It is possible to enter into a verbal, legally binding contract to rent a residential property. This might not be advisable though. In this post, Thomas Taylor a legal expert from our partner Net Lawman explains what you should know about your obligation to form a written tenancy.
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On Friday 28th August (bank holiday weekend) Government announced major changes to the eviction process for private landlords in England which have left many landlords asking:
“Will I ever get rid of my bad tenant?”
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Welcome to part two of the getting eviction ready series where we continue our eviction journey. Navigating the post moratorium eviction terrain can be an uphill task. In this article, we skilfully trek the eviction terrain together as we provide answers to the questions you, as landlords have raised.
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The eviction landscape has become dark and dreary for landlords. The future seems bleak, with no hope of light in sight. The terrain has become particularly treacherous due to the increasing changes to the eviction rules, procedures, and timescales. Timescales as in when it will become permissible to evict a tenant, the lifespan of the eviction notices or the various eviction notice periods.
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A court ruling in July banned landlords in the private sector from discriminating against tenants on benefits. The case was brought by housing charity Shelter, after a single mother with two children was made homeless. No private landlord would let a property to her. The judge ruled that a blanket ban on so-called ‘DDS tenants’ was unlawful, but a recent BBC report found nothing much has changed.
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