Notices are often not taken that seriously, either by landlords or tenants. However, the reality is that these documents can have a huge impact on the outcome of a situation, particularly when it comes to a claim for possession.
A Deputyship order is the instrument that brings this arrangement into being. You cannot legally become a Deputy for someone else without a Deputyship order.
Paying rent on time is probably the most fundamental part of the landlord-tenant relationship. If a tenant pays late then it can lead to some tense moments, particularly if it’s happening regularly.
Surveys can be time consuming and costly but without a survey you have no idea what’s going on behind the perfect plasterwork or the beautiful brick façade.
In 2012, the number of ‘bad tenants’ peaked in the UK, as in that year 99,000 tenants didn’t pay rent for at least two months according to LSL Property Services.
In 2016, reports began to appear in the UK media about a PWC female employee who had been sent home on her first day because she wasn’t wearing high heels.
Many tenants assume that any issue that arises – or anything that happens to them in the property – during a tenancy will fall at the landlord’s door in liability terms.
Comments by a retired senior judge have highlighted the need to make very careful decisions when it comes to setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)