Category: Landlords

1. Cleaning Clauses

   Posted on 12:12pm Thursday 9th Dec 2010

   Case studies from DPS (Deposit Protection Scheme) show that the highest percentage of disputes submitted to them were on the level of cleanliness at the end of the tenancy.By ensuring that a comprehensive inventory, check in report and check out report is conducted by a professional independent inventory company such as Inventory Clerk Solutions at the beginning and at the end of the tenancy, this percentage can be reduced dramatically and make any disagreements easier to iron out.

2. Top tips for new landlords

   Posted on 10:06am Tuesday 30th Nov 2010

   Here are some important points you should consider as a landlord.

3. New Case Law for Tenancy Deposits

   Posted on 6:02pm Monday 15th Nov 2010

   The Court of Appeal has now clarified the date by which a landlord has to protect a tenant’s deposit in order to avoid a penalty.

4. What happens if you do not protect your tenants' deposits

   Posted on 8:15am Tuesday 5th Oct 2010

   You must protect your tenants' deposits using a tenant deposit protection (TDP) scheme, if they have an AST which started after 6 April 2007.

5. Choosing a TDP scheme

   Posted on 5:32pm Thursday 23rd Sep 2010

   There are two types of Tenancy deposit protection (TDP) schemes - custodial and insurance-based. Any landlord can use the custodial scheme but there are some restrictions on who can use the insurance-based schemes.

6. Tenancy deposit protection schemes - when to use them

   Posted on 5:22pm Thursday 16th Sep 2010

   Tenancy deposit protection (TDP) schemes ensure that money paid by tenants (as deposits) is kept safe. But what types of tenancy agreements are covered by TDP schemes and what do landlords and tenants need to do to use them.