Stephanie Robinson – Columnist for the Sheffield Telegraph
The first months of the year can be difficult for those who struggle to pay their rent. In this month’s column, we offer advice to landlords and tenants who are trying to recover rent arrears… My advice for tenants It might sound obvious, but if you can’t pay your rent, Read more…
Resolutions – we make them and all too often break them before January is out. In her first column of the year, we discuss why all landlords will be resolving to check new tenants’ right to rent… From February 1 this year, private landlords in England will have to check Read more…
Deposit protection was introduced eight years ago, but some confusion still remains about a landlord’s obligations. Where do we stand currently with tenancy deposits? As we have discussed many times before, it has been mandatory for residential landlords to protect deposits taken against a new assured shorthold tenancy since April Read more…
The government is taking steps to weed out rogue landlords and letting agents. In this month’s column, Alex Byard looks at what this means for the rest of the private rental sector… I have heard the government is trying to tackle bad practise. What will this mean for us law Read more…