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Ben Reeve Lewis reviews ‘How to Win Deposit Disputes’

Tessa Shepperson
March 21, 2012 11:14

Why don't landlords win deposit disputes? Ben Reeve Lewis looks at the problems and thinks How to win deposit disputes could save landlords thousandsA review of How to Win Deposit Disputes by Tom Derrett. Tenancy deposits – the ideal and the reality The relationship between landlord and...

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #50

Tessa Shepperson
March 16, 2012 07:37

[Ben Reeve Lewis refuses to let sleeping dogs lie ..] I’ve had a busy time of late. Last week brought me 7 illegal evictions, this week I have had another 3 and a brace of court cases defending mortgage borrowers from repossession, one of which brought down the wrath of Judge Freeborough on Monday...

All tenancy deposit adjudicators are biased against landlords – discuss

Tessa Shepperson
March 12, 2012 12:20

Are adjudicators REALLY prejudiced against landlords? Many of them believe this after reeling from losting their case. This post considers the question2007 – a new  dawn for tenancy deposit disputes When the new tenancy deposit schemes were ushered in, one of the benefits trumpeted was that...

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #49

Tessa Shepperson
March 09, 2012 07:57

[Ben Reeve Lewis is (mostly) pleasantly surprised this week ..] Its been a week of surprises: Arsenal winning 5:2 after a disastrous few weeks and even managing to beat Milan on the night, which compared to the embarrassing performance in Milan itself was nothing short of a miracle. I was...

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #30

Tessa Shepperson
October 21, 2011 11:21

Ben Reeve Lewis' weekly summary of the housing news and views around the internet[Ben Reeve Lewis is suffering from landlords revenge this week ...] Another crack in the wall? Have you ever seen the Dambusters? Of course you have, its drummed into the English psyche, even if you hate it. The music...