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| Burglary | Question | | Who is responsible for the costs of repairing the damage caused by a forced entry where the landlords insurance does not cover ?
More... | | Landlord's Liability | Question | | What is the landlord's liability if the property becomes uninhabitable for any reason ? Would landlord be responsible for paying alternative accommodation costs? This concern is triggered by an... More... | | Disrepair | Question | | Dear Letting Update I have just received my first copy of Letting Update which I have thoroughly enjoyed looking through although my head is spinning a little ! Such a lot to take in. I have a coup... More... | | Section 372 Notice | Question | | I manage a property for a landlord. About two months ago, I received from the council a 'section 372 notice', specifying various improvement works that they required on the property to brin... More... | | Stolen keys | Question | | One of my tenants has contacted me to tell me that she has been burgled, or rather that someone entered her house whilst she was upstairs, the front door was not locked, and has taken some of her p... More... | | Flooded out | Question | | A large number of tenants in properties that we manage have been flooded out this winter. What are the respective responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant when the tenant cannot occupy the p... More... | | Remedies in contract, tort & public law | Question | | I am being sued in the county court by someone I have never heard of who says that he fell and injured himself on some faulty stairs in a house that I own but let to someone else. Can he do this?
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| No Rent Received. | Question | | Sirs, We have entered into an assured shorthold tenancy agreement which was made for one year. The tenant paid 5 months rental and one month deposit at commencement. Since the rent became due on 7t... More... | | Broken Glass | Question | | Our tenants have reported a broken exterior window in the property. They claim that it was not broken by themselves - they suspect that it was malicious damage by vandals. Who is responsible for th... More... | | Accidental Damage | Question | | A fire caused by an unattended chip pan has resulted in £600 worth of damage to my landlord's property - the landlord's insurers are refusing to pay because they say that the fire was... More... | | Disrepair | Question | | A lock on the garage door was reported broken by the tenants of the property. The landlord did not act expediently to fix it and the cycles were stolen from the unlocked garage. The tenants' in... More... | | Tenant's responsibilities | Question | | What are the responsibilities of my tenants to look after my property? Can I take action against them if they damage the property?
More... | | Storm damage | Question | | Due to storm damage, the dining room in a property was not habitable. The property was large (3 receptions) and the landlord arranged for repair works to take place whilst the tenants were still in... More... | | Long lease (2) | Question | | I have had a complaint from a neighbour that one of my tenants is allowing the scouts to store waste paper in a garage which forms part of the tenancy. The tenancy is of a flat in a modern purpose ... More... |
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