Private landlord now having problems with tenants
Hello everybody. Please forgive me for sounding like a beginner with this kind of thing but i've had no troubles until now! We've been letting a property to a young family for around two years now....
View ArticleCould locks affect use class?
Background This is about the hmo use class, feel free to skip to my question if it's too long to read... The house has is a 4 bedroom one that had established use as a C3 dwelling under the 1987 use...
View ArticleBonds to secure property
Has anybody had any dealings with bond schemes and how the schemes are run. The council sent a BACS payment to the LA for the equivalent of one months rent. The letter that accompanied the payment is...
View ArticleOverseas landlord refuses to repay deposit, who can I sue?
I rented a 1 bedroom flat for 2 years until March 2013 when I terminated the tenancy and checked out with no problems. The property is managed by a letting agent and they informed me that my full...
View ArticleImpossible to change the lease
If a lease wishes to restrict a third party, language such as "not to allow", "not to suffer", "not to permit", etc. is used. Because we do not have this clause, sub-tenants "can" run wild, because...
View ArticleRainwater leaking into the flat below mine -- a freeholder responsibility, I...
The people in the flat below mine have complained to the freeholder of the block (which is the local authority) that when it rains heavily, rainwater leaks through the ceiling of one of their bedrooms....
View ArticleDeath help, damage and rent owed.
Hi, I have a tenant who hanged himself in my flat, I have a lettings agent who receives his payment direct from the DSS. The police smashed the door in to gain entry and now its boarded up and the door...
View Articlepotental lease but have some issues
i have been accepted by landlord for a flat i had interest in renting long term , on my second viewing i noticed some small things that i would like to get sorted before i move in issues are pretty...
View ArticleHHSRS inspection in private dwelling (owner occupied)
Has anyone heard of a local authority performing an HHSRS inspection on a private owner occupied dwelling? I believe it is out of the ordinary but was wondering whether of you learned associates had...
View ArticleModel Articles for freeholder/management company?
Evenin' all I am thinking at the next AGM of changing our Articles for some nice shiny new ones under CA2006, rather than the ancient ones we have at the moment. I might of course download the model...
View ArticleIs it legal for a landlord to register a default on someone's credit file
if they fail to make a rent payment? Hope someone knows! Thanks
View ArticleInventory Validity
Hi All, First off I apologise if this has been asked before, I have tried searching but not found what I was looking for. I am currently in the process of moving out of a 3 bed flat, it is/was a joint...
View ArticleViewings for new tennants
My friend has handed notice on as AST with the move out date being end of May. The Letting agency managing the property has behaved poorly with viewings, not giving 24 hours notice, turning up...
View ArticleShould've gone to specsavers!
My T, a lovely bloke, keeps his room spotless, always smells nice and fresh. Perfect. Decides to get engaged (YIKES didn't ask my advice first: I'd have said 'Don't do it!'). Took his GF to get a ring....
View ArticleSplit from thread - Viewings for new tennants
As you know our tenancy is coming to an end at the end of May. We fully appreciate that you wish to accept viewings but we are finding it quite disruptive at present. We would like to stress that we...
View ArticleHow much notice do I have to give out of contract (i.e. periodic tenant)
Hi there, We've been told by our landlord that we need to move out by the 9th of September as they're wanting to sell the house, but we're wanting to move out sooner (as we currently own a house which...
View ArticleTenancy deposits - arbitration success rates
Hi I'm looking at how to hold my tenants deposit and wondered if there was any benefit of holding it in the custodial scheme or one of the insurance based scheme if a dispute was to occur. In other...
View ArticleCosts of lease extension - tax deductible?
Hi there I wonder if anyone could advise about how, from a tax perspective, to treat a statutory extension of a lease on a property rented out to tenants. I can't seem to find a consistent viewpoint...
View ArticleDeposit protection - what additional info should I give tenants?
Asked this on another forum but so far no replies, so I thought I'd try here. I know this forum is primarily for LLs in England and Wales, but you guys will have more experience of deposit protection...
View ArticleTDS Time Limits
Evening Fellow Members! I was just having a general browse about a question and stumbled across your site and was hoping you might be able to help me. I have recently moved out of a property (17th...
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