Foxtons case concluded – now is the time for agents to review their agency...
I have just learned that a final order has been made in the case of the Office of Fair Trading v. Foxtons, which I have written about in the past (see here). Foxtons have now made ‘significant changes’...
View ArticleTenant’s notice to leave at the end of the fixed term
Tenant notice on vacating when the fixed term ends It can be very inconvenient and sometimes downright difficult, if a tenant leaves without warning. Perhaps one of the most controversial clauses in my...
View ArticleTenants legal help – is that rent increase valid?
Tenants legal help As the value of money keeps going down and the cost of things keeps going up, your landlord is at some stage going to want to increase your rent. That’s understandable, but if you...
View ArticleOFT v Foxtons case summary of posts
This summary of my posts on the Office of Fair Trading v. Foxtons case was written last year but I have done a few posts since then. So it is being updated so it includes my later posts on the Foxtons...
View ArticleAgents renewal commission is unfair says Judge
After the Foxtons case, many landlords wondered how the courts would treat renewal commission clauses in landlords contracts with their letting agents. A recent case reported in the Legal Action...
View ArticleWho enforces the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations?
This is a blog clinic question from Bernard (not his real name) who is a tenant This problem involves the The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999. As a background, I live in a charity...
View ArticleHow to interpret this confusing break clause?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from John (not his real name) who is a tenant: I am a tenant and want to leave my current address by exercising a break clause, if I may, but I am unclear when I...
View ArticleEnding a periodic tenancy dispute and tenancy agreement clause
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Frances (not his real name) who is a tenant: Last year I entered into a Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement which commenced on 1st September 2011 for 12...
View ArticleIs my letting agent entitled to this money for nothing?
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Veena who is a landlord I have used an agent for letting my property for the last 5 years it has always been yearly contracts. This time the tenant is staying...
View ArticleIs this break clause in our tenancy agreement an unfair term?
Here is a question to the Blog Clinic from Ashley who is a tenant (question answered by David Smith) We have break clause in our AST contract, which states the following: “The landlord and tenant have...
View ArticleAre you bound by extra wording in a renewal tenancy agreement which was not...
Here is a question to the blog clinic from Kelly (not her real name) who is a tenant: Me, my husband and our little daughter are currently renting from a private landlord. We’ve rented the property...
View ArticleWhy you have to be careful amending tenancy agreements – Part 1
One of the confusing things about tenancy agreements is that sometimes the clauses in it will be unenforceable. The reason for this is some regulations called The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts...
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