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![Anti-Social Behaviour and the Demotion of Tenancies](images/110x80/15842.jpg)
Anti-Social Behaviour and the Demotion of Tenancies
When a local authority or other social landlord may apply for the demotion of a tenancy....
![Changes to Housing Benefit Payments](images/110x80/38308.jpg)
Changes to Housing Benefit Payments
The cap on housing benefit - part of an overall reduction of the UK’s housing budget - and the impact for tenants who rely on housing benefit to pay their rent....
![Court Hearings in Landlord and Tenant Cases](images/110x80/12910.jpg)
Court Hearings in Landlord and Tenant Cases
What happens when a landlord takes a tenant to court to get a possession order. The different orders a judge may make and how to reduce the costs payable....
![Different Types of Housing Tenancy in the UK](images/110x80/4843.jpg)
Different Types of Housing Tenancy in the UK
An overview of the different types of housing tenancies. The level of protection a tenant has from eviction depending on the type of tenancy....
![Do I Have a Counterclaim Against My Landlord?](images/110x80/12910.jpg)
Do I Have a Counterclaim Against My Landlord?
The possible impact of a valid counterclaim on a landlord's claim against a tenant for repossession of a rented property....
![Do I Have a Legally Binding Tenancy?](images/110x80/30191.jpg)
Do I Have a Legally Binding Tenancy?
Do I have a tenancy? Some questions to ask which may help an occupier work out whether they are a tenant....
![Eviction for Rent Arrears](images/110x80/12908.jpg)
Eviction for Rent Arrears
The different legal grounds that entitle a landlord to repossess when a tenant is in rent arrears....
![Eviction When Tenants are Not in Arrears](images/110x80/12909.jpg)
Eviction When Tenants are Not in Arrears
When tenants can face repossession despite not owing any rent. The different requirements that have to be satisfied before a landlord can apply for a possession order....
![Getting Your Deposit Back: The Tenancy Deposit Scheme](images/110x80/13784.jpg)
Getting Your Deposit Back: The Tenancy Deposit Scheme
What landlords must do to protect tenants’ deposits: the tenancy deposit scheme, how it works and what to do if a landlord fails to use it....
![Housing Benefit](images/110x80/12849.jpg)
Housing Benefit
Who is entitled to receive Housing Benefit to help with their rent. How to apply for Housing Benefit and the factors that determine whether an application is successful....
![Housing Repossessions and the Right to Buy](images/110x80/19596.jpg)
Housing Repossessions and the Right to Buy
Ex-local authority properties and repossession - why some people who exercised the right to buy may be particularly vulnerable to repossession and eviction....
![New Rules on Repossession for Tenants of Mortgaged Properties](images/110x80/36529.jpg)
New Rules on Repossession for Tenants of Mortgaged Properties
A summary of the proposed changes to mortgage repossession law to give greater protection to the unauthorised tenants of mortgaged properties....
![Tenants of Mortgaged Properties: What Protection is Available?](images/110x80/14709.jpg)
Tenants of Mortgaged Properties: What Protection is Available?
The lack of protection available for a private tenant renting a property on an assured shorthold tenancy when their landlord falls into mortgage arrears....
![Tenants of Repossessed Properties and the Role of Receivers](images/110x80/16195.jpg)
Tenants of Repossessed Properties and the Role of Receivers
The role of LPA receivers - when a mortgage lender wants to repossess a property, which is occupied by tenants, due to mortgage arrears....
![Tenants Whose Landlords are in Mortgage Arrears](images/110x80/12907.jpg)
Tenants Whose Landlords are in Mortgage Arrears
What happens when a landlord is in mortgage arrears; whether a judge will listen to tenants; and, how easily a mortgage company can evict tenants....
![The Costs of a Mortgage Repossession Case](images/110x80/2569.jpg)
The Costs of a Mortgage Repossession Case
The rules on costs in mortgage repossession cases - the mortgage lender may usually add their legal costs to the mortgage debt unless they have acted unreasonably....
![What Are Introductory Tenancies?](images/110x80/11950.jpg)
What Are Introductory Tenancies?
Introductory tenancies - a system of probationary tenancies operated by some local authorities and housing associations. The repossession and eviction process for…...