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Tenancy Deposit Calculator

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What notice should I serve if I want to end a periodic tenancy? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Serving documents
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What occupation types does the Tenant Fees Act apply to? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

What is?
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Delete on RRA commencement, England only, permitted payments, Tenant Fees Act

How does the Tenant Fees Act affect Company Lets?

Company Let
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Can I make a charge if my tenant has not paid rent?

payment
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: England only, permitted payments, Rent, Rent arrears, Tenant Fees Act

What are prohibited payments and what are the penalties? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Prohibited payment
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: Banning orders, Delete on RRA commencement, England only, permitted payments

What payments and fees am I entitled to charge my tenant? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Permitted payments
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: Council tax, Delete on RRA commencement, England only, permitted payments

How much money can I take as a deposit from tenants?

Question
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Filed Under: Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: England only, permitted payments, Tenancy Deposits

An Update on the Tenant Fees Act with David Cox of ARLA Propertymark

David Cox

The recording of David Cox’s webinar updating us all on the Tenant Fees Act 2019 has now been uploaded for Business Level members.

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What does ‘fit for human habitation’ actually mean? (England)

Checking a property
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Landlords Obligations for Fitness for Human Habitation

Property Condition
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Find out more about the new Fitness for Human Habitation Act

Fitness for human habitation

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What are landlords repairing responsibilities?

Workman for repairs
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What are the differences between joint and several tenancies and renting individual rooms in a shared house?

What is the difference?
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Filed Under: Occupation Types, Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Council tax, England only, Joint tenants, RRA-Occupation-Types-Topic, RRA-Shared-Properties-HMOs-Topic, shared property comparision faq, Tenancy Agreements

The Landlord Law Tenancy Agreements

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What do I need to do before I can serve a section 21 notice?

reading documents
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Delete on RRA commencement, England only, RRA-ending-tenancies-topic, Section 21 Notice

I let out a self contained flat in the building where I live. Is this an assured shorthold tenancy? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Houses
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Filed Under: Occupation Types Tagged With: Common Law Tenancy, Delete on RRA commencement, England only

What procedures should you follow when a tenant makes a complaint?

Procedures
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Right to Rent Check Checklists

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Data Protection Documentation

Data Protection
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Longer lets – what is the significance of giving a tenant a fixed term of more than three years? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Tenancy Agreement
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Filed Under: Occupation Types, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Delete on RRA commencement, England only, Fixed terms, Long leases, tenancy term

Can I evict sitting tenants after I have bought a property? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

eviction
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Filed Under: Checks and Payments Tagged With: Buying property, Delete on RRA commencement, England only, Sitting tenants

What rules do agents have to follow regarding their fees (England)

Fees

On 27 May 2015, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (section 83 onwards) came into force (in England only) to bring in rules regarding letting agents fees. These are intended to create full transparency – so landlords and tenants know exactly how much they will be required to pay before they enter into any form of […]

Filed Under: About Letting Agents Tagged With: Consumer, England only, Letting agent fees

What happens when a tenant dies?

Graves
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Death, England only, Public Trustee

What happens if the tenant leaves things behind after he goes?

Items left beind
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How much notice should a tenant give if he wants to leave? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Notice period
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Delete on RRA commencement, England only, Notice period, Tenant's Notice to Quit

What is section 21?

What is?
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: England only, Review post RRA commencement, Section 21 Notice

What is the accelerated possession procedure?

Cartoon by Wil
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If are mistakes on the tenancy agreement, how does this affect the landlords right to possession and the notices he needs to serve?

Document mistake
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, Eviction

How long do the possession notices last before the Landlord needs to serve another one? England (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Calendar
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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Delete on RRA commencement, England only, Eviction, Notice period

What notices need to be served on the tenant if you want to evict? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Eviction notice
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When can a landlord evict a tenant? England (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

When to evict?
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What should a landlord do if a property has been abandoned by a tenant?

Abandoned property
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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies Tagged With: Abandonment, England only

What are the landlord’s responsibilities under the Gas Regulations?

Gas stove
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: England only, Gas, Preliminary matters, Property condition regulations, Review post RRA commencement, Utility Regulations

What are landlords responsibilities as regards the electricity supply and electrical appliances in the property?

Electric tools
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Filed Under: The Property Condition Tagged With: Electricity, England only, Property condition regulations, Review post RRA commencement, Utility Regulations

Are landlords obliged to fit smoke and carbon monoxide alarms?

Smoke alarm
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What is the situation if the tenants move out before the expiry of the section 21 notice?

Moving out
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What happens if my tenant refers my s13 rent increase notice to the First Tier Tribunal? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

rent increase challenged
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My tenant has stopped paying rent at the start of a 12 month fixed term tenancy – what can I do? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

unpaid rent
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How do I increase rent by the notice procedure? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

delivering the forms is critical
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How can I increase my tenant’s rent? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

rent increase
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Can tenants challenge the rent? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Challenge rent
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What other paperwork needs to be served on the tenant with the tenancy agreement? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Paperwork
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How should I activate a break clause? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Break clause
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Guidance on Right to Rent Checks

Right to Rent
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Do adult children need to be named as a tenant on the tenancy agreement? England

Adult children
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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: children, England only, Household members, permitted occupiers, Signing documents, Tenancy Agreements

Can I put what I like in the tenancy agreement? (Pre Renters Rights Act commencement)

Tenancy Agreement
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Right to Rent – When should we do the checks?

Right to Rent
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Right to Rent – What do we do about signing the tenancy agreement for someone who is abroad and cannot do the checks?

Right to Rent
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Right to Rent – What about tenancies which pre date the right to rent rules coming into force?

Right to Rent
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