Water damage from upstairs flat - health risk
Hi there I own a flat on a long lease and the freeholder lets the flat upstairs (two flat maisonette). I had my daughter's room redecorated and discovered alarming damp and mould - black, wet, over the...
View ArticleArgument with management company (yes really, I know!)
We have let our flat for 3+ years to one tenant managed by an Agent. During this time, the tenant had 'cleanliness' issues which resulted in our flat having to be completely re-decorated after she...
View ArticleRe-Issue of Demand which currently does not meet S.47 requirement
Can someone please advise if a new demand for payment of Service Charges can be issues after an application to the LVT has already been made. If was to win my case on account of the S.47 requirements...
View ArticleDamage by contractors and they are refusing to claim on their insurance
Hi all I could really do with some advice - I have been having my tenanted property re-fenced, and the fencers hit a water main. They are saying 'it's not our fault' 'it shouldn't have been there, it's...
View ArticleLandlord refusing to pay back deposit
Hi can anyone help me. I have recently moved out and my landlord has told me he will not pay me back my deposit as rent wasnt fully paid up. When i moved in the landlord told me the rent was £480 p/m...
View Articleagreement - tenent to move out tempory for renovation
hi all, Is it possibly for a landlords solicitor to make an agreement for the tenant to move out tempory sometime in the future for renovations??? I'm selling a property with tenant in situ and the...
View ArticleCan landlord restrict size of TV I use?
Hi, I am a student who has recently moved into a private halls of residence. I have two questions. 1) Do I have the same rights as any other tenant, even though I am a student living in student...
View ArticleTax allowances to make property lettable
My husband and I bought a property in March 2013 and have just let it out. The property had been owned by a very elderly lady and needed quite a lot of work to get it in to a fit state to be let out....
View ArticleFreehold/Leasehold interest
A few years ago i converted a three bedroom house into two flats. All necessary planning/building regs were obtained but the deeds were not altered to reflect the conversion. The deeds show that the...
View ArticleIn a bind with uncooperative LA
Thank you in advance for reading my thread below. In July, I viewed and agreed to rent a flat as a tenant where the previous tenant was still in contract but agreed to end theirs the same day mine...
View ArticleSection 21 against one tenant in joint agreement
Myself and my ex girlfriend are currently living in a property under a joint tenancy that used to be AST but is now on periodic due the AST period ending. We have split up however and she wants to...
View ArticleTenant filed defence
Hello I am the landlord of 1 property which I currently let out to a young lady and her 2 children. she is the daughter of an old neighbour so allowed her to have the keys to the property on 1st...
View ArticleHelp needed from Expert Electrician please!
Hello there, What began as a simple kitchen refurb has turned into a bit of an electrical nightmare as we have discovered 30 year old wiring in the house alongside new wiring. I am sure there is a...
View ArticleSecure Key
My bank just wrote to say that I will soon need a 'secure key' to access online banking. Without one, I will not be able to set up new payments. What are other members' experience of these gadgets? Are...
View ArticleEvicting a tenant
I have my property on let and was originally put on let in January 2011. The deposit I took was used as a rent payment as the tenant did not have rent to pay and that was a year ago. now the tenant has...
View ArticleReturning deposit to issue section 21
Hello I am the landlord of 1 property which I currently let out to a young lady and her 2 children. she is the daughter of an old neighbour so allowed her to have the keys to the property on 1st...
View ArticleResubmissiting Deposits if tenant signs new contract
Hi I have a house which i let the rooms on an individual basis. If the tenant signs for one year and the deposit is protected by the DPS, does a whole new Deposit submission need to be made if the...
View ArticleWhen can I serve section 8 for unpaid rent?
This may not be complicated to you kind people but as a newbie landlord I am a bit lost... I bought my one and only rental house a while ago with tennants in place and the rent was all paid for by the...
View ArticleSaniflo toilet
Hi Does anyone know whether or not it is illegal to rent a flat out where the only toilet is a Saniflo? Thank you
View ArticleDPS dispute with Adjudicator - Landlord Comments are Pack of Lies - What to Do??
Our dispute is currently being adjudicated on by the ADR of the DPS, as the landlord is trying to claim his property was left in a dilapidated state so needs the deposit to sort it out. We say, and the...
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