Buy house with a friend and split to 2 apartments
I am looking for some expert help and i dont know where to start. I am looking at buying a house 50-50 with a friend and i am looking to find out how i can buy this house, extend it and then split it...
View ArticleHotels making life a misery - breach of lease
Hi, I live in a development with a lot of apartments. Our lease states that we are not allowed to use the apartments for short term lets. So they can't be used as serviced apartments and hotels....
View ArticlePitfalls of Tenancy Agreement with long term and tenant passing away
If giving someone a Tenancy Agreement with a fixed term of say 20 years - are there any pitfalls if the tenant dies say 2 years into the fixed term, can the landlord get possession of the property or...
View ArticleNeed Help Ground Rent Dispute
I had an arrangement to pay my outstanding ground rent arrears by instalments till June 14th and the arrangement was to ring and make payment over the phone on the 14th of every month from February...
View ArticleBuilding's Insurance Refusal
A strange one. I've just been refused insurance on a property. It's the usual game of blind man's buff: it has been refused but we can't/aren't going to tell you anything useful as to why. However, a...
View ArticleCalculate Timber Strength
The side of my house is about 4ft from the brick garden wall. I am thinking of building a 6ft high platform for two water butts, so that they will be able to feed my hose for car washing. (Also if the...
View ArticleCommercial & Residential dual-lease issue - problems with landlord.
Please forgive me if this is a bit "bones" of a thread as I have some info and trying to get more to help a very very busy friend out. Bullet-points to make this easier She's the tenant. There is a...
View ArticleMoneyclaim Online .. Please help ...
Hi All , I am under a lot of stress with my tenant who just wouldn't pay , and is planning a runner. I would be very grateful for your advise please .. I am planning to do a Moneyclaim whilst waiting...
View ArticleCriminal damage.
Hello All, I'm ending a tenancy quite soon and suspect the outgoing occupants may maliciously trash the property on the way out. I am happy with the civil side of things and am pretty confident I will...
View ArticleGarden and deposit
Hi, We vacated our property on 21st June and took photos of the garden. We put a lot of work into making it tidy. (It wont let me upload them here?) The estate agent has just sent me an email (after...
View ArticleWriting an agreement for tenancy.
Afternoon all, I'm in the process of writing my own tenancy agreement and moving away from the estate agents who are letting my property (or just taking £60 a month to ignore the tenants) I have two...
View ArticleQuestion about Payment Date on Tenancy Agreement
Hi Guys, I just need a little advice please. My new tenant will move into the property on 30 June (this Sunday). On my AST agreement there is a clause about rent payment date: ''The Rent. The Tenant...
View ArticleRenting for the first time from private landlord that lives in another city?
Hi Everybody I've been looking for a 1 bedroom flat for sometime . I saw an advert on spareroom websites and made contact . The private landlord lady informed me that she was coming from Birminghami...
View ArticleAllowable Expenses
Hi, Im a little new to the landlord world and am in the process of trying to work out everything tax related. I am trying to determine my allowable expenses and have a few questions hopefully someone...
View ArticleHeadlease owners and liability for maintenance
I'm in the process of regularising an old headlease situation. The structure is: freeholder -> 4 previous tenants (from 15-20 years ago) on as headlease owners -> 4 subleases for 4 flats. Besides...
View ArticleNotice to Quit
I need to give my tenant notice to leave as she is in arrears with her rent. She has agreed to leave but I know this could change when she actually has her notice so I want to make sure I do the right...
View ArticlePermission to Extend into Loft - does it benefit new LH?
I own a top floor flat and the loft space is included in the demise. The lease does not require the LH to obtain permission from the FH to carry out alterations. However, since the roof itself belongs...
View ArticleDuration of AST for the benefit of the LL
What do you think are the benefits of a 6 month vs a 12 month (with break clause) AST for the LL? My random thoughts -If the T is going to do something he shouldn't be doing (not pay rent, try to run)...
View Article"Meet the new class of landlords profiting from Generation Rent"
Do you have any thoughts on this article? http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013...eneration-rent
View ArticlePutting a caravan or static home of possessed land
Hi i know the proccess of possessing land. I have been in possession of some land for the last 3 years and in that time i have put a fence around it and will soon put some goats on the land. I have...
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