Landlord-Law Online - Information and Resources for Residential Landlords and Tenants on the Internet
An innovative new legal web-site providing information and legal services for residential landlords and tenants. Exceptional value for money, and witten in a clear and easy to understand style, this is the first time that a firm of solicitors has provided this type of service online for the general public.
(PRWEB) December 20, 2001
LANDLORD-LAW ONLINE
A NEW INTERNET SERVICE FOR RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS AND TENANTS IN ENGALND AND WALES UK
This innovative and exciting new service provides landlords and tenants with easy to understand advice, information, and support, for a very modest charge.
Written by solicitor Tessa Shepperson, who has specialised in this area of work for many years (she is the author of Do-it-Yourself Residential Lettings published by LawPack, and regularly lectures to fellow professionals on the law) this service will be of immense help to all residential landlord and tenants, and their advisors.
The service is well timed, as there are now many new landlords buying properties to let, both as a capital investment and for income (particularly in the aftermath of September 11th and increasing concerns about the security of investment in the stock market). Also many more people are renting, for example because they do not want the commitment of a mortgage or because they cannot afford to buy their own home.
Many of these new landlords and tenants are ignorant of their rights and obligations in this complex area of law. For example, on rent increases, repairing obligations, and harassment and the eviction of tenants. This is also an area which is heavily regulated, for example the Gas Safety Regulations and the Furniture Regulations (both of which can be accessed online at the site).
Few solicitors firms specialise in this area of work, or are able to offer such reasonably priced services as those on Landlord-Law Online. And once the subscription fee has been paid, you can go online and access the site at a time to suit yourself and in the comfort of your own home. This is a first for this type of service - modestly priced and aimed at consumers on the Internet, and is a totally new development in the provision of legal services online.
The service includes:-
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on residential landlord and tenant law
A 'Tenancy Trail' to help you find out what sort of tenancy you have
Documents you can complete on screen - e. g. letters and application forms for tenants to challenge the rent, and possession notices and notices to increase rent for landlords use.
A 'Glossary' of legal terms
Featured articles (the December featured article is on the Housing sector of the Environmental Health department - find out how tenants can get repairs notices served on their landlords!)
A 'questions and answer' section where solicitor Tessa Shepperson answers readers questions (with access to old questions and answers for members)
'Tips' for landlords and tenants on selected topics
A 'shop' where you can buy books and tenancy agreements online
A monthly newsletter to keep you up to date with the law
And information for landlords on how to evict those troublesome tenants!
Also you can instruct TJ Shepperson Solicitors to do legal work at fixed fees
And the whole site is on a secure server for added security
All this for a modest subscription fee of £20 for four months (£50 pa). If you are interested go :-
Www. landlordlaw. co. uk
For non subscribers there is still a lot of information which can be viewed for free.
For further information contact Tessa Shepperson on tessa@tjshepperson. co. uk - a temporary login and password for evaluation purposes can be provided to bona fide journalists.
