The Pocket Lawyer guide for anyone paying or receiving rent in the UK.
Landlords:
From property tycoons to spare room letters.
Tenants & Lodgers:
From single occupants to those in a houseshare.
With this offline app you can find answers to a wide range of legal issues. Get the information you need quickly and easily. Everyone paying or receiving rent should understand their legal rights & responsibilities. If you experience problems this guide will tell you how to put things right.
Aportioned into convenient chapters there is specific guidance for:
Resident landlords & lodgers:
Charging for Rent and Bills, Maintenance & Repairs, Rights and Responsibilities, Agreeing and Ending a Let.
Tenants:
Types of Tenancies, Tenancy Agreements, Deposits, Disputes, Landlord’s Rights & Responsibilities, Tenant’s Rights & Responsibilities, Ending a Tenancy, Eviction, Rent Increases, Sub-letting, Housing Benefit, Grounds for Possession and more!
Landlords:
Types of Tenancies, Tenancy Agreements, Deposits, Disputes, Landlord’s Rights & Responsibilities, Tenant’s Rights & Responsibilities, Ending a Tenancy, Eviction, Rent Increases, Grounds for Possession, Tax on Rental Incomes and more!
There is also a chapter dedicated to:
Repairs: Responsibility for Types of Repair, Getting Repairs Done, Right of Entry, Withholding Rent, Issues in Blocks of Flats.
Reproduced under the terms of the Click Use License C2009000432. This application draws upon official guidance published by the Department for Communities and Local Government.