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Listen "Episode #22: Legal advice for landlords with David Smith"
Episode Synopsis
David Smith is a solicitor and acknowledged expert on many areas of property law, especially residential landlord and tenant law and HMO law.
He has worked in landlord and tenant law for almost ten years, and as well as writing on the subject he regularly provides specialist training and lectures on topics such as the Housing Act.
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In this interview, you’ll learn:
Some of the areas of law you need to be familiar with as an investor and potential landlord
How to avoid some of the most common legal problems
Why David advises against trusting all advice on the internet
How legal challenges for landlords have evolved
What the deposit protection scheme is and what your responsibilities as a landlord are
The best way to serve information to tenants
Some of the changes to parts of the Section 21 procedure
A look at unfair terms in tenancy agreements
Why you should always treat your investment as a business
How to establish if you have an HMO
Why HMO’s have a high reward, but high risk factor
Why it’s important to find out your own Local Authority’s HMO licensing terms
Why HMO’s require such an active management process
The changes in advertising laws for letting agents
Why seeking professional advice is important
David’s number one piece of advice for landlords
Episode resources
David’s firm’s website
Contact David via Twitter @hmolawyer
Sign up for your FREE account at The Property Hub!
Preorder your copy of my new book Beyond the Bricks and download a FREE chapter now!
Subscription links
If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe on iTunes – every episode will be automatically downloaded for free, so you never miss out!
Or if you’re a geek like me, you can grab the RSS feed here.
Tell me what you think!
If you’ve got any questions or comments on this week’s podcast, get in touch! You can email me, or find me on Twitter.
I’d also really appreciate it if you could review the podcast on iTunes. I’ll read out all 5-star reviews on the show!
He has worked in landlord and tenant law for almost ten years, and as well as writing on the subject he regularly provides specialist training and lectures on topics such as the Housing Act.
Listen now
In this interview, you’ll learn:
Some of the areas of law you need to be familiar with as an investor and potential landlord
How to avoid some of the most common legal problems
Why David advises against trusting all advice on the internet
How legal challenges for landlords have evolved
What the deposit protection scheme is and what your responsibilities as a landlord are
The best way to serve information to tenants
Some of the changes to parts of the Section 21 procedure
A look at unfair terms in tenancy agreements
Why you should always treat your investment as a business
How to establish if you have an HMO
Why HMO’s have a high reward, but high risk factor
Why it’s important to find out your own Local Authority’s HMO licensing terms
Why HMO’s require such an active management process
The changes in advertising laws for letting agents
Why seeking professional advice is important
David’s number one piece of advice for landlords
Episode resources
David’s firm’s website
Contact David via Twitter @hmolawyer
Sign up for your FREE account at The Property Hub!
Preorder your copy of my new book Beyond the Bricks and download a FREE chapter now!
Subscription links
If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe on iTunes – every episode will be automatically downloaded for free, so you never miss out!
Or if you’re a geek like me, you can grab the RSS feed here.
Tell me what you think!
If you’ve got any questions or comments on this week’s podcast, get in touch! You can email me, or find me on Twitter.
I’d also really appreciate it if you could review the podcast on iTunes. I’ll read out all 5-star reviews on the show!
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