Consumer Contracts

Question 1

What must be incorporated together with letting agency contract when dealing with consumer landlord

Answer 1

Notice of the right to cancel

Form of cancellation notice able to be filled

Question 2

Options agent has

Answer 2

Start marketing and write off expenses if context is cancelled
Delay marketing
Sign contract in the office
Client to request in writing that agency is to start to perform immediately before cooking of period expires . If client xavdekked they will pay agent cost of service upto point if cancellation
Schedule of costs should be given to clients

Question 3

Banning orders

2018 April

Answer 3

Local authority first has to apply for ban to fTT
They must give 28 days notice that they want to ban
Once thus is expired they can apply for ban
Banning order is for 12 months
Secretary of State operates database of roque landlords
LHA must send landlords decision notice
They just give 21 days
Specify length of entry ( min 2 years )
Set out appeal rights
Be made with 6 months of banning order

Question 4

RRO - April 2017

Answer 4

Must be served within 12 months if offence
Offences :
Violence securing entry
Eviction harrasment protection from eviction act 1977
Failure to improve and repairs housing act 2004
Letting if unlicensed property housing act 2004
Breach of banning order 2016 act

Question 5

Recovering abandoned premises

Answer 5

If rent paid weekly 8 weeks notice
Monthly 2 months notice
Quarterly 3 months
Yearly 3 months
3 warnings1st warning :
Date after the end of period of 8 weeks begging on the day day the first warning is given
2 nd warning min 2 but before 4 weeks after 1st warning
3rd warning : 5 days before date stated in 1st warning
Used prescribed writing

Question 6

CMP

Answer 6

Client money protection scheme
Breach of regulation memberships- 30k
Of breach of transparency 5k