My brother is a niave landlord and doesn't know where to turn
Hello Forumneers My brother rents out his house and has got into a bit of trouble with his T I asked what agreement had been signed and he said that he had downloaded one from the internet but was...
View Articleproblems with agency paying rent for tenent
dear all, this is my first post and we need a little help. we have been renting our property for 3 years now and our tenent has been in there for 2 years. during the last 10 months our letting agent...
View ArticleEnforcing covenants on leaseholder with a problem tenant
I am a leaseholder of a flat and a director of the residents' management company. One of the covenants in the lease that all 12 leaseholders have signed is to keep the common parts free of any items....
View ArticleNew to letting
Hello I'm new to letting property and I'm after some advice. I'm going to be renting out a property at 850 per month. I do not have a mortgage and it is own outright. I have the following expenses each...
View ArticleEnd of tenancy agreement, want to dump agents but keep tenants - HELP!!!!!!!
HI! - I currently let out my property through an agent on a fully managed service, The tenancy is due to end on February 1st 2013, I have been very unhappy with the agents but happy with the tenant so...
View Articlefreehold
Hi I own a ground and first floor flats, leaseholds, 100 and 70 years The freehold is owned by the crown as the leaseholder got repossessed They are requested £20k lus 2k legals The area is waltham...
View ArticleFinding my previous landlord! (anyone used findermonkey etc. before?)
Not sure where this belongs, sorry if it's in the wrong forum. Long story short, one of my previous landlords decided to take my deposit (and a friend's) and do a runner. He's middle eastern and looks...
View ArticleWhat type of tenancy agreement?
Hello What type of tenancy agreement should be given to a short-term lodger? Is there a minimum period? The situation would be a 'person helping out a friend short-term whilst his housing application...
View ArticleDeposit Protection Service ! Why is it so hard for me to get the deposit from...
Hi all, hoping someone may have some experience with dealing with the DPS. Situation:- A while back when getting the possession order I also got a CCJ on tenant for several thousand pounds of unpaid...
View ArticleSale completed- no money
My solicitors have advised me that my house sale completed this morning. I'm due about £200,000 from the sale. My solicitor says "sending you the money will take 48 working hours because our accounts...
View ArticleBuilding on the village envelope
We inherited an end of terrace property 7 years ago. This is adjacent to 3 acres of agricultural land which we purchased over 12 years ago. We applied for planning permission to change the land to...
View ArticleFully Furnished Obligation
Hi Everyone, I was hoping that someone may be able to help with the below as not entirely sure what to do next. Myself and my partner viewed a property mid May. We were shown around by the manager of a...
View ArticleIs the Landlord responsible for fixing the dryer?
Hi I have rented out my 3bed room house to tenants in march and yesterday the tenant told me that the dryer in the washing machine doesn't work but the washing machine still cleans the clothes. I was...
View ArticleRising damp and mould problems
Hi i moved into a house in july with my partner 3 children and my mother. It was to be a dream move for us as it has land and we were able to take our horses. For this we paid £950 a month including...
View ArticleSale of Share of Freehold Flat
I own a flat in a block of five and we all own a share in the Freehold. The Freehold is owned by a Limited company of which we are all Directors and each hold one share per flat. Recntly one of the...
View ArticleEstate Agency Qualifications
Do i need to be registered with an estate agency body to sell properties? I want to sell my own one - i've been letting properties for a while, and i dont want to pay the agents fees Thanks
View ArticleAdvice needed on tenant rights
So yesterday I signed a Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement with a local letting agent for a property. At the point of signing they stated that the Gas Safety Check had been carried out that morning...
View ArticleRenting until completion of purchase?
I am in the process of purchasing a new house but conveyancing has taken longer than expected. The owner's solicitor is now saying that we will not complete before the 2nd week of January. I sold my...
View ArticleNewbie Landlord. Please advise
I just put my property on the letting market through an agent. I already have an interested party, a family from Poland who have just moved to the UK a year ago and whose teenage children attend the...
View ArticleOpinions/Views? Thoughts New Lettings Agent
Hello All, I have been looking at this site for weeks now so have finally signed up and was hoping for a response to my post. I have 3 buy to let properties that I was using a lettings agent for and...
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