Is rent book required for 4-weekly rent?
Hi guys I think I'm right in saying a weekly tenancy requires a tenant to be provided with a rent book, and a monthly tenancy does not. My landlord is changing my payment period from every calender...
View Articleclaiming 45p per mile for car costs
im doing my tax returns, and up till now i never really put in for the use of my car, i just did a very rough (and small) guess of what the petrol cost me for my journeys to my properties and never...
View ArticleHow to reduce freeholders insurance premium
Hello I share the freehold of a 3 storey / 3 flat victorian conversion in North London. None of the quotes we have obtained are under £1000. Our renewal quotation has risen around 15% with all the...
View Articletenants not paying and not communicating...how to get them out?
You were an enormous help to us when we had tenants from hell, and now my Dad is suffering terribly with his...he is too stressed to do anymore and is told there is no way out, so I will share his...
View ArticleGuarantor Eviction Costs
I signed as a guarantor for my step daughter on a 9 month residential lease. The idea was that her housing benefit would go to the landlord directly and I thought this was the case for some months. The...
View ArticleTemplate Agreement for joint freeholder residents engaging in redevelopment?
Would anyone be able to point me in the direction of any possible sources for this? I am one of a group of leasholders who jointly own our freehold. We are considering redevelopment options, but...
View ArticleWould you pay for this new service?
Your tenant(s) pay late. A few days, sometimes even more than a week or two. They say they simply forget, they´re too busy - as if you weren´t! It irritates you to have to chase them - you have better...
View ArticleThe future of my freeholder
Hi All, I just got a letter through the post asking me for my say in the future of my freeholder (Council). They are asking tenants and leaseholders to decide on how housing should be managed in the...
View ArticleOffical deposit letter for tenant that moves out
Hi, Our T has moved out but going through the contract they will end up loosing their deposit as there are too many things they have failed to do. Should I formally write to them to give a breakdown of...
View ArticleFor those that love to hate the Daily Mail
Quote: According to an article in today's Daily Mail about personal hygiene, most people have detectable amounts of "waste" on their hands at any given time. Nonsense, I thought. Then I realised it...
View ArticleWho's income is it anyway?
Hi all, I'm just trying to establish if I can complete the tax return on our rental income in my name. Here are the facts: The property belongs to and is in the name of my wife. My wife is the named...
View ArticleAutocorrect darn it.
It's one thing to have auto correct do it's thing, or not, on LLZ but in the world of IM, it can make you wonder about friends and family. Middle LHA sent this after " fanta shot out my nose" from...
View ArticleIf tenants fails to leave and it goes to court, could my son represent me in...
Hello all, Having served both a section 21 and very shortly a section 8. If the tenanat fails to leave following the section 8 and it needs to go to court. Could my son (mainteance man for the...
View ArticleTrust Account for Service Charge
How do I set up a 'trust' account for our service charge monies? All the banks I have approached don't understand or don't provide such accounts. I can open a business account but this is not a 'trust'...
View ArticleIs a fire risk assessment needed for external communal areas of a flat...
I've been scouring the internet without finding an answer to this question so I'm hoping someone on here might be able to help! I own a detached house which I'm converting into three flats. All three...
View ArticleConsent for moving 2 walls in a Leasehold Flat
I have just bought a leasehold flat in London, and would like to move two small stud walls to decrease the size of the bathroom and increase the size of the only bedroom so it can comfortably fit a...
View ArticleNew Fixtures in a Leasehold Flat
A simple question, I have just bought a leasehold flat and in two locations would like to installed fitted wardrobes of the flatpack/mdf variety so they wont as such be structure. Do I need the...
View Articlefinancial aspects of renting - coming across as viable
I need some guidance as to how to approach letting agents so that I come across as the credible, reliable, good tenant that I am. I’m also looking for some sympathy too. :) I’m looking for a reasonably...
View ArticleAgent problems again
i know I have been on about this before but today this is the situation tenant wants to deal with me but still no rent arrears paid Tenant has social worker who i spoke to but cannot give any comments...
View ArticleWhose insurance do I claim off?
The flat above is being refurbished. The builders have cut through a pipe which has flooded my flat. Do I first have to try to claim off the contractor's insurance before having the right to claim off...
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