We published a blog in February warning Residential Landlords that the Localism Act 2011 was introducing some changes to the way the landlords deal with tenant’s deposits. The change requires that all deposits must be protected in a tenancy deposit ...

Increased penalties for failure to comply with deposit rules

Owners of flats are often at loggerheads with The Freehold owner either because they are an absentee landlord and do nothing for the building or alternatively because they charge exorbitant fees to the leaseholders for various services. It is possib...

If you own a flat on a long lease and you pay an annual variable service charge, then the Landlord/Freeholder must consult you before they carry out works above a certain value or enter into a long-term agreement for the provision of services.

An explanation of why you must consult a commercial property solicitor before renewing your commercial lease.

As a Residential Landlord it can seem like an answer to your prayers when a troublesome Tenant abandons the premises seemingly gifting possession back to you. However any Landlord needs to be very careful in such circumstances and there are trap...