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    Can Landlords Claim Back Renewal Fees Over Last 6 Years ?

    With the OFT taking Foxtons to court over unfair tenancy renewal fees and other unfair contractual charges, the debate about the 'lawfulness' of renewal fees is set to escalate.

    Landlords Feel That London And The South East Will Offer Strong Yields.

    Landlords in the England still feel that property investments in the South-East and London will continue to offer strong financial yields in 2008, a new report from leading lender Alliance & Leicester asserts.

    The Bank Of Mum And Dad Funds Deposits For Many UK Tenants

    UK tenancy rent deposit regulations may support parents by helping them to be independent from the obligation of funding their child's deposit, it has been asserted.

    OFT vs Foxtons Unfair Terms Ruling

    The OFT Welcomes High Court Decision on Foxtons' Use of Unfair Terms

    The OFT has today welcomed a landmark High Court ruling that certain terms and conditions used by Foxtons Ltd in its lettings agreements with landlords are unfair.
    As a result of this ruling, made in proceedings brought by the OFT under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (UTCCRs), the OFT will now ask the High Court to go on to grant injunctions preventing the continued use of the terms by Foxtons.

    Full OFT vs Foxtons News Release on OFT Website - Click Here

    OFT v Foxtons - Full Court Judgement Before Mr Justice Mann - High Court of Justice 10 July 2009



    Increase in Houses for Rent and New Landlords

    The effects of the credit crunch are impacting the rental market in the UK with an increase in the number of house for rent due to the inability for many people to secure a mortgage or deciding to rent until the housing market condition changes.


    Tenant Eviction Solicitors In Manchester

    Tenant Eviction Service In Manchester

    For many of our clients the Court Eviction Service is free of charge as it is an inclusive part of our Silver and Gold rent management service plans. Please click below for more details of our inclusive rent management service plans:

    Silver Service Plan - Click Here
    Gold Service Plan  - Click Here


    Tenant Eviction Solicitors In Birmingham

    Tenant Eviction Service In Birmingham

    For many of our clients the Court Eviction Service is free of charge as it is an inclusive part of our Silver and Gold rent management service plans. Please click below for more details of our inclusive rent management service plans:

    Silver Service Plan - Click Here
    Gold Service Plan  - Click Here


    Individual Court Eviction Service Purchase - Our £65 Fixed Fee*

    Summary Of Work Undertaken
    All court work including where necessary legal representation at court. Up to £5000* of our legal costs per tenancy agreement to pursue a tenant eviction case in respect of rent arrears only.

    Costings Explained
    Our costs are charged at £200 per hour or part therof. Each routine telephone call, email, letter, fax in or out is charged at one tenth of the hourly rate. Our work is thus limited to 25 hours in respect of the Court Eviction Service fixed fee of £65. Any additional work over and above 25 hours will be charged at our standard rates. Obviously we always aim to resolve tenant eviction matters within the alloted time-frame wherever possible.

    Court Eviction Service Conditions
    •  Agreement of our general terms of business.
    • You are not aware of any rent arrears due or pending from the tenant to which you may after signing up yo the Court Eviction Service require us to evict the tenant for rent arrears.
    • The rent arrears must be a minimum of 3 months before we agree to act and represent you and your tenant must have paid at least 3 months rent in full and on time prior to instructing us.
    • The tenant must have passed a credit check undertaken by us before this agreement is signed or if you have already undertaken your own credit checks to forward these to us for verification.
    • The agreement you have with your tenant must be in writing and signed and complies with all necessary statutory and regulatory conditions. It must be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (herinafter AST) where the subject property is located within England and Wales created on or after the 28th February 1997.
    • You must keep a full record of all payments made and received from the tenant together with supplying us with a copy of the AST agreement. If you do not supply all of the necessary to enable us to commence court eviction proceedings for rent arrears we reserve the right to refrain to act for you until such time as you have supplied the relevant information.
    • You must report a rent arrears case to us within the first 90 days of the period where the tenant is more than 3 months in rent arrears. Notification must be in writing and by phone on 0871 218 1081.
    • The tenant must be over 18 years of age.
    • You must not allow the tenancy agreement to be assigned to another individual or organisation.
    • We reserve the right to instruct agency solicitors or barristers to represent you at any court eviction hearing and shall not be responsible for their acts or omissions.
    • If you or your agent have undertaken the preparation work to evict your tenant and such work is wrong or incomplete, we are under no obligation to commence court eviction proceedings if, in our absolute discretion, consider that there is no reasonable chance to evict the tenant.

    * Plus VAT

    Tenant Eviction Solicitors In Liverpool

    Tenant Eviction Service In Liverpool

    For many of our clients the Court Eviction Service is free of charge as it is an inclusive part of our Silver and Gold rent management service plans. Please click below for more details of our inclusive rent management service plans:

    Silver Service Plan - Click Here
    Gold Service Plan  - Click Here



    Tenant Eviction Solicitors In London

    Tenant Eviction Service In London

    For many of our clients the Court Eviction Service is free of charge as it is an inclusive part of our Silver and Gold rent management service plans. Please click below for more details of our inclusive rent management service plans:

    Silver Service Plan - Click Here
    Gold Service Plan  - Click Here




    Foxtons Taken To Court By OFT Over Unfair Contract Terms And Tenancy Fees

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has made the decision to take Foxtons, a letting agency and estate agents, to court over unfair contract terms and fees charged to private landlords.

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