I talk to Ben about his background in property and his work at TDS and we also talk about the services offered by TDS.  However, we spent a considerable amount of time answering questions.

In fact we were not able to answer them all, which has prompted us to set up a 'surgery' webinar in November specifically to answer people's questions.  If it proves popular we may make it a regular event.  You can sign up to it here.

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In this interview, Tom discusses his background in property and the service he has run since the late 1990's.

James also has some very useful advice for Landlords.

Enjoy!

In this webinar (which took place on 24 June, the day after the referendum) I spoke to him about it and also about the private rented sector generally.

It is always interesting to talk to David, and this interview is no exception.

Gas Safe Europe is best known for their product 'Detectagas' used for testing the sensors in carbon monoxide alarms.  John gave a most interesting talk with some harrowing tales about what can happen if you have carbon monoxide in your home.

The episode was recorded and you can watch it on the Landlord Law Blog.  There is also a separate audio version.

You can find out more about Gas Safe Europe on their website www,gassafeeurope.co.uk.  John will also be at the Landlord Law Conference on 12 May www.lllconf.co.uk.

1. A lot of people seemed to be unable to log in and
2. Those who had logged in seemed to be thrown out after I displayed the results of a short poll I had done

I was not aware of this at the time as I was concentrating on the interview with John. Thankfully the webinar was recorded and so I am able to let you have the recording to listen to below and the power point, also below (which has clickable links).

Apologies to everyone who was inconvenienced and I have sent a complaint to GoToWebinar about it.

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The DPS runs the only 'custodial' tenancy deposit protection scheme where the funds are actually handed over to the scheme to keep safe during the tenancy.

Kevin and I discussed what should be done where there are joint tenants, what landlords need to do if they have forgotten to protect (and why they should take great care NOT to forget!) and the dreaded Superstrike case.

Here she is the person giving the answers, and talks to me about Property Tribes, the popular online forum she set up with her husband, and how it can help landlords.

She also gives some advice on topics such as due diligence and eduction and has pungent views on 'property gurus'.

You can listen to the talk via the player below:

Ben talks a bit about the background of TDS and also their plans for the future and their charitblle foundation.

He also answers listeners questions which tended this week to be mainly on holding deposits.

Paul here talks about his background in litigation and bailiff work, his firm Landlord Action, the eviction process and the Courts.  

For example so difficult is it to speak to anyone at the Courts nowadays that Paul employs a full time member of staff just to ring them up!

Paul also gives some really excellent advice for landords - you may want to have a notebook and pencil with you when you listen!

However some tenants are obstructive and won't let you in.  What do you do then?  

Robert and I have written a kit to help in the situation and in this interview Robert explains landlords legal obligations and what they can and cannot do.  We also discuss in some detail the best legal procedure to use - if legal proceedings are necessary.

You can listen to the talk via the player below: 

However recently the project has been resurrected by the Welsh Assembly and it is the inspriation for a new Housing Bill and soon to be Renting Homes Bill, currently wending their way through the Welsh legislative system.

I was therefore delighted when Professor Martin Partington CBE, the Commissioner in charge of the original project, and who has been involved in the recent  resurrection, agreed to come and talk to me about it.

In this podcast we talk about the original project and take a look at what the Welsh Government is planning.

You can listen to the talk via the player below

This is one of the most important acts for landlords as it regulates how most tenancies 'work'.

In this podcast I talk to David about the types of tenancy covered by the act, and how the act affects shared houses, the increase of rent, periodic tenancies, and ending tenancies under sections 8 and 21.

We also talk a bit about the Court of Appeal decision in the case of Spencer v. Tracy which re-intrprets the law on section 21 notices - if the decision is not changed by the Supreme Court.

I was intrigued to learn, while talking to Alan, that not only is he a landlord - he has also built properties to rent as well.  As you will hear, he believes that more landlords should do this, and has some interesting ideas about encouraing them.

We also talked about accreidation - whether it is worthwhile, and also about how regulations should best be enforced.  Via a landlords register or some other method.

I really enjoyed my chat with Alan and I am sure you will enjoy listening to it.

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