Landlords & Tenants...
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Anti-Social Behaviour and the Demotion of Tenancies
The demotion of tenancies is a system that allows local authority and other social landlords to address anti-social behaviour by their tenants....
Changes to Housing Benefit Payments
Changes to housing benefit payments may mean that some tenants who rely on these payments to pay their rent could have to move to cheaper properties or face...
Court Hearings in Landlord and Tenant Cases
Landlord and tenant hearings are usually held in a judge’s private room: the hearing will be relatively informal and only the parties or their...
Different Types of Housing Tenancy in the UK
There are several different types of housing tenancies. The protection from eviction enjoyed by tenants varies according to the type of tenancy....
Do I Have a Counterclaim Against My Landlord?
If a tenant has a counterclaim against their landlord it may have the effect of postponing a possession claim. Here, we consider the position...
Do I Have a Legally Binding Tenancy?
Working out whether or not an individual has a tenancy can depend on a number of factors. Just because someone pays rent and considers themselves to be a tenant it...
Eviction for Rent Arrears
Most tenancy agreements today are Assured Shorthold Tenancies. These allow a landlord to repossess the property if a tenant does not pay the rent. However, before...
Eviction When Tenants are Not in Arrears
Most tenancies today are known as Assured Shorthold Tenancies. Depending on the circumstances, a landlord can bring this kind of tenancy to an end at...
Getting Your Deposit Back: The Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Getting the deposit back at the end of a tenancy has long been one of the most problematic aspects of renting. Tenants will often need the...
Housing Benefit
Housing benefit is available to people who pay rent and have a low income. If a person is on income support or job seeker’s allowance they will automatically qualify for...
Housing Repossessions and the Right to Buy
By exercising their right to buy some ex-council tenants may have made themselves vulnerable to repossession and homelessness.
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New Rules on Repossession for Tenants of Mortgaged Properties
The plight of some tenants of mortgaged properties has long been one of the saddest aspects of mortgage repossession law. It is not unusual for...
Tenants of Mortgaged Properties: What Protection is Available?
The amount of protection currently available to a tenant of a mortgaged property largely depends on whether or not the tenancy is authorised....
Tenants of Repossessed Properties and the Role of Receivers
If a mortgage company wants to repossess a property due to mortgage arrears it will generally apply to the local county court for a possession...
Tenants Whose Landlords are in Mortgage Arrears
Sadly it is not uncommon for tenants to find that, although they have been paying the rent, the landlord has not been using the money to pay the...
The Costs of a Mortgage Repossession Case
The general rule for mortgage repossession cases is that the mortgage lender is entitled to recover the costs of the case under the terms of the...
What Are Introductory Tenancies?
Some local authorities operate a system whereby new council tenants are given an introductory tenancy for up to 18 months before they can become full council...
