Business Rates on vacant commercial property?
Hello all, Is it true that if you own a vacant commercial property (in my case industrial unit), do you still have to pay Rates even if it is vacant? I am in the process of buying one, but wondering...
View ArticleCourt hearing for accelerated possession, what do I need to do to prepare?
Hi I have been told there will be a court listing to question my application for accelerated possession on a property I rent out, the reason the court has given for the hearing is that the tenancy...
View ArticleOur Landlord is sub-letting his Shared Ownership Property to Us
it has transpired that our Landlord is sub-letting his Shared Ownership Property to us. He has, through the letting agent, asked us to leave as soon as possible, that was three months ago, and now...
View ArticleCompany Let/ Holiday Rental Clause
A large short let/holiday let internet company wants to let my flat and they would then sublet it as a holiday let. The advantages are they would let it from me for 2 or 3 years and use their own...
View ArticleVarying an AST
Hi I need to add some new clauses to the AST that is signed and already started. The tenant has agreed to the changes but I am not sure how to draw this up? Is there some specific working required to...
View ArticleTenants Refusing to Pay Full Rent
I have ongoing rolling AST tenants for coming up to 5 years. They pay on time (Council tenants so on housing benefit) and keep the place in excellent condition. However, I just tried to increase the...
View ArticleInsurers and Deposits
I have a tenant just vacated owing 2 months rent. The property has been left with damage, all carpets and 2 doors ruined by cat pee, plaster damaged by dryng clothes on rads, 3 freezer drawers need...
View ArticleIs the new lay out of this site an error?
Hi. Is it just me or since they have changed the layout of this site has the activity dropped off a cliff? I personally have used it a lot less and find it much more difficult to use, maybe not...
View ArticleSection 8 or Section 21 advice needed!
Hello everyone, I had a tenant who paid 6-months rent upfront at the start of their tenancy last February. On that basis, I did not take a deposit. He has been a perfectly acceptable tenant and the...
View ArticleDeposit precedent set
:=(: http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...osit-1-3072730 An Edinburgh landlord has been ordered to pay his tenants three times the value of the deposit on their flat. A court has ruled Andrew Meehan...
View ArticleLetting our flat help please
Hi guys, I have an odd situation and after going to my solicitor for advice on the lease and being told she only does the basic selling and is not a lease expert, I found these forums and wanted to see...
View ArticleTenants Deposit
First post so please be gentle :-) I am in process of terminating the contract with my current letting agent and unsure what would be the state of the tenants deposit. Currently the deposit is secured...
View ArticleLandlord not allowing window to be opened
I've recently moved into a new letting, and there is an issue with one of the windows: Window is painted closedWindows is south facingRoom gets extremely hotLandlord had the window painted shut...
View ArticleEvicting tenant that says they are moving out and not paid rent. Section 21...
hi first id like to say thankyou for any help on this. ive read through all the docs on this website and got them all ready to use. to cut a long story short and keep to the main facts. Tenant has been...
View ArticleRenting to family member
hi - I purchased a second home (no mortgage, new build) with the intention to rent to the general public. In the meantime my daughter and her family are between houses so i said they could live in my...
View Articlehelp with form n325
Hi, need some help to fill out this form, i am applying to enforce the accel. possession order ( warrant for possession,ie bailiff to kick em out ) because the T has not left. Where and how do you ask...
View Articleoverage clause
hi i am getting ready to purchase a property in Birmingham with an overage clause. The property has a 4 bedroom semi detached home with open land adjacent to it for further development. I have been...
View ArticleSubletting Consent Query
Hi All, I have just joined this forum looking for some help. We have decided to lease out our apartment and we have received a notice from the managing agent {Mod - name removed} to the affect that...
View ArticleLetting agent given up chasing outstanding rent
Hi Apologies in advance for the long post! We had let out our house to a group of five people on an AST and was managed by a letting agent. They were due to move out at the end of July 2012. They...
View Articlegas safety certificate
My gas safety check is due in november and i will be having a brand new boiler installed under one of the government schemes in december. Does this mean that i will need a new certificate when the new...
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