Council charging obscene amounts for block work what to do?
The council in my area is deciding to carry out major work on a block of flats in which I own one of the flats as a leaseholder. The estimated cost of repairs for the whole block is £500,000 whereas I...
View ArticleQuery on behalf of a friend - change of HA rules suggesting she downsize!
A friend has 2 daughters, aged 13 and 5. She qualified for HA property about 3 years ago, having gone through the emergency B&B type housing due to a relationship breakdown and losing her home. At...
View ArticleSECTION 21!! Please help confused tenant (cant find the answers here!)
Hi, I am coming to the end of my tenancy agreement (it ends on 27th August 2012) My landlord served me with my section 21 notice to quit when I signed the original tenancy agreement (giving the correct...
View ArticleMajor works s.20 Consultation with superior & under lessee
I have recently purchased the freehold for the building in which I am also a leaseholder. There are also 2 other flats in the building besides flat, neither of which hold an interest in the freehold....
View ArticleDigital Signing of documents
Hi all, I send out around 1000 contracts and deeds of guarantees a year. Getting them back is a nightmare. I have been looking at digital certificates and digital document signing. I am happy they are...
View ArticleCourt order issued for payment of arrears in 14 days, what next? Inc DPS...
Hi, We had the usual situation as many others where T stopped paying and so a Section 8 notice was issued. T doesnt respond so a court date is set and on the date, T sends a text to say he's vacated...
View ArticleCouncil wants us to pay council tax for let property (back dated)
Property was purchased in 2007 and let. Council has recently contacted us for council tax for this period although tenant is liable. We have sent AST and rent statement across. They have come back...
View ArticleGetting a possesion order
Hi i have given my tennant a sec21(a) notice which expired on the 31st of july, and now need to know how to get a possesion order. I have looked at the form n5b, not sure if this the right thing to do...
View ArticleRemoval of tenant with no contract
Hello all, I have a tenant who has lived in my flat for a number of years but I would now like him to leave. I gave him about 3 months written notice but he is refusing to leave until he finds a...
View ArticleWhite goods on AST renewal
We are the managing agents. The AST is due for renewal and the Landlord wants to now exclude any repairs needed to any of the integrated white goods. This includes dishwasher, washing machine and...
View ArticleNorice period - 2 months for tenant?
Hi I entered into an ASTfor a period of 6 months on 21st April (expires 20th Oct). Due to past experience I assumed that the tenant was always only liable to provide 1 months notice if they either...
View ArticleIs they a legal requirement to have a kitchen door on a rental property?
Is they a legal requirement to have a kitchen door on a rental property? The kitchen is not open plan. I have served my tenants a possesion order and now are withholding 2 months rent. I could take...
View ArticleGet out of lease early
Hi, im new to this, so please bear with me. i have 18months left on my commercial lease, things are really bad financially and i want out. i have been told that even though my house was not put up as...
View ArticlePre-trial review (PTR) of the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal - what to do?
We are challenging service charge through the LVT and have a pre-trial review booked in the next few weeks. What do I prepare/bring. Does anyone know how long this usually lasts?
View ArticleNew to this.
Hi, I really want to get into property development at some point in my career but I was thinking to start off i would like to get a buy to let property (and maybe more in the future). I'm 22 and still...
View ArticlePayment for replacement items question
Hello, I'm hopefully going to become a landlord soon, so a bit of forward planning. I have access to discounts on various reloadable gift card schemes via my employers. My question is, if I purchase an...
View ArticleRenting to a friend !!!
Hi, very new to this so please bear with me. Long story but my sister died several years ago and as at the time my mums house didnt have a mortgage I agreed to let her partner carry on living there....
View ArticleCreation and sale of new leasehold for a newbuild on my freehold property
I have the freehold on a house in london, which is currently let out as 2 separate flats. I am thinking of building a 3rd flat on the roof (planning permission received). Can I create and sell the...
View ArticleIs online advertising for commercial premises a goer?
Residential properties seem to be commonly advertised on the web via all manner of different websites. I'm struggling to let my commercial property. Do any of you good folk have opinions / experience...
View ArticleBailiffs are coming - but what about the deposit?
After nearly a year of going through the courts, the bailiffs are coming tomorrow. Admittedly, my tenant (who is on housing benefit) has always said they would not be leaving until the day the bailiff...
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