My month for checking qualified contractors - elec consumer unit.
Rent Act elderly T requested additional 13 amp socket for TV during conversion of unused downstairs room to bedroom (incapacity to climb stairs due to frailty). The qualified electrician then informed...
View ArticleDo landlords have to keep ledgers for each tenant
Dear Forum, I have a simple system in place for my tenants rental income, in that all payments received go into a seperate bank account myself T/A xxx I can see each time tenants pay via my bank...
View ArticleF/H Property Mixed Commercial and Residential - Quite Long - Sorry
Once again sorry for the length of this post This was my question to my solicitor I own a F/H property which is a building consisting of a shop/office ground floor (vacant), s/c 2 bed flat 1st...
View ArticleIllegal rent increase
Hello, i need some help, i live in this property since end of January 2013, its a share house with 5 bedrooms, 1 couple plus 3 other single tenants, plus me and my wife, making a total of 7 people in...
View ArticleUsing Excel Spreadsheets! Help!
Hi Guys I’m currently managing properties using a excel spreadsheet. I’m looking to make life a bit easier by having certain dates on the spreadsheet change a different colour or show some sort of...
View ArticleThe timeframe for sound insulation test???
Hi all, I am thinking of converting a house into flats and wanted to know at what point in the conversion do you have to have the sound insultation test. I am guessing it is at virtual completion, but...
View ArticleConfidence in tenant checks?
Hi guys, I've only recently started entertaining the thought of letting my property and hoping to get some honest help from unbiased sources! The letting agents I've been speaking to use a variety of...
View ArticleGround rent help
Mrs LHA has said that I may have been a bit harsh in my answers on this and I shouldnt let my frustration with the crappy weather get to me. It the 1st of July we’re a week past the longest day and its...
View ArticleAny good jokes??? Please post here.
Here is one to start us off- A man left for work one Friday afternoon. Instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend hunting with the boys and spending all his wages. When he finally got home...
View ArticlePotentially unsafe electric oven / dirty kitchen
Hi, apologies in advance for the rant! We moved into a rental property yesterday (private landlord let through an estate agents) and have a question regarding the wiring of the cooker and the general...
View ArticleTenant has caused failure of appliance
DH and I own a flat. New tenants moved in 2 weeks ago. We met with them twice to go over 'how to use' everything. All instruction manuals etc are in a folder we left in the flat, along with 4 contact...
View ArticleDivorce and the family home
Hi all I am helping a family member, unfortunately it looks like she is going to have to separate/divorce. There is one child involved. They have been married and lived in the house for twelve years....
View Articlen5b form
im in the process of filling out a n5 form which i downloaded on here but have seen on goverment site that there is a new n5 form can i still use the old form thanks also if i tick the box that i want...
View ArticleBanging your head against a brick wall
LHA has expressed frustration because no one is taking any notice of his sticky on ground rent. My sticky on rights of entry has had over 80,000 hits. I strongly suspect that a significant majority of...
View ArticleLeaseholder planning application
Dear All, I am a director of a management company for a block of 16 flats. We look after the freehold which is collectively owned by the leaseholders. Recently a new leaseholder has applied for...
View ArticleSash Windows - Repair or Replacement
Hello wonderful helpful Team, I'm looking for some advise regarding whether to repair or to replace a few sash windows in my rental flat. The condition of the windows are very poor as the building is...
View ArticleHave I missed the date to serve a Section 21?
I would like to give a tenant notice. Today is the 1st. Am I right in thinking that yesterday was the date I should have served it to regain the property in 2 months and I've just missed it by a day?...
View ArticleBack dated rental value E11 - HELP!!!
Hi all, I have a very odd query in relation to the past rental values of a property in E11. We have been asked to provide an appraisal of the rental value of a property over the last 16 years i.e the...
View ArticleLHA tenant left property and now I have not received payment
Hi All, I got a text message from a T lat week friday informing me that the property is now vacant, this was before a Balif visit in about 7 days time. Now, I also realised that I was supposed to be...
View ArticleHMO question
Hi all, I have a question regarding my property. I currently rent out 2 rooms in my own home, one full time and one a couple of days a week. It has been assessed by the council that my house is not the...
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