Change of Move In Date Has Caused Ructions
Hi Guys Bit wound up at the moment so could do with some expert advice. Where to start? Well we were in the process of selling our house, all had got quite far along with the legals etc then last week...
View ArticleWeirdest thing your tenant did in your flat?
Today I was called to fix my tenant's immersion once again. The switch was on, but no neon was showing. I asked to check the consumer unit which is in a cupboard in the kitchen. My tenant apologised:...
View ArticleDeposit
Hi, first post on the site so apologies if this has been covered before! I have just moved out of a rental property which I was at for 2.5 years with my partner, our 8 year old and 2 cats ( the...
View ArticleDevelopment rule of thumb; purchase price and selling price
Hi Is there a kind of rough and ready rule of thumb magic formua that guesstimates the economic purchase price of a building that would need a lot of work to convert it into new units. Eg total final...
View ArticleHM0- 3 students, 1 non student
Good evening Hopefully a quick question, but we shall see. I have recently bought a property with a friend in the Portsmouth area. I have been away and during this period it has been rented out to 3...
View ArticleIs this an allowable expense?
We have a property which is 60 miles away - so round trip 120 miles. Have been doing loads of work up there recently which is more or less finished now, but there is still one job outstanding. There is...
View ArticleIs this enforcable? (Landlord keeping deposit because of term in contract)
Hi, I'm looking to move out of my property, and have found a replacement tenant. I did sign for 6 months but will be moving out after 4. In the tenancy agreement, there's a term that says if the tenant...
View ArticleWierd situation. Will this ruin my S.21 notice?
I have a tenant in arrears with constant late payments for some time. I finally got my act togather and started repossession proceedings and served s21, with the intention of following through to court...
View Articletwo freeholders on lease. one surviving.
Hi, i have a 73 year lease with two people named as freeholders. I have never been contacted by the freeholders or paid ground rent for 12 years. Luckily, I have just located one of the freeholders but...
View ArticleFirst tenants for new landlord?
My 2 bed semi is now being advertised by a local agent. The process of getting my property ready for letting has put me in debt for £2000 - not to mention a new boiler to be paid for over 10years. The...
View ArticleAdverse Possession Advice Please
During March 2010 I erected a fence around a piece of unregistered land adjoining my garden, photographs etc were taken with the intention of claiming adverse possession in 12 years! I purchased my...
View ArticleWater leak from adjacent property in block - access
Very slow water leak over a long period from Flat A into Flat B has now caused the ceiling to collapse. Tenant of Flat A is not answering letters, phone calls or door calls (apparently he is in bed all...
View ArticleNIGHTMARE Street trading license for a takeway
Hi all, I am the chairman of a small (15) block of flats. We collectively own the freehold. The flats are in a conservation area. The building is not listed (converted 60's office block) the boundary...
View ArticleDoes a Freeholder need a Lease for thier own maisonette?
Hello Not been here for a while, but now going to be buying a Freehold Maisonette on the 1st and 2nd floor of a 3 story edwardian house. The ground floor is owned buy a Leaseholder who has a nice long...
View ArticleInsurance Broker's commission
Does anyone have any views as to the average percentage commission an insurance broker would receive on buildings insurance? I'm sure it varies, but any guideline as to what is reasonable would be...
View Articlemice in the house
my tenant, who rents a house deep in the countryside from us has just texted to say he has mice in the house and what are we going to do about it? a. buy a cat b. put down traps c. nothing who has to...
View ArticleEnd readings for utility bills
I have moved from a rented house last April and I took a reading from the electric. All was fine, bill paid in full moved into new house. 7 months down the line I received an electric bill for £218.35p...
View ArticleFunding urgent major works
Section 20 consultation has been completed for major works, and works will be initiated ASAP since the current status of the building is causing damage to demised premises within the building. However,...
View Article6 month break clause
Dear friends I have an urgent question regarding the 6 months break clause: We signed a 12 month contract and we want to move at month 9 by giving the notice at the end of month 7. I put out the break...
View ArticleRegulated / Protected Tenacy (1977 Rent Act)
Hi, I recently purchased a flat which came with a freehold. The lease on the other flat started in 1980 (18 years remaining), so from what I understand it is a 'Regulated Tenacy' under the '1977 Rent...
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