Landlord Guides

Every possession claim in England now runs through Section 8 on a stated ground. Mandatory versus discretionary, the three-month arrears rule and the trap inside it, and the paperwork that defeats a strong ground.

Section 21 is gone, fixed terms are gone, and rent rises are once a year. What the Act changed for landlords in England, what it did not, and the document you were supposed to serve by 31 May.

Which certificates a let property needs, how often, and why a lapsed one can invalidate a notice you serve years later.

Caps, protection deadlines, prescribed information and the penalties for missing them - plus what a deposit can and cannot be used for.

Without a dated, signed inventory you cannot evidence a single deduction. Here is what to record, how to photograph it, and why adjudicators find for the tenant when it is missing.

Notice, deposits, the final inspection and the paperwork errors that turn a two-month exit into a six-month one.

The clauses a residential tenancy agreement must contain, the ones landlords routinely leave out, and the parts that change completely depending on where your property is.