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TenantsTips is a website that provides independent information and advice for tenants who currently rent or people who are looking to rent houses, flats, apartments and other residential property.
We are becoming one of the largest online information sources for tenants and would-be tenants growing our membership year on year since we started in 2009. We now have over 115,000 members are now registered worldwide because we have and continue to concentrate on tenants needs providing valuable resource for help and advice.
Our goal is to address the needs of the tenant and to help ensure they don't fall foul of bad landlord and agency practices. Topics cover everything from Social Services, Tenancy Deposits, Rental Agents and the various Property, Landlord and Tenant Acts to maintenance, tenancy agreements and so much more. We also have a tenants forum where people can discuss issues and pages where you can search for properties to rent and so much more. If you can't find what you're looking for use the site search and enter a keyword about what you are looking for and we will find the right articles for you.
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Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999
Unfair terms in Tenancy Agreements
Christmas Loan
A Christmas loan could help you through this financially demanding period of the year.
My rented property is dangerous to my health but the landlord does nothing
If your rented property is dangerous the landlord has a legal obligation to make good the situation quickly!
What are a tenant`s responsibilities?
Tenants’ responsibilities should be clearly described in the tenancy agreement signed at the commencement of the tenancy.
Smoking Tenants
Smokers are feeling more and more under threat nowadays as many landlords refuse to rent to them
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
The complete Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 as dictated by the law
I live in a HMO and my landlord is breaking the law
If you think your landlord is not upholding his obligations heres what to do.
What’s the maximum number of bedrooms you can claim when receiving housing benefit?
Is it 4, 6, 8, 10? Find out here
Can a Tenant do the repairs the landlord will not do?
Learn how you can get the repairs done and deduct the cost from the rent
Tip for sharing a rented house or flat
Some basics you need to think about before sharing a rented property
Debt Consolidation
Loans for people who need to bring all the debts under one roof.
What does a Section 21 Notice mean?
The legal meaning to a section 21
Will the changes to housing benefit affect you?
Housing benefit is changing and it WILL affect you!
Make sure you have Home Contents Insurance this Christmas
You should insure your possessions anyway but it's doubly important over the festive period
Order for Possession Process
What is the correct process your landlord must follow to succeed with a possession notice.