Is there a time limit for this ...
I understand that Ts can apply for upto 12mnths rent for living in unlicensed HMO that was licensable during the time T lived there, but what is the cut-off time after which T cannot claim, if indeed...
View ArticleEviction notice accepted. What if tenant doesn't move out?
I have given my tenant 2 months notice to leave the flat, as he hasn't paid rent for a few months and is now on a monthly rolling contract. The tenant has agreed on the date. Let's assume I walk into...
View ArticleWhich to use S21(1)b fixed term tenancy notice or S21(4)a periodic tenancy...
My tenant has been a problem from the start, breaching a number of the ast clauses since moving in, now he refuses to pay the rent. He signed a six month agreement 18 may 2012 to 17 nov 2012. I want to...
View Articlesection 21 hearing
Hi All, How can a section 21 be brought to a hearing? Can a tenant claim he has over paid rent and have it brought to a hearing? Or would they have to open a small claims? Thanks
View ArticleAny debts incurred by tenants
Hi, Can I please ask if anyone knows if the landlord will be liable for any debts incurred by the tenant in the time they live at the property? Thanks for any help Kind regards Mathura
View ArticleTenant seems to have vanished
Hello I have a HMO property which I rent to individual tenants per room. One of the girls seems to have just left and gone back home abroad. Her monthly rent was due on 1st October. Her clothes and...
View ArticleId forms for LR
Hi all, Trying to do my own conveyancing on purchases and sales but the other side keep insisting on me filling out ID1 and ID2 forms. Some solicitors ask for it and some don't. Is there any way to...
View ArticleResidential over Shop
Hi Guys I am new to the landlordzone. Can I have opinions on buying residential property that is over a shop. What are the issues if any or potential pitfalls? The shop is part of the same building and...
View ArticleNo Written Contract
I pay my rent weekly and always leave the money on the bed as per the landlords instructions. I have a cat and therefore the room has always been left ajar. A couple of weeks ago my landlord knocked to...
View Articlehad success with RPT/LVT process, built a reference site for people considering
Hi guys & gals I hope this isn't in breach of forum rules as my site is entirely non-profit and intended purely as a resource for those considering claiming back unfair service charges. My...
View ArticleLodger Problems
I'm currently share my house with 3 lodgers, one of who owes me over £2000 rent arrears, i served him a written notice to leave the property within 2 weeks, and advised him that i would be changing the...
View ArticleAntisocial Council Tenant Harassing My Tenants
I don't know if this woman has mental health issues, but repeatedly her victims have indicated that she acts as though she has. In any event, over several years she has submitted not one, but a whole...
View ArticleMould damp/leak? Letting agent ignoring
I know there are hundreds of threads about damp, but at a loss as to what to do/where we stand with this issue. Since we moved into the house at the end of June, we've had issues with leaks/damp in the...
View ArticleDo I have to Complete Tax Returns?
I would like to have some advise on submitting tax returns for a retal property. I purchased a BLT property in March 2008. My first tenants moved out 6 months later having accrued 4 months rent...
View ArticleAccelerated Possession - defendant using tricks and tactics provided by shelter
Hi all, I submitted Accelerated Possession Court papers to the Courts (standard AST fixed term ended). I served the Section 21 in June 2012 (correctly dated and worded etc.) I had an independent...
View Articleperiodic weekly
If we have tenancies which have weekly payments, the 6 months have gone and we are now in periodic (ast) if for example the tenancy started 25th of the month, what datedo we give notice and when does...
View ArticleRegistering deposit - Tenant or council's name?
Hi, I've had a long term tenant in one of my flats since 2006 (before the introduction of the deposits protection schemes). After the initial 12 month AST ran out she's been on a rolling month to month...
View ArticleDenied a new mortgage because I work for United Nations
I've had a btl mortgage with RBSI for about 12 years. About five years ago I changed jobs to work for the UN in Kenya. (Lender was made aware of this to the extent that I notified them of a change of...
View ArticleAssured Tenancy leaving early, what about deposit.
Have a tenant on a 6 month Assured Tenancy (not shorthold) in a multi let. He is 2 months into the contact and wants to leave. I explained he is responsible for tenancy for the full 6 months and can't...
View ArticleCan a Lease be varied when there is a mortgage on the property?
Hi, I own both the Freehold (through a Ltd co.) and all of the Leasehold flats in a building. There's not a loan on the Freehold but there are mortgages on each of the flats. The ground rents on the...
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