Rent Guarantee insurance from agent?
Hi First time landlord here. My agents have found suitable tenants for my 1 bed flat and on top of their 10% monthly fee and processing initial charge of £199, they suggest that I take out their Rent...
View Article1 year tenancy given to LHA Tenant, will council allow a periodic tenancy ?
Hi All, Just wanted to clarify, I signed up to a scheme to take on a LHA T, and the minimum term is 1 year after which I can renew/evict etc. What I want to know however is before the 1 year expires,...
View ArticleCover 1960's thermoplastic tiles?
Sorry guys, I know I've bored you lately with my questions regarding this 1960's flat. I just saw my builder today, and showed him my spec which asks him to scrape off these tiles. (I can do a whole...
View ArticleHMO C4 AST question
Hi all. I'm the landlord of a small HMO type C4 property with 3 tenants. The property has been let for the past 7 months on a joint and several AST with each of them listed on the one contract. Both...
View ArticleUniversal Credit - anyway of getting Rent Paid direct to LL?
hi, We have two houses that we let out to tenants on housing benefit, income support etc. With the new universal credit coming in, I have read the rent will be paid direct to the tenants. I have had...
View ArticleNew Tenanacy Contract - Any templates?
hi, Just wondering if you guys knew where to get / or had good templates for a lettings contract. I wish to let a property out to a working lady for 6 months. I have just completely revamped the...
View ArticleRight of First Refusal
Hello, I received a letter recently telling me that the company who owned the freehold was sold to another party. The two companies have never had any previous connection. Obviously when a freeholder...
View ArticleHelp serving claim form N5b
Please can someone confirm that I need to send this form in triplicate to my local court and whether I need to include the defence form n11b when I send a copy of n5b to the defendant. Many thanks all,...
View ArticleCollective enfranchisement, non-resident landlord whose flat has no lease -...
Hi there I think I know the answer to this and we are stuck but let's see what this fantastic forum says. I own one of three flats in a block. I have a long lease ~160 years. Woman below also has long...
View ArticleProblems with impact noise transfer
I am the Chairman of a residents committee. The property is leasehold. Some apartments in the block were bought to let others are owner residents. The problem we have is letting agents/owners letting...
View ArticleHelp me please! Weird tax question!
Hi guys, I posted here recently on how I've just done a tax disclosure on one of these HMRC campaign thingies as, over the past few years, I've sometimes done bits of private teaching work alongside my...
View Articlewho pays utility bills that L did not state T must pay in the tenancy agreement
Over a year ago, myself and a friend moved into a flat in a new development with a 16 month lease (there are around 2 months left on the lease and we are currently debating whether or not to stay on.)...
View ArticleEquity release on main residential to purchase BTL; can I offset?
Hello, I am releasing equity from my residential property to use as a deposit for a BTL property. Can I offset the interest only mortgage payments on my residential property against the income from the...
View ArticleTime between paying in deposit and signing contract
Hi, On the student market, is there a time in which tenants have to sign the contract after paying in their deposit before moving in? Students start to look for houses for the following academic year...
View ArticleNegotiating lease extension
I have recently had a surveyor value one of my flats for a lease extension. As I'm thinking about selling the property (I'm only extending the lease as its below 80 years and would be hard to sell...
View Articlerent arrears
i have a tenant who owes me over £7,000 rent arrears ive now found her new address what action could i take to get these rent arrears from her? ive been informed she's working as well thanks
View ArticleProperty - Rental profit to management company.
If a property is owned by an individual, can rental income be paid to a management company. How does this affect taxation. Some posts refer to renting the property to the company, which then rents the...
View ArticleLandlords Identity - A Couple of Questions.
Hi I've just set up a limited company. One of the things that I am looking at is having my Company, act as the Agent who fully manages the properties. However, I would like future tenants, not to...
View Articleparty wall agreements
Hi I'm building a loft conversion I'm planning to build a brick wall to put the RSJ beam on, without using the neighbours wall Am i right in assuming i wont require a party wall agreement for this as...
View Articleorder for possession made by court:when can I enter property?
I am towards the end of legal action to evict a tenant for rent arrears. This has been to court and I have been granted an order for possession on or before Jan 16th.The tenant is naturally not...
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