Buying freehold from Absentee freeholder
Hi I have been in my property for 7 years.. I live in a maisonette with one neighbour who lives upstairs. (basically a house with 2 separate floors in the porch I bought it for 165k and its now worth...
View ArticleHistorical Data
Hi I'm particularly interested in historical data - pre credit crunch to see what the SVR mortgages were against BOE Base Rate. I've tried searching the internet but can't find anything. Can anyone...
View ArticleFreehold "landlord" refusing permission for renovation work - unreasonable?
Hi there, Would really appreciate some advice... I own one of 6 flats that were converted from a large detached house. All 6 of us freeholders comprise the managing company/landlord. The flat is a very...
View Articleshould I really let a bad tenant off debt
keep getting told dont waste more money chasing a debt if tenant on benefits ,why should they not be responsible for their debt,I have decided to serve county court on all debt from tenants ,no wonder...
View ArticleProperty with mineshaft within 20m. Property not within zone of influence.
I am looking at a property that shows a mine entry within 20m. The interpretive report however states that the property is not within the zone of influence and is not at risk of coal mining subsidence...
View ArticleNew Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors
Hi all, A first time poster here - but a regular reader! I let two houses through an agency on a fully managed basis. I haven't set foot in one of them in six years as I have been living at the other...
View Articletenant left property owing to violent partner
My tenant is on benefit. from the start she has lied consistently and in fact never paid her rent for over eight weeks owing to a "mess up" she said at the benefits section of the council. I...
View ArticleTenant not paying rent and not answering any of my calls - please advice
Hi Folks My new tenant moved in to my property a few months ago. She doesn't work and is claiming housing benefit. However, she tells me that she has only received 5 weeks rent from the council (she...
View ArticleTenant must give notice before being given reference??
I'm currently getting a credit/tenant check agent to do checks on a highly-probable tenant: I was surprised to see on the ongoing status that "tenant needs to give notice before reference will be...
View ArticleGranting short term lease to spouse
I am considering granting a short term lease for 5 years of my BTLs to my spouse for nil premium. My wife will then grant ASTs to tenant. I am doing this as I want tax to be paid only at standard rate...
View ArticleSAT's & AT5's
I'm relatively new to all this and am having problems with my first tenants - two guys who are sharing a cottage next to my house. They're causing countless problems and endlessly complaining about the...
View ArticleWhat a complete waste of time
The only good use of the Levenson Report is to use it, and by that, I mean as Jack Bauer might use, it to make a point as punishment for involvement. It was a colossal waste of time as all the...
View ArticleSmoke alarms - should they be hard wired in communal areas?
Is it legal requirement to have hard wired smoke alarms or just battery operated smoke alarms in the communal parts of a large building.
View ArticleLandlord withholding my deposit - illegally?
Hi all, I'm really sorry if this type of question has been answered over and over again, but after an hour or so of searching the forum after coming across the website on google, I haven't been able to...
View ArticleEnd of Tenancy/Letting Pest Inspections
How many Landlords have end of tenancy/letting inspections for pests ? How many times has a new tenant moved in to a empty property to say there are rats,mice,fleas in the property,and the landlord...
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I let a leasehold flat and the buildings insurance is arranged by the freeholder via his managing agent. However, the premium is double that which I pay for another flat in a similar property of which...
View ArticleWhat would you do?
I've agreed to buy 3 terraced houses, all in the same area. 2 are adjoining, and tenanted. The other is a mile or so away and will be vacant on completion. I'm considering insurance. Ideally I'd like a...
View ArticleCan a Section 42 be assigned twice?
Hi everyone Does anyone know whether a section 42 can be assigned twice? What I would like to do is outlined below: 1)The leaseholder has passed away and her executor has served a Section 42. 2) I buy...
View ArticleIs this a contrived tenancy?
I am looking to buy a property to rent out and wish my neice and her family to be long term tenants. The person in question currently receives housing benefit or LHA and has been in receipt of this for...
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