Do I need to know my Landlord’s Address? Here is what Landlord and Tenants Solicitors Think

As a tenant it is your right to be fully aware of who your landlord is and where he lives. In fact most landlord and tenants solicitors recommend that both tenants and landlords come face to face before finalising a tenancy agreement especially keeping in mind the growing menace of tenancy fraud. However, it is equally possible for the landlord to be very secretive of their permanent address, even though this should not be the case. According to landlord and tenants solicitors it the tenant’s right to know where the landlord lives. The following text contains more details.

There are two laws with reference to disclosing the landlord’s actual address to tenants. One comes under civil law while the other comes under criminal law. The Civil Law is known as the section 48 of the Landlord & Tenant Act of 1987 and the Criminal Law version is also known as the section 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1985.

The Civil Law:-

Disclosing a landlord’s address is important especially if the tenant wants to sue the landlord for some reason. However, to be able to sue someone you need to have an address for them within the country so that the court paperwork can be presented to them.

The Criminal Law:-

According to landlord and tenants solicitors the tenant can send a written request to the landlord through the person who comes to collect the rent for address information. The landlord has 21 days to fulfil this request. If the landlord does not cooperate without any reasonable excuse, then they will be held responsible for committing a punishable criminal offence.

For more information you are welcome to get in touch with the landlord and tenants solicitors at Walker Wise Solicitors by phone on 01254 300 966 or email enquiries@walkerwise.co.uk.