Marketing my property
Hi all. This is my first post, so go easy with me. I have recently had a very bad experience with a fully managed LA in my home town of Rugby, and therefore considering renting a property I have,...
View ArticleTenant wants to move out
Hello, I am hoping you will be able to give me some advice please. I currently lease one of my commercial premises to a young couple who operate a small cleaning company, although I have never seen the...
View ArticleDrug dealers damaged property
Tenants damaged my commercial property by planting cannabis. What can i do regarding the damage caused to the property. Do i need to go to a solicitor or do i leave it to the police. The police is...
View ArticleThe School Life Balance
I have upset friends – no surprise there, when the couple said that they were so relieved to see the news article about “academic slide” and children losing momentum in their hols. I think they should...
View ArticleMarriage, transfer to joint ownership Income Tax and CGT implications
In 2010, I married my wife and moved in to her flat with her - which she has owned since autumn 1999. We lived there until early 2012, when we purchased a new home. To expedite the sale, we retained...
View ArticleWhat are the implications of repossession?
Hi, I have a property co-owned by my ex partner. We have just had a nightmare with a bad tenant who has ran off leaving behind £4k worth of damage and unpaid rent. Checking the forums, it seems...
View ArticleGround rent linked to RPI?
We own a flat with 110 years remaining on the lease and a ground rent of £100 pa, doubling every 25 years. The landlord is negotiating a lease extension with the other tenants who both have short...
View ArticleShort Assured Tenancy Ending Early
I have been renting my house out to a person who is on housing benefit for the last 3 months, he is on a 6 months short assured tenancy, had terrible problems with him not paying part of his rent. The...
View Article8 weeks in arrears; s8 and s21
Fisrt post, so please be patient! Letting in E&W 1st AST: 5 Dec 2012- 4 Jun 2013 2nd AST: 5 June 2013 - 4 Dec 2013 Tenant on HB Tenant has not paid rent for the last two months (June and July) and...
View Articleentering property
the T has several months unpaid rent, no response to phone/ text / email, need to inspect if still there, and or property condition, can i enter ? i have this clause in the expired ast. ( s21 accel...
View ArticleJoint Tenancy - Declaration of Trust
For a property owned as Joint Tenancy, can a Declaration of Trust be created to change the beneficial ownership from 50/50
View ArticleTransfer to wife post marriage costs.
What are the costs to add a partner as a joint owner (1%) post marriage. This would then allow rental income to be allocated 50/50. Is a solicitor required?
View ArticleNotice of transfer fee
I've had an email from my solicitor saying that in addition to the additional charges for purchasing a leasehold property there is a: "Notice of Transfer Fee. Most Leases have a provision in them that...
View ArticleQuery Re Residents Association
I have a 125 year lease on one of four flats above a Barclays Bank Branch. When I bought the flat prior to auction Barclay's were the freeholder and part of the deal Barclay's struck with me was that I...
View ArticleDeposit reconfirmation when tenancy becomes periodic
I used a letting agent to manage the property when it was first let, and they sorted out the deposit. Since then I've stopped using them and manage the property myself. I assumed that I would not need...
View ArticleCharges for repainting
Hi I'm a student just moving out of a houseshare and wanted some advice. Over the course of the tenancy I put up curtains in my room (drilled holes,used wall plugs and supplied fittings, it was all...
View ArticleTax help for someone who already owns the property they want to rent out
Hi all, I am a newbie to the forum so please be gentle. My situation is as follows. I now own a one bedroom house in Shrewsbury having bought this over the last 25 years through a mortgage which has...
View ArticleCan a landlord get a free legal advise?
My tenant has stopped paying rent. There are a number of issues with the tenancy. She is threatening me with legal action for breach of contract, disrepair, distress, loss of enjoyment. However, being...
View ArticleBuying a commercial property with existing tenant
I have just purchased a commercial property which is already let to a small retailler. Does anyone what formal notices if any I need to serve on the tenant in the property to inform him that I am his...
View ArticleCourt action
I have a couple as tenants who are half way through a one year tenancy (shorthold tenancy agreement)who I sent a Section 8 notice to quite, two weeks ago because they are nearly two month s in arrears...
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