LAWPACK has a relationship with the National Landlords Association (NLA). They provide a range of advisory booklets for landlords some of which can be obtained at discount for NLA members.
Guidance on unfair terms in tenancy agreements
OFT 356 November 2001: Office of Fair Trading - OFT views must be taken seriously, but the ultimate decision on specific points would be made independently by the Courts
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
Reference: The use of properties for business purposes
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
Landlord’s responsibilities for repairing covenants and origin of requirement of 24 hours notice to the tenant (Sec. 11)
Housing Act 1988
Defining legislation for shorthold tenancies
Housing Act 1996
Modification of shorthold tenancy rules
Housing Act 2004
Blockbuster legislation on home information packs; housing, health and safety rating system and houses of multiple occupation
Assured and assured shorthold tenancies - a guide for landlords: Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, latterly Department for Communities and Local Government
Useful advice for landlords. It should be reissued by whichever ministry is responsible for housing
Landlord’s Letters; ISBN: 1 905261 08X: LAWPACK
Guidance on formal letters often required by landlords to communication with tenants in accordance with law
Tax Answers at a Glance; ISBN 904053 35 1 LAWPACK
Tax law is always changing but the essence is covered by this advice
Residential Lettings; ISBN 1 904053 34 3: LAWPACK
General legal guidance on setting up and managing private lettings
The following publications require
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Setting Up Home Guide
To help those tenants who are inexperienced in running a household in order to avid damaging landlord’s property and unnecessary call-outs
Application for Tenancy
Blank forms to be completed and signed by prospective tenants. Also a list of questions landlords may wish to ask during an interview
Notes on Inventories
Why they are so important and advice on what should be in them
Security Deposits
Threat of a custodial scheme (i.e. no longer held by the landlord) as favoured by Government; what landlords should do in the meantime
Gas Safety Regulations 1998
How they apply to all let properties
Safety in Let Accommodation
The current regulations regarding furniture, electric appliances and installations, etc.
Tenant References
Blank form for completion by members. No lists are issued. Call NLA(W) for information
Student Accommodation
Will private landlords be squeezed out following the university’s current building spree? changes in the academic timetable and student requirements
Rental Yields
Explanation of the terms ‘Gross and Net Rental Yields’, how to calculate them for comparison of property with other types of investments
Student Housing, revisited
The University of Bath’s building plans and the effect of this and the popularity of Buy-to-Let on the entire local rental market
Legal Aspects of Letting
Some legal points the residential landlord should take into consideration
The Future of the Private Rented Sector
Forecasts on the nature of residential letting: what, by whom, to whom and how
What to watch out for when seeking investment property
Follow in the footsteps of a chartered surveyor as he sniffs out the hidden defects and warnings on what to walk away from
Moving out Procedure
A notice to tenants to let them know what will happen when and what is expected of them, especially in the way of cleaning the property
Unfair Terms in Housing Contracts
Transcript of presentation by Marveen Smith, solicitor, of how the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations 1994 applies to tenancy agreements
List of talks / speakers 2004/05
List of all speakers and their subjects for Bath and Bristol meetings
National Landlords Association (Wessex) represents the
private rented sector in Bath, Bristol, Swindon and surrounding
districts.
