Category Archives: Tenancy

When is a Landlord not a Landlord and who should pay the penalty in a tenancy deposit claim, the landlord or the agent?

When is a Landlord not a Landlord and who should pay the penalty in a tenancy deposit claim, the landlord or the agent?

On 11 January 2023, at the County Court of Clerkenwell & Shoreditch, Mrs Alisha Butler, Director of Phoenix Solicitors, before District Judge Sterlini, represented two Claimants in their claims against both the Landlord (Def 2) and the Landlords agent (Def 1) for failing to protect their tenancy deposits. Background to the Claim Both the First […]

Purple Bricks – Failure To Provide Prescribed Information To Up To 7,000 Tenants Across The UK

Purple Bricks – Failure To Provide Prescribed Information To Up To 7,000 Tenants Across The UK

Did you rent through Purple Bricks – Was your deposit protected and did you receive the correct information? Since 6th April 2007, when you rent a home and pay a deposit that deposit should be protected in a Tenancy Deposit scheme, within 30 days, and you should be given a set of prescribed information setting […]