Lease extension
I have 1/3 share of freehold in a block with 3 flats 1, 2 which is mine and flat 3. The freeholder is a manco made up of owners of each of the 3 flat. Each owner is a director. Majority of 2 directors...
View ArticleDeposits
If a STA started in January 2007 before the deposit scheme started and then the STA was renewed did the money need to be placed in a deposit scheme? Seeing as the deposit was originally handed over...
View ArticleTenant Check Companies - which one?
Having parted company with my last MA, now going DIY. So what tenant checking services do members rec? Experien, NLA/RLA, TenantVerify or a n other? Full or basic report? anticipated cost?
View ArticleChange of property / building works
Hi, I recently moved into a property where the landlord, advertisements and letting agents stipulated I would have a roof terrace. When I actually moved in the "terrace" was actually a closed off...
View ArticleJeffrey's news thread (part 2)
http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/forums...ory-of-the-day seems to not take more than 500 posts, so I'm continuing here.
View ArticleIs local authority consent needed?
I'm keen to re-do my apartment with works to include rewiring as well as some modification. The building in which the apartment is situated was listed in 2001 but the apartment was totally modern...
View Articlelast month's pro-rata rent calculation
Hi, I'm wondering if someone could tell me which is the standard way to calculate the final month's rent. I agreed that the tenant could move out early and would pay the final month pro-rata but am...
View ArticlePrivate lettings
Is there such a thing as a list of private landlords? I need to move a.s.a.p but all the letting agencies have such strict rules we're never going to find anywhere to go. My husband is on long term...
View ArticleAST and difficult tenants
Hi, I am currently renting out a property for the first time, it's rented on an assured shorthold tenancy which is fixed for 12 months. Everything was going smoothly until now 9 months in the tenants...
View ArticleForgot to add some items to accounts
I forgot to add some items to my accounts for the year just ended. Can I add them onto this years accounts?
View ArticleHow to evict bedsit people
Hi, I have tenants living in house which I sub-let. I had experience with non-paying people who made debt and then left, but this situation reached whole new level - they stopped paying rent and...
View ArticleFlat Refurbishment: carpets, paint etc
I have been in a rented property for nearly 4 years now, when I moved in the carpets and paint, bathroom an kitchen where in a bit of a state already. I've done a few bits of paint small areas, done a...
View ArticleBad Tenant won't leave property.. Please Help!
Our tenant of 3 years was originally on a 1 year assured shorthold agreement (Lawpack)with a monthly rollover periodical tenancy. Basically, we have not updated the yearly agreement since the initial...
View ArticleBT pole in garden
About 5 years ago we bought part of our neighbour's garden from him. It contains a telegraph pole belonging to BT. It's an eyesore. How would we go about requesting that it be removed and the wires...
View Article3 bedroom house with converted loft but no license from the council rent as HMO
Hi, I'm in the process of purchasing a house for buy-to-let. The house is advertised as a 3 bedroom with loft, with 4 students living in it. The house itself is in a good condition, and the loft...
View Articlecan i claim for replacing a conservatory?
I bought a 3 bed semi four years ago. It has a wood and glass sun room extention on the back. It is now showing its age and needs replacing can I claim replacement with a UPVc conservatory against tax?...
View ArticleDamage cuased by tennent
Hi, I have 1 property which I let through an agency (fully managed), I have had a long term tennent (5 years) who has recently given notice after I was forced to send a letter regarding breach of...
View ArticleSelling a freehold property but freeholder does not co-operate with solicitors
Hi, I am trying to sell a flat in England, the building is split into three individual properties and I am the leaseholder and my neighbour who owns the freehold lives upstairs. I am currently selling...
View ArticleCharging for paperwork
I am the managing agent of a block of nine freehold flats, and I am also one of the residents there. When a flat is sold, I produce two copies of the Deed of Covenant that regulates the maintenance...
View Articlecommercial investing books
Hi Can anyone suggest some books on the basics of investing in commercial property in the uk ? thanks
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