• Preface
• Basic Things To Understand Befor
• Viewings
• Deposits
• Inventories
• How To Manage Landlord/Agency Re
• Living As A Tenant
• Leases
• Understanding Your Lease
• Common Tenancy Arrangements And
• When You Decide To Leave
• When Your Landlord Tells You To
• How Your Landlord’s Mortgage C
• Harassment And Illegal Eviction
• Houses In Multiple Occupation

The Tenant's Survival Guide

• Preface
  • Welcome To The World Of The Modern Tenant
  • The ‘fixed Term’
  • What Difference Does This Make To Me?
  • What Should I Do To Protect My Interests?
  • How Will The Tenant’s Survival Guide Help Me?
  • What Is In This Tenant’s Survival Guide?
  • Where Else Could I Get Advice?
  • Some Final Advice
• Basic Things To Understand Before You Start Renting
  • How Renting Works
  • Where To Start Your Searching
  • A Word About The Paperwork
  • Examining The Options Realistically
  • Finding The Independent Landlord
  • Things You Need To Know
  • What Should You Pay?
  • Choosing A Property
• Viewings
  • What To Look For
  • What To Avoid
  • Advice About Viewings
  • How To Start Looking
  • What Am I Looking For?
  • General Condition
  • For Singletons And Couples (New Safety Rules)
  • Renting In Groups
• Deposits
  • Who Deposits Belong To
  • How Deposits Work
  • Read That Lease
  • The System For Deposits Taken Before 6 April 2007
  • The New Tenancy Deposit Scheme From 6 April 2007
  • Option 1 The Insurance Based Scheme
  • Option 2 The Custodial Scheme
  • Reasonable Behaviour For Both Parties
• Inventories
  • Types Of Inventory
  • What To Check
  • Safeguarding Your Deposit
  • Create A Valid Paper Trail To Protect Your Deposit
• How To Manage Landlord/Agency Relationships
  • Money Matters
  • Options For The Majority: The Agent Or The Private Landlord
  • Understanding The Role Of Agencies
  • Understanding The Role Of Independent Landlords
  • What Costs Can I Expect To Pay?
  • Maintaining Good Relationships
  • And Finally
• Living As A Tenant
  • Responsibility For Damages
  • Can The Landlord Visit The Property While I Am A Tenant?
  • Using Your Charms
  • Subletting
  • Rental Payments
• Leases
  • What Is A Lease?
  • Assured Shorthold Leases
  • Fixed Term Tenancy
  • Periodic Or Contractual Period Tenancy
  • What Happens At The End Of The Initial Fixed Term?
  • What You Need To Know About Leases
  • Licenses
  • If Your Landlord Insists That You Have A Licence Not A Tenancy,
  • And Finally
• Understanding Your Lease
  • Standard Terms
  • Rent Issues
  • Licences
• Common Tenancy Arrangements And Responsibilities
  • Individual Tenancies
  • Tenancies For Couples
  • Joint Tenancies
  • Multiple Individual Tenancies In A Single Dwelling
  • Oral Agreements
  • Who Is Responsible For Repairs?
• When You Decide To Leave
  • Giving Formal Notice
  • What To Do Next
  • Moving Out
  • Once You Have Left
• When Your Landlord Tells You To Leave Or Seeks Legal Possession
  • When This Can Happen
  • Home Truths
  • What To Do Next
  • Possession Orders
  • Summary Of Grounds For Seeking Possession
• How Your Landlord’s Mortgage Can Affect You
  • Looking For Trouble
  • Act Quickly
• Harassment And Illegal Eviction
  • Harassment
  • Illegal Eviction
• Houses In Multiple Occupation
  • The Reason For The Rule Changes
  • Will My Landlord Need A Licence?
  • You Have A Responsibility To Keep Yourself Safe
  • Unfit Property