Can / how do I insure a deposit that dates back to 2008? Need to evict tenant!
I need to take possession of a flat (the only one I rent out), the tenancy for which began on 7th September 2008, so really I need to insure the deposit today so that I can serve a section 21 today...
View Article12month lease
It's our first time renting out a property. We have decided on using a letting agent. Did our research and found, what we think is a good one. Tennants have been found, both working, non smokers &...
View ArticleImplied Surrender ?? Can I change the locks ?
My tenant gave notice on the 6th march by text message. The AST was due to run out on the 9th April and I also had issued a Section 21 notice for the 9th April. Her last rent was due on the 20th march...
View ArticleSection 21(4)a served ... tenant didn't leave .. please advise....
Dear All , I seek your help and advice on this matter please.. 1. I served section 21(4)a on a periodic tenancy to my tenant . Notice expiring 21st March 2013. The notice was served correctly by post...
View ArticleWhere's Jeffrey?
Hi all. Haven't been here for some time so I feel very new and rusty! However, looking for familiar faces and notice our Jeffrey hasn't been posting. Does anybody know why? Many thanks.
View Articleunscrupulous thieving solicitors
I'm considering winding down my estate agency This is due to a £4k legal bill awarded against me All I did was get an s21 date wrong, its pure madness and I wont be bowing down to these unscrupulous...
View ArticleValuation Exercise of the Day
Savills seem to be taking the pee. This "7 bedroom detached house" in Sutton-in-Ashfield is on at £1,495,000. That's 2000 per sqm. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-26456031.html It has a large...
View ArticleRestrictive Covenant Question
Hi. This is a question out of curiosity more than anything. A couple of years ago, I bought a house which hadn't previously been sold since 1950s. It had to be registered and upon reading the deeds,...
View ArticleTennent left without giving noticed and left place like a shed adviced wanted
Not sure what to do, My tennent has just handed me the keys and said he is leaving, the SAT states that he is to give 1 months notice. He has also left it in a real mess with ruined carpets and broken...
View ArticleRecommended Managing Agents - South London
We are looking to appoint a managing agent through the LVT under section 24 and need to nominate a managing agent. Having sourced a number of quotes and met with managing agents, we are having...
View ArticleServing a 146 notice for breach of lease
I have read that it is possible to serve a 146 notice for a breach of lease if the tenant has admitted the breach as opposed to going through the LVT. What exactly is classed as an admittance? For...
View ArticleDo we have two flats or one house?
We have bought a house that has been split into two flats. Each flat has seperate utilities and we pay council rate for each flat. However the title deeds just have the house as a whole. We hope to...
View Articlestressful deposit situation - advice needed
Hi All I have found myself in a very stressful situation with an ex landlord and would really appreciate some advice Basically on 31st March 2012 my partner and i signed a short assured tenancy lease...
View Articletenant won't leave!
I advised my letting agent that I wanted to give the required 2 months notice to the tenant to move out. The agent arranged a Notice to Quit from the local Sheriff Officer at a cost to me of £69.90!...
View ArticleGuarantor making rental payments for foreign visitors - whose name is written...
I have an HMO house and have 2 rooms about to be let to two foreign semi pro cricketers who are over in the UK for 6 months. Their cricket club are going to pay for their rent & the clubs chairman...
View ArticleAm I a Lodger or a tenant?
Hello, I have a 'lodgers agreement' between myself and the homeowners. They do not live in the house but their daughter does. She pays rent, as do I and there are no written or verbal agreements...
View ArticleOwn 1 property, live in a rented property
If I own 1 property in the UK which I let, and live in a rental property somewhere else to be close to my workplace, what is the tax situation? Is the rent I receive seen as straight income or are...
View Article999 year leasehold flat in London - buy freehold?
Hi I own a 999 year leasehold flat of a building in Outer London with 1 other neighbour owning the same . The freeholder was a developer who doesnt have any say in the day to day maintenance or running...
View ArticleConsiderations when changing ownership structure of investment property
I’m looking for some advice to help me understand the implications and opportunities of the ownership structure of my investment property. By way of background, I purchased the property in February...
View Articlereceipts omission
if i had omitted to put in some receipts for a previous tax year on my rental business can i simply add them to my next self assessment or do i have to re-admit my previous self assessment. it seems...
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