Maximum period of rental property in UK, London.
Hello everybody, My name is Antonio, I am a Spanish solicitor and I have just moved to London for improve my english. On these dates I am looking for rent an apartment and I don't know the British law,...
View ArticleTenant abandoned property and took electricity meter with them
Today I discovered that my ex tennt has removed the electricity meter when they abandoned the property. I was there turning off the water at the stop cock to protect it against the cold spell coming....
View ArticlePre Viewing Questions
Hi, Any assistance would be appreciated. I would like to know what landlords are asking prior to arranging a viewing. I want to ensure I don't waste my time or the prospective tenants. Thanks DC
View ArticleApps...
Technodottiesaurus here... is what's known today as an App, what used to be known once upon a time as a Program... or is there more to it than that?
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Living In DAMP & MOULD
Hello i'm really in need of some help, I am posting here on behalf of my sister and her boyfriend and 11 week old baby. They moved into a 2 bedroom part-furnished flat in April 2012, they went through...
View ArticleInsurance claim
Hi, Recently we had water leak in our flat. The leak was due to a common Building pipe and not from any pipe in my flat. The Building manag. company (they look after the building insurance) paid for...
View ArticlePesky tenant sub letting
I'm new to being a commerical landlord so please advise me as i really don't know with this problem below. Previously I used estate agents look after all this but giving them the boot for number of...
View ArticleWhen does a deposit need protecting?
Hi, Having recently had problems with a tenant, who unfortunately I ended up having to pay the full deposit back to because I failed to provide him with a meaningless piece of paper (the 'prescribed...
View ArticleHelp with tenant
Dear fellows, I have a property that has cigarette smoke smell that is being managed by an agency. The lettings agency arranged me a tenant and the tenant signed a 12 month fixed agreement, but the...
View ArticleNeed to bend the rules to rent a flat, I would appreciate a landlords...
Hi everyone, I hope you're all well. Here's my situation: Myself and 2 friends are looking to rent a flat in Kirkcaldy (a town of 50,000 in Fife) but we've met a huge stumbling block... the requirement...
View ArticleAre Leaseholder responsible if Developer doesn't follow Fire Regulations
Hi Guys Following on from my earlier post regarding the Developer not building the Flats to Building Regulations. Residential 13 storey block with two basement floors Commercial, completed in 2008. The...
View ArticleBarbed wire
A property I've just bought has a small kitchen extension at the back with a flat roof. Around this roof barbed wire has been strung, presumably to deter burglars from accessing a top floor window via...
View ArticleLetting to LHA
Hi. We've just taken on our second BTL property and through contacts the Local Housing Resourcing Officer has found a tenant for us, but not having experience of LHA I wanted to ask some questions. The...
View ArticleWhat type of tenancy agreement should i use for a 3 and a half month fixed term?
i have a property that i am going to let out for 3 and half months and i'm wondering which agreement i should use. the property must be vacated by a specific day. I thought about an AST but believe the...
View Article11 days without key
Dear Everybody, please help me, I am in big trouble now. My ex Landlady is hold back one part of mydeposit, because we have some propblem with eachother. The agent backdated this contract from 25th...
View ArticleUnauthorised Tenant in a shared room in Multi-let
I rent a room to a tenant’s in a shared multi-let property but I don’t live there so I am live out landlord. A friend of one of the tenants has just moved to his room without my permission. I don’t...
View ArticleTenant wont move in can i end her tenancy
I have given a young mum a six month assured shorthold tenancy, however, she will not move into the property. Can i end her tenancy now, or do i still have to wait until four months have passed and...
View ArticleWhich online letting agent offers best value of money?
I'm looking at £39 from Visum Ltd advertsied on Rightmove until let (but just Rightmove for that fee) Anyone used this Visum service and was it effective? What about others? Do other sites (e.g. Prime...
View ArticleJoint owner tyring to evict my lodgers
The court order from my divorce entitles me to ALL rental income from the property in which I live (and she does not), but which is in joint names. I have 3 x lodger agreements (the emphasis on I have...
View Articlepolice using data protection after raiding the property
hi any advice would be greatfully received tenants moved in 3 months ago 2 weeks ago passing the property and saw police outside so called in - officers would not discuss details with me and were...
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