LANDLORD

Tamil Nadu fire and rescue services were called to rescue a family trapped on the first floor of their home after their landlord demolished the staircase due to a dispute over rent payment. The landlord, Srinivasan, had already cut off the electrici...

House rent allowance: Tenants will get into trouble with the income tax department if they are paying rent in cash and the landlord does not offer it for income tax. For every claim of HRA there should be a corresponding income offerred for tax. Rea...

Speaking at CII Annual Business Summit 2024, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Secretary TK Ramachandran said Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) has become the first major port of the country to become 100 per cent landlord port, having all berths being opera...

Knight Frank India's recent report reveals a notable rise in ghost shopping malls, with 64 such malls identified in 2023 compared to 57 in 2022. These malls, characterized by a vacancy rate exceeding 40%, saw a 58% increase in area, reaching 13.3 mi...

Fake HRA Claims: If a tenant is using someone else's PAN to make a fake HRA claim, then without doubt the tenant would get into trouble, however the individual whose PAN was used as a landlord for this fake HRA claim would also get into trouble with...

Charles Darrow popularized Monopoly in 1933, but its origins lie with Lizzie Magie's The Landlord's Game in 1904. Magie's game aimed to teach economic concepts. Despite initial obscurity, Monopoly's success overshadowed Magie's role until the 1970s,...

N. Chandrababu Naidu, leader of the TDP, campaigned in Andhra Pradesh's Rayalaseema region, contrasting his party's support for the poor with what he sees as the YSRCP's backing of feudalism and landlords. Promising a caste census and funds allocati...

Rent agreement clauses for landlord, tenant: It can happen that the landlord and tenant are unable to add all the clauses to protect their interests in the lease agreement. However, there are certain clauses that should be added in the rent agreemen...

Asif Ali Zardari, known for his skill in striking political alliances, became president of Pakistan for the second time. He faced challenges after his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination but managed to keep the Pakistan Peoples Party united and focu...

If you are paying a house rent of more than Rs 50,000 per month, then make sure to deduct TDS from such rent and deposit it in the government's account. Further you must also give your landlord a TDS certificate in time, so that he may claim it back...

House rent: A landlord might be inclined to charge an higher rental for his/her furnished flat as tenants prefer to stay hassle free and in an homely environment with all the amenities. Experts suggest that a landlord create two separate rent agreem...

Tenants rights: 6 things you should know if you are living on rent

A shocking discovery was made during the cleaning of a flat in Kolkata when a skeleton was found inside a sealed drum. The flat, rented by a Nepalese couple in 2018, was left vacant for two years before the landlord decided to clean it. The identity...

To avoid facing a situation of errant tenant, it is important for a landlord to mention these clauses in the rent agreement. These clauses will help to have his/her rights on the ownership of property protected. Along with this, these clauses in lea...

Amidst Paris's battle with a substantial bed bug outbreak, experts are cautioning that London could find itself facing a similar issue. In Luton, the local council has been overwhelmed by an "alarming number" of requests for help with bed bug infest...

Major ports in India, including Visakhapatnam port, are transitioning to a landlord port model, where private players take over the operational aspects of the business while the ports act as regulators and landlords. This shift towards public-privat...

The Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port Authority, M Angamuthu, has stated that three more public-private partnership (PPP) projects will be awarded by the end of next year, bringing the total number of private berths in the port to 20 by 2025. Angamuthu...

A landlord in Bengaluru faced backlash on social media after raising the rent for his 2BHK flat. The advertisement initially stated a monthly rent of Rs 45,000 but was later revised to Rs 55,000. Twitter users responded with lighthearted memes, prom...