This week the Property Poser experts tackle a few common leasing questions from various readers. The first question relates to the payment of interest in a case where the lease agreement specifically made provision for no interest to accrue on the deposit held by the landlord. According to Brian Kinnear, principal of Fresh Lifestyle Properties in East London, the Rental … [Read more...] about A number of leasing questions answered
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Tenant faces unreasonable utilities demands
This week the Property Poser panel addresses a problem from a reader who is renting a cottage on another person's property. She explains that she pays her rental in advance and her utilities in arrears and settles them jointly around the 27th, even though her lease stipulates that they are only due at the end of the month. Recently, her landlady obtained an up-to-date … [Read more...] about Tenant faces unreasonable utilities demands
Tenant’s Property Repair Claims Speak to Unjustifiable Enrichment
This week the Property Poser experts field a query from a reader who rents out her second property for a minimal monthly amount, provided that the tenant maintains it to a habitable standard. Despite the negligible rental, the reader says the tenant pays irregularly and has made changes to the property without her consent. The tenant is now claiming that the owner owes … [Read more...] about Tenant’s Property Repair Claims Speak to Unjustifiable Enrichment
