60 year agreement
I own several electricity substation sites that I rent out between £7.00 and £20 a year. The agreements where made up in the early 60s and for a term of 60 years some are due to end in about 8 years....
View ArticleFreehold title plan doesn't include gardens (front and rear of block)
Just perusing the lease of a possible BTL flat purchase, in a converted house which has gardens front and rear, and I find that the LR freehold title plan isn't marked to include these pieces of land....
View ArticleMandatory Licensing of HMO
On the basis that it "doing my head in" perhaps I can ask the great and good for their views!! Scenario The local council is going to introduce what they refer to as a "Mandatory" licensing for HMOs....
View ArticleProfessional block management charges?
I know this is a hoary old subject, and the answers are usually related to the length of string, but I am just looking for some rough guidance in order to demonstrate value for money for our...
View ArticleTenants Evicted
My tenants were evicted by the HCEOs last week but the property is filled (and do I mean filled!) with their property. What rights do I have on removing their property? The HCEO said the Ts would be in...
View Article1 house - 2 tenancy's - council tax
I have a 2 bed house with 2 people both on LHA with a tenancy each, the council have assessed the payments and awarded the LHA but they now want to put the house down as a HMO and charge me the...
View Articlestructural changes to a leasehold
hi, I've read other posts and you mention s.19(2) of LTA 1927: "In all leases whether made before or after the commencement of this Act containing a covenant condition or agreement against the making...
View ArticleHelp needed for serving section 21 notice please
Hi, I'm new to this forum and have found all the info I've read through really interesting and really helpful. Just need a bit of advice as to the dates I need to give on a section 21 notice. The...
View ArticleWARNING: Land Registry has been hacked
This morning I received an email ostensibly from noreply.efees@landregistry.gsi.gov.uk, as I always do, announcing that they would debit my bank account with their fees by a certain date. However, it...
View ArticleEviction - be prepared!
Some time ago I wrote an ebook about the pitfalls that prevent successful evictions. It was quite well received but has just been updated. If members would like a copy (free) then go to...
View ArticleLandlord Access Rights when rental period is ending due to Section 21 ?
I have been renting for 3 yrs and have been served Section 21 (the landlord has decided to sell the apartments instead of renting them, so I have two months to move out). That part is fine, but what...
View ArticleBuilding regs, electrics and communal heat detectors
Hello One of our leaseholders has renovated their flat. Apparently, they have moved their communal heat detector, we know not where yet. They are arguing that all work has been carried out compliant...
View ArticleWhich type of smoke alarm to fit to avoid tenants turning it off?
I am about to start letting a property (previously my main residence) as a holiday let. Not a new build (circa 1820) and not an HMO so my legal requirements on fire is not complicated. However, there...
View ArticleEvicted Tenants and Council Tax
If tenants have been evicted but leave behind possessions then who is responsible for the council tax while their possessions remain in the otherwise empty property (assuming tenants have said they are...
View ArticleA new perspective on landlord licensing
Read this article on another Landlord site today and thought it might be a good catalyst for a discussion. The Alternatives to Landlord Licensing Schemes
View ArticleA good legally qualified person to help us fight an unwelcome change of lease
Please does anyone know of a really good legally qualified person who can help us stop one person who is one of two directors of a management company who is trying to change our lease which has been...
View ArticleLetting privately vs agency
Dear All Landlords, I'm a new Landlord and looking for some advice. Could anyone give me some pros and cons for renting privately/ going through an agency? I'm not too keen on agency costs but...
View ArticleAST or Lodger's agreement
I'm about to sign for a room in a flat but I'm not sure whether an AST or Lodger's agreement is the correct agreement. If I give the scenario I'm hoping someone can provide an answer. The 3-bedroom...
View ArticleCouncil tennant questions
Hi everyone, Just so you all know i am new here and have never let a property before so please excuse my ignorance! Me and a friend bought a property in Huntingdon in May. We have re decorated it and...
View Articlepossession and 1 other, and what about teenager children ( maybe adult)
1. I returned 1 form 'request for possesssion' for the MrT, (the ast has mrT & mrs T ) i overlooked the 2nd 'request for possession' request form as i thought it was a duplictae, however i now...
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