Consumer Rights
What Fit for Purpose Means When a Product Disappoints You
Consumer law tends to imply a small set of quiet promises into every sale, and most complaints turn out to be about one of them.
Tanmay Bhalerao
Contributing writer, Legal Way Easy
Tanmay covers tenancy and deposits, having lost one himself years ago.
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12 articles
Consumer Rights
Buying a Service Is Not the Same as Buying a Thing
Goods can be inspected and returned. A service is consumed as it is delivered, which is why the law measures it differently.
Consumer Rights
Deposits, Prepayments and What Happens If a Trader Goes Under
Money paid before delivery sits in a vulnerable position, and how vulnerable depends on arrangements most customers never ask about.
Property & Tenancy
Why a Tenancy Deposit Is Held Rather Than Paid
The money a tenant hands over at the start is not rent and not the landlord's income, and understanding that distinction settles…
Property & Tenancy
Fair Wear and Tear: The Line Everyone Argues About
Ordinary use leaves marks, and no tenant is expected to return a property untouched. Where ordinary stops and damage begins is the…
Property & Tenancy
Sharing a Tenancy and the Weight of the Word Joint
Housemates who sign one agreement together are usually taking on each other's obligations as well as their own, which surprises…
Property & Tenancy
Freehold, Leasehold and What You Actually Bought
Two properties on the same street can be owned in fundamentally different ways, with different costs, obligations and time horizons…
Consumer Rights
Unfair Terms: Why Some Clauses Fall Away Even After You Sign
Signing does not always settle it. Consumer protection regimes let certain clauses be set aside precisely because nobody negotiated…
Consumer Rights
Extended Warranties and What You Might Be Buying Twice
The cover offered at the till overlaps with rights the law may already give you. Working out where the overlap sits is the entire…
Property & Tenancy
Eviction Is a Process, Not an Event
Ending a tenancy against a tenant's wishes runs through defined stages in most legal systems. Skipping a stage tends to restart the…
Property & Tenancy
Boundaries, Fences and Who Owns the Line Between Two Gardens
Neighbours argue about a strip of ground worth almost nothing, at costs worth a great deal. The paperwork is usually vaguer than…
Property & Tenancy
Neighbour Nuisance and Where the Law Draws the Line
Living close to other people involves tolerating a great deal. Legal systems intervene only when interference passes a threshold…