. I think that lack of a building regs certificate does not make inhabiting the space illegal...

Electric costs hundreds a year more to run. Tenants know this and won't pay as much rent for an electric property - especially now that EPCs are compulsory.

Forget British gas cover - it's a...

UPDATE:
Just to conclude the thread, it all worked out OK in the end. I think I was worried by all the horror stories I read on here.

The lodgers found a new house with a private LL through work...

Being a landlord has responsibilities and obligations but it is not 'a job'. The landlord is not an employee of the tenant, (although many tenants seem to make the mistake of believing this and...

I don't have a forwarding address for T, therefore it will be very hard to get him to do anything. Most likely I will have to get them out myself. T agreed to speak to them and recommend they take...