What landlords need to know about GDPR? | 2024

Legal / February 14, 2024

[lwptoc] What is GDPR, and does it apply to landlords? GDPR stands for “General Data Protection Regulation”. Landlords need to be aware of the data protection legislation and familiarise themselves with the GDPR legal requirements. […]

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My tenant is not paying rent what can i do?

Legal / December 18, 2023

If your tenant is not paying the rent arrears and the rent arrears are 2 months or more (technically 1 month and 1 day) than one of the options you have is to serve a

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What is a Section 42 Notice, and when best to serve it

Legal / December 18, 2023

[lwptoc] Extended a lease under the Notice section 42 A Section 42 Notice is used to start the process of the leaseholder requesting the landlord to extend their lease on a property. This provides a

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Rent Arrears: How to deal with tenant rent arrears?

Legal / December 18, 2023

[lwptoc] Tenants who have rent arrears, fall in two categories: The tenant has the funds but does not want to pay The tenant does not have the money to pay the rent. It’s often the

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Tenants can sue landlords for Disrepair under new law from next month

Legal / December 18, 2023

34-year-old Act Updated A new law will allow people in rented housing the ability to sue landlords if much-needed repairs are not made. At the moment, tenants currently have to take housing matters to their

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Trecarrell House Ltd v Patricia Rouncefield landmark case – Gas certificate ruling delivered

Legal / December 18, 2023

Trecarrell House Ltd v Patricia Rouncefield the gas safety certificate issue Last few years for landlords things have got worse, with more red tape and further taxes and COVID-19 was the icing on the cake.

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Electrical safety inspection Guide for landlords – how often should you do the checks?

Legal / December 18, 2023

[lwptoc] Electrical Safety Regulations for Landlords July 1st, 2020 Why do we have new electrical regulations? Mandatory electrical safety checks for rental properties have been on the cards for a long time. Most landlords already

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Can you avoid paying the full penalty for not protecting the deposit?

Legal / December 18, 2023

Some landlords wrongly think that if they have breached deposit legislation they have to pay 3 times the value of the deposit taken in compensation. This is not the case as demonstrated by Okadigbo &

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Do i need to serve both section 8 & 21 notice on my tenants?

Legal / December 18, 2023

[lwptoc] Section 8 or 21? Many landlords ponder the questions” do I need to serve both section 8 & 21 notice on my tenants? To answer this question, I have created subheadings with a summary

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Can tenants change the locks without landlords permission?

Legal / December 18, 2023

[lwptoc] Tenants can change the locks to their home provided the tenancy agreement does not prohibit this. Tenant changing locks, is it criminal Damage? If the tenancy prohibits a tenant changing the locks without written

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