Articles by Mike Morgan
How does mediation work?
NRLA partner, the Property Redress Scheme tenancy mediation service, shares advice on how mediation works and explains the five stages of mediation.
What is mediation and why does it matter?
NRLA partner the Property Redress Scheme share advice on how mediation can help reach positive outcomes for both landlords and tenants, and five important things to consider when getting started.
One Good Turn Deserves Another - How Mediation can Help when Tenants Fall Out with Each Other as Well as with You
Landlords will be well aware of the pitfalls of HMOs. Taking on multiple tenants - who often tend to be students - comes with its risks as well as its benefits. Student parties, rent arrears and personality clashes can all lead to an unhappy property. Add into the mix that the occupants are all individuals with their own tenancy agreements, and this can make the prospect of harmony seem like a distant dream. Hamilton Fraser tells us how mediation can help in this instance.
Too many cooks -and the need for a voice of reason
Landlords will be well aware that having a guarantor is good practice to safeguard against rent arrears. But when they get involved in arguments about why rent arrears should not be owed, this can leave landlords having to fight their battle on more than one front.
Mediation can help you retain a long-standing tenant
Mike Morgan, Legal Division Manager at Hamilton Fraser discusses the ways in which mediation can help should you encounter difficulties with a long standing tenancy.
