It's been one of those weeks this week. There was I thinking the first week of the New Year would be a positive one!! First I get embroiled in a crazy debate about tenants scarpering without giving notice to landlords, then another one about whether landlords should allow tenancies to end in December or January......... Continue Reading →
Should landlords ‘allow’ tenancies to end around the Christmas period?
Well, my vanishing tenant has started something! Not only did I feel compelled to defend myself against being accused of having illegal contracts yesterday, but now it's been insinuated that I'm unprofessional because I had a tenant with an AST where the fixed term period elapsed on 1 Jan! Whatever next? Following on from my... Continue Reading →
The thorny question of tenants giving notice at the end of an AST fixed period!
Interesting situation today. I couldn't get in touch with one of our tenants before Christmas and her post has been gradually building up into a large pile. This coupled with the fact that no-one had seen sight of her, she didn't pay her rent for December and her 6 month assured shorthold tenancy agreement expired on... Continue Reading →