tips for tenants

Tenants taking in lodgers in rented properties

Tessa Shepperson
September 28, 2011 07:18

Lodgers are a good way for tenants to make a bit of extra money to help them pay the rent. This post has some guidanceWith money so tight, many tenants are finding it hard to pay their rent. One solution is to get a bit of extra money by taking in a lodger. Most tenancy agreements forbid this, and...

Tenancy agreements and Julie’s big mistake

Tessa Shepperson
August 30, 2011 06:50

A tenancy agreement is an important document and you need to be careful about altering it. As this story shows.Last week I did a post about how important it is to understand the law relating to tenancy agreements.  Today I have written a short story to demonstrate how adapting tenancy agreements...

Help for tenants made homeless by riots and civil disorder

Tessa Shepperson
August 15, 2011 06:26

Three potential sources of help for those made homeless. Do you know of any others?I had a request recently to take a look at the rights of tenants made homeless by the recent riots. An interesting subject and topical as many families, at least 100 it is estimated, will have lost their homes in...

What to do about forwarding post

Tessa Shepperson
June 09, 2011 06:54

With the increasing use of email and social media, the post is becoming less relevant to people’s lives.  However its not dead yet and important things are often sent by mail. So whats the best approach to take about forwarding mail? There are two questions here – mail addressed to the...

Can landlords refuse to accept a signed tenancy renewal form?

Tessa Shepperson
June 06, 2011 06:50

I sometimes get questions from tenants who have signed a renewal tenancy sent to them by their landlords in good faith, only to be told that their landlord has changed his mind and does not want to go ahead with the renewal. Or get asked by landlords whether they can change their minds, for...