As a tenant, you have rights just like the landlord does. Many landlords may treat there tenants any kind of way, if the tenant does not know his or her rights. In order to find out what your rights are, make sure that you read your rental agreement thoroughly. If anything is in there that the landlord fails to comply to, the landlord can be sued.
UK Net Guide is a online information guide that provides information to consumers from technology to rental property. If you are not under a rental agreement, you can search the guide to find out what your rights are. Even if there is not a written agreement, you still have rights as a tenant.
When a landlord enters your home to make repairs, the landlord is supposed to mail you a written letter letting you know that he or she needs to come into your home on a certain day at least 24 hours in advance. If the landlord comes to your home unannounced, you do not have to let the landlord in. When you need to speak with your landlord, you have the right to contact them directly.
Before a landlord can increase the rent, the landlord has get the tenant's permission because the tenant may not want to stay in the rental, if the rent increases. The landlord cannot evict you just because you do not agree to the increase in rent. If the landlord wants to evict you, the landlord has to go through the courts first.
When you move into a rental property, make sure that you ask the landlord a lot of questions, so that you do not have to ask later on when you are already in the rental. Ask the landlord when you move in, if any of the money that you are giving to him or her is a deposit. The landlord is supposed to let you know one way or another. Find out if you are under an assured, short-hold, or licence to occupy tenancy. Most tenants are registered as a short-hold tenancy, which means you have exclusive use of the rental property.
