I have researched about Landlords and tenant board in the UK but so far I haven't found any. the tenant and landlord resolving dispute before eviction or going to court is very important. Is there any agencies that deal with these issues?. Every council in the country I assume has Tenancy sustainment departements that deal with tenant landlord dispute. I know for a fact litigation is costly for both parties and I know the court can provide parties with a mechanism to solve the dispute before the hearing.
The landlord can increase the rent after the expirey of the fixed period of the tenancy agreement not before. He is required to give one month notice in advanced. The day of the notice should be before the day of the start of the tenancy agreement. Example if the tenancy agreement is 23/1 then the notice shouldn't start before the 23. In a yearly agreement the required notice is increased to 6 months.
It is hard to find a property because there is an increase in demand for the renting sector. It is the best time to be a landlord but also the hardest time to be one. Banks almost stopped lending because they have been scrutinized for bad management of debts . It is all due to the culture of commission that forced bankers to ignore the threats of toxic debts and lending.
Estate agents are a layer between bankers/landlords and tenants which contributed to the increase of house prices for both sectors renting and borrowing. The primary objectives of an estate agent is to sell you a house at the highest possible price in order to have the highest possible commission. Doesn't the previous statement sound logical to you. The best place to look for a house if you are a tenant is through direct search and secondly through direct adds. Always try to avoid Estate Agents for long term renting or buying.
The law is in the tenant side in most cases. Tenants sometimes play on this fact without reasonable grounds. They provoke landlords with extreme force and poor landlord never gets a good return on investment. From a socialist point of view, is it fair that banks lend landlords money to be landlords on the expenses on first time buyers!. In simple logic as follows:
1- Banks lend money to landlords
2- A demand on the housing market is increased
3- Prices goes high
4 - New or first time buyers cannot enter the market
Wouldn't be easier to just grab the tenant from the hands and throw them out with their belongings. "Why bother with serving them notice and going to the efforts and expenses?" a landlord asked. Have you ever heard an advice to not respect the law, "it is your house and should be able to enter it when you want". Well if you behave in such a manor then you have to know that once you signed the tenancy agreement, you have literally given away your rights of the property in accordance to the terms and conditions of the tenancy agreement.
An Eviction Notice is a legal document is served to the tenant by the landlord. The landlord cannot force the tenant to leave without reasonable grounds for evictions even if the legal ground is having no reason such as the case in section 21. In most cases the tenant will leave upon a request however some tenants might stand up for a long legal battle. The landlord must ensure that he follows the law correctly which includes serving the right notice to quit.