Principle private residence
I purchased a house 10 years ago and lived in it for 9 years when i decided to become self employed and as a result needed more space to work from home. As newly self employed i could not get a...
View ArticleDeposit. Cash ?
Hi all. I am new to the forum. I have only one property that was occupied for 6 years by a polish family. One of them was a secretary at my wife's office so everything went very smoothly. They left...
View ArticleLHA for pensioner mom in retirement flat owned by son?
Hello All I don't know if anyone can shed any light on this one. I can't find anything already posted that fits this scenario precisely. My mother, a pensioner, currently lives in the Midlands and...
View ArticleLandlord didn't protect deposit - what to do?
Myself and two other friends rented a flat in London from september 2012 to the end of feb 2013. We were taken through the process by an agent and not the property owner himself. When we agreed with...
View ArticleBig Problems with Co-owners of Shared Freehold in Old Conversion (Part 1)
Hi, I am in desperate need of advice, and am hoping your good selves can help me. Five years ago I bought a conversion flat in an old, large Victorian house. There are four separate self-contained...
View ArticleTenant Gave Notice, But Changed Her Mind 2 Days Before Leaving
Hi My Tenant last month gave me 4 weeks notice terminating her periodic tenancy. I was not upset about it, the police and ambulances are at her door 3 or 4 times a week and the neighbours are sick of...
View ArticleAlarms revenue expense
I have BTL properties I want to install alarms in before this tax year end. Would this be allowed to all offset against tax as what is a revenue expense I believe or would it be classed as a...
View ArticleWhat's the worst that could happen?
Hi all. Your thoughts and opinions please... I've had a tenant who has been paying perfectly for 2 and half years and then suddenly missed paying for March. I tried contacting by phone and by calling...
View ArticleFinal Walk Through questions
Hello, I am a landlord, which was unplanned because I had to move out of my apartment for a family emergency and the only other option was the rent it out for a year. The year is up and I am getting...
View ArticleLeaseholder buys freehold
The freeholder of a house converts it to two flats. Freeholder leases Upper flat to Limited Company. On the same date Freeholder plus Limited Company lease the bottom flat to Freeholder. Both flats are...
View ArticleUnregistered Land
Hello everyone. Apologies if you feel this question has been asked before however I've not found a clear answer searching old posts. Background is, I acquired a property from a deceased family member...
View ArticleHB Tenant - possibly two tenancies?
I have a possession order which has expired and the tenant is not giving us possession of our house so we may have to resort to the bailiff route :(. We are in receipt of her Housing Benefit directly...
View ArticleHow the other half live....
Dear Reader: A report I received from a Sheriff Officer (equiv.-ish English bailiff) serving charges for me in bonnie Scotland the other day. I have debt judgement (Sheriff Court decree...) on Mr &...
View ArticleLandlord & Letting Show, Edinburgh, April 24th & 25th
http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/blog/l...s-to-edinburgh With our very own Landlordzone's Tom Entwistle a Seminar speaker & exhibitor..
View ArticleBathroom, no ventilation
A property I've recently bought, a terraced, has no window in the bathroom, and no extractor fan. Not good! I'm weighing up my options: Obviously the simplest way would be to fit an extractor in the...
View ArticleCommunal Leak, advice plz
Evening Looking for some assistance. Briefly, I own a top floor flat and the owner below has reported water ingress through his ceiling. I organised a plumber to investigate and nothign was noted,...
View Articleadditional tax relief on property income?
i have property income which goes on my tax return as well as a employed part time job, where i contribute into a company pension employers pension scheme (via payroll deduction) Is there any further...
View ArticleIncome Tax & offsetting losses
Hello, I hope someone can help. Both me and my husband own homes which we lived in prior to meeting - that are both now rented out. Mine is owned by me is in negative equity, his is owned solely by him...
View ArticleDeposit
We have just arranged to let our property with an agent. How much should the deposit be? The rent is £525, so should it be this plus £100? Approx 6 weeks rent?
View ArticleA Big Mess - ending tenancy early
I need some advice, after being majorly messed around, we do not trust the landlord as far as we could throw him so want to make sure everything we do is 'right' Background: Started renting property on...
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