Company Let or AST?
I am a private landlord who rented a property to a tenant who is a limited company, through a letting agent. A standard company let tenancy agreement was signed by both myself and the tenants, company...
View ArticleFee demanded after LVT found none payable
Regular readers may know that I went to the LVT back in 2009 over an underletting notice charge: http://www.residential-property.judi...y/10001AMR.pdf Although the LVT decided they did not have...
View ArticleEscaping a group let
Hi all, I am letting a house with 2 other people, on a group tenancy agreement. I may be getting a job quite a distance away so I would need to move. There's no clause in the agreement about early...
View ArticleI didn't put the deposit in a scheme within 30 days - is there still any point?
Hi all - I have had tenants in a residential letting for about two years and I stupidly failed to put the deposit in a protection scheme. Is there any point me doing so now or would it be invalid...
View ArticleDead tenant...her son claims her deposit is owed to him!!??
A long-standing tenant passed away 2 weeks ago. She moved into the property in 1997 (pre tenancy deposit scheme). Her alcoholic son is currently "living' there and has said in no uncertain terms that...
View ArticleRejected a tenancy on maternity leave
Hi. My husband and I recently applied for a tenancy at a cost of £180. Im currently on maternity leave. I had not given my employers a date i would return as i am not sure whether i would like the...
View Articleauthority to transfer deposit
tenant died his next of kin wrote to me asking for deposit/bond to son who was taking over tenancy with then girlfriend.Next of kin requested bond/deposit signed over to joint names on tenancy....
View ArticleSAT Abandonment - how to get legal posession of the property for re-letting
Hope you can help. I have tenants (a couple) who have been letting since 24th Dec 2012 and have not paid the last rent due. I finally managed to get hold of one of them by telephone to be told they had...
View ArticleWhat is an acceptable interim inspection?
This is my first post, but I hope someone can assist. I'm renting in Scotland, midway through a one year agreement. I have had one inspection already, when the landlord seemed happy with the condition...
View ArticleWant to sell but not sure if I can evict?
I have a rental property that my tenants have been in for five years. Last May they asked for a ten year contract which I was happy to agree to as they are good tenants and had no intention of selling....
View ArticleLicence to Occupy - Weekly Fee Book?
I've got a tennent in one of my workshops who has just moved in. I will in the near future be getting him to sign a 1 year licence for it. In the mean time is there such a thing as a "Licence Fee"...
View ArticleDifficult Tenant - Housing Benefit
Is there any way I can prove that the damage to the walls etc is deliberate? I'm pretty certain my tenant has thrown coffee up the walls. I wonder if there are independent insurance assessors out there?
View ArticleLandlord did not protect deposit
I rented a property for approximately 2 years and ended the tenancy agreement and moved out in March 2013. The landlord has been dragging his feet on releasing my deposit (held via the Deposit...
View ArticleSection 21 expiry date with a break clause?
Hi all, I hope I'm not asking a question already answered, although I have had a look through recent threads. I have agreed to give a tenant a 12-month AST with a 6-month break clause. What expiry date...
View ArticleStoring items in a loft tenants can access
Hello, I am preparing to let my flat out (unfurnished) while I move across the country for a new job. I have found this forum extremely helpful in getting everything ready for my new tenants but had...
View ArticleWhat would you do in my position....
i'll try keep this simple....here is my current situation financially. Now at the point of my life where i want a new home for my wife and I, how would you work this? What would you do ?.....PS Im 30...
View ArticleSlippery Steps
I am about to let out a property but want to raise two issues. There is a loft at the property but the insitu loft ladder is not very safe. Is it ok to put in a clause saying that the tenants must not...
View ArticleBedroom Tax or Bedroom Opportunity?
On the bedroom 'tax', I'm surprised I have heard nothing about the profitable alternative: the £4250 tax-free Rent a Room scheme. Have I missed something? ML
View ArticleMove in date
I've found a property I hope to be moving to but I have to give 1 month notice in my current rented property. The flat I wish to move into becomes vacant in 2 weeks and unless I move in immediately...
View ArticlePLEASE HELP Ran out of funds to install gas central heating.. electric?
Hi everyone, I've been reading these forums for a while and you are all very helpful on here so thank you particularly to those that post a lot of responses to people like me who are not very...
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