Industry News - Residential Property Law - Warning over tenant evictions

12/03/2010
Stonemason companies urged to adhere to personal injury employment law
Stonework companies in the London area have been urged to ensure they have appropriate health and safety measures in place to prevent personal injury in the workplace.

12/03/2010
Tribunal makes ruling on holiday leave pay
An employment tribunal has made a ruling which experts believe could open the floodgates for more claims from employees.

11/03/2010
Farmer's amended will overturned by judge's decision
A judge has made a ruling that will see the second will drawn up by an elderly farmer overturned in favour of an earlier document.

11/03/2010
Police female recruitment drive 'is discriminating against men'
A police drive to recruit more women could have a discriminatory effect on men, it has been claimed.

11/03/2010
Men 'are more likely to become insolvent than women'
New figures have revealed that men are more likely to require the use of an insolvency lawyer than women.

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27/03/2009
Warning over tenant evictions

Many tenants are at risk of becoming homeless because of buy-to-let landlords suffering repossession, charities have warned.

Shelter, Citizens Advice, Crisis and the Chartered Institute of Housing have joined forces to raise awareness of the issue.

Noting that there could be as many as 8,000 such repossessions this year, the charities are calling on MPs to pass a new law that requires any such action to be deferred until tenants can find alternative accommodation.

Those finding themselves in such a situation may wish to take legal advice over the matter.

Recent surveys have found that average rents have been falling due to an increase in the amount of rental property available.

Editor of Property Hawk Chris Horne said that many tenants are "getting savvy in the respect that they are asking for a little bit more," such as lower rents and better facilities, which landlords may be willing to do to retain them.
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09/03/2010
More people used a conveyancing lawyer last month, report finds
More people sought the advice of a property lawyer with a view to buying a house in February 2010 than was the case in the previous month.

09/03/2010
2010 'will be a good year for landlords'
This year could be a good time to seek a conveyancing lawyer with a view to purchasing a buy-to-let property.

22/02/2010
Evictions fall as landlords sympathise with good tenants
The number of evictions from rented properties is falling as landlords seek to retain good clients and sympathise when they are in financial difficulties.

19/02/2010
January's mortgage lending figures 'affected by stamp duty holiday'
January's downturn in mortgage lending is not necessarily a sign that the residential property market is slowing again, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

17/02/2010
Conveyancing experts predict more mortgages in 2010
Experts in the field of conveyancing believe there will be an increase in mortgage activity during the first quarter of 2010.

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