Apportioned ground rents on freeholds.
Re. a freehold property on a 999 year lease: if the annual ground rent, of less than £5 p.a., has been apportioned, is it then not correct to say that there are two estates in law, freehold and...
View ArticleHave i issued Section 21 correctly advice please .
Hi all this is my first post so bit new to this could someone please let me know if i have served my Tennant properly if not what should i have done, Original Tenancy was 6 month shorthold started on...
View ArticleStudent Let - Apartments
Has anyone ever invested in Student Hall of residence the apartments?They seem value for money at around £35k? Net yields of 10% sounds great! What are peoples thoughts/experiences on these? What is...
View ArticleNamed person on tenancy
Hi, I'm in the process of renting a property and I have a question that I hope you'll be able to help me with! I am moving in with my partner in early October. However, I am going to be the only person...
View Articlerolling contract question
hello i moved in to my property ofn the 9 may last year and am now looking at moving , i was in a 6 month contract but it expired and was never renewed. it was a joint tenancy but they removed the...
View ArticleComputer required by possible new tenant
Hi, I've potentially got a new tenant lined up...he's a student doing a MSc, he's requested that i include a computer with the tenancy, I've told him that for me to do this, i would have to charge him...
View ArticleWill issuing a new AST to tenants void existing arrears and Section 8 Notice...
Hi despite the fact my tenants have accumulated over 4 months arrears I am contemplating issuing them a new AST for a fixed term to replace the current periodic AST (madness I know!). However, If I do...
View ArticleRenting out our property we live in
We currently live in a house with a 13k mortgage left on it. What we want to do is buy a new house and port the 13k as it is a low mortgage rate. However after speaking to a broker, the two banks he...
View ArticleLooking for help with AST/Section 21 notice please!
Hi all, I'm looking for some help with regard to an AST and serving of Section 21 notice. I'm a landlord, my agent found me a tenant and prepared all documentation etc. The tenant signed AST starting...
View ArticleGetting the date right on a section 21
I had previously pretty good relations with a tenant, until many many noise disturbances by her partner leading to neighbour threats of notice on my flat lease. I served notice and we agreed she would...
View ArticleUnoccupied Property Insurance
Tenant gone and property undergoing redecoration: painting, re-carpeting, all cosmetic. Need unoccupied residential property insurance. Property fully managed but owners working overseas. Any advice...
View ArticleBought property, s.21 served on tenants by old landlord still valid
As the title states, I have bought a property, which was tenanted and the old landlord served the tenants s.21 notices. In fact served the notices when they started their tenancies years ago. I have...
View Articlechanging a lease
If there are 6 flats in a building and 6 leases and each of those leases states "that every lease of a flat at the Building granted by the Lessor before or after the date hereof contains covenants to...
View ArticleCan a landlord charge for their own cleaning labour for tax purposes?
Hi, I started letting out a property a few months ago and spent a good deal of time getting it ready for tenants over a few weeks. I did all the work myself instead of using a cleaning company...
View ArticleSelling a share of freehold
Hi, Hoping for some experience or guidance! I owned a flat in a period house conversion of 2 flats. We agreed to buy the freehold of the house with the second flat's owner. At the last minute the other...
View ArticleTenant bunked others in occupation
A tenant of a flat holding under an AST seems to have disappeared and someone else, identity unknown, is in occupation and we learned of this as access was denied for the gas safety check which came up...
View ArticleLA might be showing flat to buyers without my permission!
The LL has put the flat up for sale, although she is not sure if she will sell or not (nobody is buying so far, she's asking far too much). Viewings have been going on for about a month, and I haven't...
View ArticleCounty Court Letter rather than Possession Order
I am in the middle of the process to obtain a possession order, but unfortunately my tenant decided to write to the court and claim he had left at the end of May. This was untrue, and contradictory to...
View ArticleLost Tenancy agreement
can I issue proceedings to recover possession and then bring a seperate claim for unpaid rent if i have lost my tenancy agreement
View ArticleOverpaid rent refund issues
Hi all, We gave a month's notice and moved out of our apartment on the 23rd of June. As we were not told how much rent we needed to pay for June I did not amend our standing instruction and we ended up...
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