Suing your landlord is like buying a lottery ticket – but with better odds Where there’s blame, there’s a claim, and all misfortunes, from a stubbed toe to accidental autoerotic asphyxiation are probably someone...
Category - Regulation
No Blacks, No Dogs, No Funny Names
Britain isn’t an especially friendly place to foreigners, We go through waves of inviting them into our country, and kicking them out again when they’re no longer useful. Later this month, assuming Brexit actually happens, we’ll...
From A Spark To A Flame
Mandatory electrical tests for PRS properties will be pointless and unfair No landlord wants their tenants to die in a house fire. Well, they might, but we would imagine most landlords would prefer troublesome tenants moved out...
InSecurity
Landlords and MPs are feeling inSecure about new deposit rules. In some cases, they’re the same person It must be horrible to wake up every day as Bob Blackman, Member of Parliament for Harrow East, who is currently serving...
Nothing Dodgy Here – Move Along
Flintons practice of taking (and keeping) holding deposits has been described as "legally questionable." It's a bit more than that.
The Undeclared War
Exploitative landlords can always dodge rules aimed at helping tenants. It's time for a new approach.
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Many landlords STILL won't let to DSS claimants. Pushes for change threaten to crush the PRS between their lenders and the Equalities Act.
Who Do I Sue?
Tenants are being given the right to sue their landlords directly. Say hello to a new wave of robo calls.
An End To Generation Rent Woes?
Tory think tank proposals could see capital gains tax axed when landlords sell to their tenants.