Is Sections 21 (1)(b) the correct form please?
Good afternoon. I would just like to check that I am using the correct form with my tenant. They are on a 6 month agreement which runs from 16th October 2012 through to the 15th of April 2013. I have...
View ArticleRight of First Refusal freehold purchase: repaying additional contributions
16 of the 24 leaseholders of a block of flats have formed a Company (C) to purchase the freehold from the developer. Some of these participants are not able to fund their contribution fully, so 10 of...
View ArticleSitting Tennant?
I inherited my house back in 1996 at the time there was a lodger in the house who did not have a tennancy agreement but a rent book. I kept him on but we never signed an agreement.i have lived in the...
View ArticleRent in advance
I am in the process of renting out a property and someone has come forward who, for a small discount on the monthly rent, is willing to pay me 4 months rent in advance (plus one month deposit, which I...
View ArticleIs correspondence sent via the solicitor deemed legally served?
If a lessee has stopped paying service charges and appoints a solicitor for representation, are statements posted to the lessee via his solicitor deemed properly served?
View ArticleRegistration fee
I am being asked to pay a fee in relation to a re-mortgage of a flat that is for registration and notice of transfer and charge. Can someone clarify what that is.
View Articlescenario
Example: House converted into two flats, one up one down. Garden split, ground floor flat has garden directly from flat, f/f flat has pathway to rear section of garden. Ground floor flat builds...
View ArticleTenancy Questions with terminating AST
I am a tenant currently in the middle of a fixed term contract AST from 1st September 2012 to 1st September 2013. The agreement states that an AST will occur between these dates for 12 months and will...
View ArticleIt's been a while.
I've been a LL for 20 years. And today is the first time a prospective LL has asked me for a reference for one of my tenants! Unfortunately the T owes me a bob or two and I'll be calling the bailiffs...
View ArticleAST copies
Hi there, When completing a new AST contract. Do you make two duplicate copies on the day? One for LL, one for T. Or, do you create one, both parties sign and then LL photocopies and gives copy at a...
View ArticleResearch - multiple choice Q's for private landlords, very quick and anonymous!
Hello everyone, I would be so grateful if you could answer few multiple choice questions for my anonymous survey if you are a private landlord. It is a very quick survey for my Property course...
View ArticleSec 20 major works savings not passed on to leaseholders
Finally the section 20 major works have now come to an end. All notices were served correctly along with consultation. However I noticed certain works were not carried out or they were done to a lesser...
View ArticleMoney and possession claims: what if you could make it easier on yourself
Have you ever had to file a court claim for money you've been owed, take someone to a small claims court*or repossess a property (e.g. because the tenant didn't pay their rent)? * If so, the Ministry...
View ArticleCompany let on an AST
If a company has let a property on an AST, is it still a legal tenancy?
View ArticleWhat AST's do the professional LL's here use?
And where can I get one? I ask because I've been told that the late payment interest rate on mine is illegal, but all the AST's I've seen locally (provided by local EA's or solicitors) are much the...
View ArticleHelp with deposit rights.
My husband and I and our 4 children rented a property for almost 3 years. The house was fully furnished with no inventory or proof on the tenancy agreement that it was rented as furnished. The landlord...
View ArticleHidden flue in void issues
I have an issue with a hidden flue running from my boiler possibly into the cavity wall and then to the roof of the building. My flat is on the 1st floor with two further floors above. The flue comes...
View ArticleHow do you generate an income from your portfolio?
Hi everyone, I am interested to learn if there are any private landlords on this forum that generate their income in ways other than what may be considered a usual rental property? For example, renting...
View ArticleLetting agent refusing to hand over keys when rent has been paid.
Hi all. Friend of mine is due to move into her new home today. All boxed up, credit checks paid, completed, first months rent and deposit paid and tenancy signed. However agent is refusing to hand over...
View ArticleAdding Another Tenant
If I add another tenant to a contract after the contract has started should I do a whole new contract or is there an addendum to the contract I should do? If so what does one look like? Cheers
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