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How to avoid gardening disputes

How to avoid gardening disputes

In the summer months, some tenants will be planning on spending time outdoors in the garden if the weather is good. In this article first published in our Residential Property Investor magazine, we take a closer look at the issue of gardening related disputes. Sandy Bastin, Head of TDS Adjudication Services at Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), explains how to avoid being led down the garden path and come out of a gardening-related dispute smelling like roses.

Fire Safety: Making sure your tenants are safe

Fire Safety: Making sure your tenants are safe

In the year ending June 2019, 215 people lost their lives due to house fires, including tenants in rented homes.In response to this the Home Office has re-launched its fire safety campaign which including information and advice for landlords and tenants.

Forum Spotlight: Are wasps nests a landlords or a tenants responsibility to remove?

Forum Spotlight: Are wasps nests a landlords or a tenants responsibility to remove?

Making Tax Digital roll out announced, but is the timing right?

Making Tax Digital roll out announced, but is the timing right?

Landlords welcome calls for benefit boost for tenants

Landlords welcome calls for benefit boost for tenants

Landlords urged to back legal case protecting their repossession rights in rent arrears cases

Landlords urged to back legal case protecting their repossession rights in rent arrears cases

Call of the Week: Rent arrears next steps to take

Call of the Week: Rent arrears next steps to take

Landlords call for package to support tenants hit by coronavirus

Landlords call for package to support tenants hit by coronavirus

Call of the Week: Section 21 documentation pre-2015 tenancy

Call of the Week: Section 21 documentation pre-2015 tenancy

Call of the Week: Deposits and the tenant fees ban in England

Call of the Week: Deposits and the tenant fees ban in England

Call of the Week: Gaining possession and court forms

Call of the Week: Gaining possession and court forms

All change: Five new pieces of legislation to hit landlords in 2020

All change: Five new pieces of legislation to hit landlords in 2020

Flats without cladding will no longer need EWS1 checks

Flats without cladding will no longer need EWS1 checks

Black Friday: The best deals for landlords

Black Friday: The best deals for landlords

Bailiff crisis hit repossessions

Bailiff crisis hit repossessions

Black Friday: The best deals for landlords

Black Friday: The best deals for landlords