Property & Tenancy
The Inventory Is the Document That Decides the Deposit Argument
A schedule of condition looks like paperwork at the start of a tenancy and turns into the deciding evidence at the end of it.
Hafsa Rizvi
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15 articles
Property & Tenancy
Repairs in a Rented Home and Who Owns the Problem
Responsibility for repairs is split between landlord and tenant along lines that are partly contractual and partly imposed by…
Property & Tenancy
Why Notice Periods Exist at Both Ends of a Tenancy
Notice is a scheduling device, not a punishment. It gives both sides the time that finding a new arrangement actually takes.
Property & Tenancy
Fixed Term and Periodic: Two Ways a Tenancy Can Live
The structure of a tenancy determines when it can be ended, what happens at the end of a term and how much certainty each side has.
Property & Tenancy
Subletting and Why Permission Is the Whole Question
Passing occupation of a rented property to somebody else raises a question the tenancy agreement almost always answers explicitly.
Property & Tenancy
Licence or Tenancy: Why the Label on the Paper Does Not Decide
Courts in many systems look at what an arrangement actually does rather than at what the document calls it, and the difference…
Work & Employment
You Have an Employment Contract Even If You Never Signed One
Working for pay creates a contract in almost every legal system, and much of its content arrives without either side writing it…
Work & Employment
Dismissal and Redundancy Describe Two Different Events
One is about the person and one is about the role, and conflating them produces the majority of misunderstandings about losing a…
Work & Employment
Confidentiality at Work and What Follows You Out the Door
Some obligations end with the job and others do not, and the boundary between company information and personal skill is where the…
Work & Employment
Who Owns What You Made at Work
Intellectual property created during employment usually belongs to the employer, but the boundaries around that rule are narrower…
Work & Employment
Garden Leave and What the Employer Is Buying
Paying somebody to stay away from work looks wasteful until you understand what the period is designed to achieve.
Work & Employment
When a Business Changes Hands, What Happens to the Jobs
Transfers of businesses raise questions about whether employment continues, and several legal systems answer them with dedicated…
Property & Tenancy
Damp and Mould Disputes Turn on Cause, Not Appearance
Both sides can see the same black patch and reach opposite conclusions about who is responsible. The disagreement is almost always…
Work & Employment
Deductions From Pay and When Money May Be Withheld
A smaller payment than expected raises a narrow question. Something must authorise the reduction, and general dissatisfaction with…
Work & Employment
Settlement Agreements and What the Payment Is Buying
An employer offering money at the end of a relationship is buying certainty. Understanding exactly what is being sold explains why…