I was a bad tenant...
Hey there, So recently I moved out of a property at only 14 days notice and had only paid up until the day I left because of money and personal issues. Since then I have been able to pay the rest of...
View ArticleManaging a block of flats without a managing agent
After several negative experiences with managing agents, our RTM is coming to think that it may be better to manage the block ourselves or at least try it. We are aware that there are many...
View ArticleWhat created the 1980s property boom?
In 1974 our neighbour's bought their three story Victorian house for the miserly sum of £14K. In 1984 it sold for £54K. Then, at the height of the housing boom in 1988, it sold for£188K. Why did it...
View Articlenew coffee shop opening below me now applied for alcohol licence
Hi not sure if anyone can advise here. A former bank that was below my flat got planning permission approved to convert into a coffee shop (planning app showed 8am - 5pm 7 days a week) didnt mind so...
View ArticleHB tenant, loss of guarantor, how this could effect tenancy?
Hi everyone, I am a HB private tenant with a rolling shorthold tenancy. My previous contract expired so now have a month by month tenancy. When I initially took on the tenancy the landlord wanted a...
View ArticleLandlord selling house
A friend has received a letter giving notice that the landlord is selling the house and she's out by July.shes been there for 10 years and doesn't want to move.unfortunately she's only ever had 1...
View ArticleResponsibility for the roof and basement
Hello I have had a good look through the forum but haven't found the answer to my query so hoping someone can help. There are 3 flats in my building, and the top flat has access to the roof terrace....
View ArticleNaive, but patient, , what should i do to get these tennants out.
(the short version is the bottom paragraph :o: )Hi, when my mum died, we were left with a house that we were not ready to sell but did not want to leave vacant. We allowed a couplt to rent it, friends...
View ArticleBTL search Part 3: Electrics, combi-boiler, wall cracks queries + PHOTOS!
Photos to follow...Just viewed the latest prospective BTL flat today. Interested, but there were three things which struck me. 1) ELECTRICS Loads of exposed wiring everywhere! It snakes along the...
View ArticleWho pays the fees?
So, with enough legal training to be dangerous, up to now I've handled negotiating my own terms with commercial tenants and drawing up leases (well, cut and pasting) etc. This is because I've always...
View ArticleLetting Agent did not protect our interests - what can we do?
This is the situation we are facing. Our Lettings Agent managed to convince us that for a Corporate Let (i.e. the tenant is a Corporation), taking a deposit is not required. They gave us the assurances...
View ArticleYBS want to ask the bank permission - they said OK but need mission to let...
have got the house and need to move to different area and downsize to a smaller property. my house is on mortgage - I rang the bank YBS and they said I need Assured short tenancy agreement. where can I...
View Articlewant to ask the bank YBS permission to rent our house - need tenancy agreement
have got the house and need to move to different area and downsize to a smaller property. my house is on mortgage - I rang the bank YBS and they said I need Assured short tenancy agreement. where can I...
View ArticleAny advice on selective licensing ? Please HELP!
We own a house in the Tunstall area of Stoke on Trent and lived in it for several years until due to work and family circumstances (more babies and a job out of area) we moved and rented a larger...
View Articlesection 21 notice
Hi, I am starting a new 6 months ast on the 1st of May . I will be Serving a s21 notice on day one , my question is what date will need to put on it ??? ( I'm guessing the 1st of November )
View ArticleAdvice Appreciated With Tax Relief On Mortgage
Advice appreciated, I let a one bed flat after recently moving in with my partner, I had paid off my mortgage before letting the flat, I now find I am paying a considerable amount of tax on the income....
View Articlewhat type of agreement do I need for a one-month short let?
hello I am currently letting out the rooms in my flat on individual ASTs. For complicated reasons, I would like to let out one of the rooms for just one month. The flat is in inner London so there are...
View ArticleMore security of tenure needed?
I came across this site: http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Europe I checked several countries and in all of them tenants have significantly more security of tenure. In Britain we have veered between...
View ArticleHMO questions
I am currently trying to gather as much info as possible on HMO requirements to asses if it would be a good investment and also to see better educate myself on expanding property portfolios. I'm gonna...
View ArticleNew idea! joint tenancy indemnity contract agreement
For shared houses the standard practice has long been to have joint and severally liable tenancy agreements whereby the landlord treats the tenants collectively as a group and can claim losses against...
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