House flooded. Where do we stand 5 years on re tenancy deposit
we started renting a house in April 2007. The property was flooded 2 months into the tenancy so we handed back the keys and moved into alternative accomodation. We gave no assurances we would move back...
View ArticleFire doors required in a non HMO property?
I rent my property out to a family. During her quest for contents insurance, she has been told that fire doors are needed to certain ground floor doors and fire escape windows on the 2nd floor. Is this...
View ArticleTenant in Arrears
I rented a property out last April on a 6 month tenancy. the tenant lost his job and fell into arrears but not for the full rent as some of it is now being paid by the benefits agency. An S21 notice...
View ArticleUniversal Credit - RLA briefings
Just a heads-up. The RLA have arranged a number of courses from February to May around the country to enlighten landlords on the impact of UC and help them formulate their own strategies. The courses...
View Articlelandlord arrears
I've been renting a flat for six months now and the landlord now demands we pay advance rent again for another 6. We only paid advance rent initially because, being from overseas I did not have a...
View ArticleTenant in Breach of Notice period, help please!
Hi Right needing some advice. The tenants in the property were correctly served notice by the letting agents that I use as I have, at last, sold the property. They were given 2 months notice which they...
View ArticleOh my god.........what a mess.
My daughter and her boyfriend went to an estate agent in Birmingham and went through the correct proceedure to rent a room in a shared house. Passed credit and work checks, paid deposit, got the keys...
View ArticleBailiff
Hello, My landlord owns the freehold on a small set of flats, each of whose entrance is onto a communal hallway with a communal door from there to the street. We all have separate ASTs and each flat is...
View ArticleAttic query
Hello, I am in need of a little advice.. Me and my family have moved into a 3 bed house a few months ago, when we moved in we asked the LL politely if we could use the attic, assuming that the answer...
View ArticleCan you choose when you use your ’Loss Carried Over’?
Last tax year, I made a profit for the first time on a property I have let out since 2007. I had a loss carried over from TY09/10 which I used to reduce the profit. For TY11/12 I will again make a...
View Articledehumidifier
Hi I have a property which is currently unlet, but will be let in future, which has a bit of a problem with condensation. It can be readily controlled by use of a dehumidifier. I wondered if use of the...
View ArticleMiliband outlines plans to protect private tenants
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20996278 He said a Labour government would introduce a national register of landlords and end "confusing, inconsistent fees and charges" in the private rented...
View ArticleTenants may have departed - can I enter and change locks?
Hi I suspect that my tenants, who are in arears, may have vacated the property. I have a couple of questions: 1) Can I enter the property to check; and also, if no one there, to turn off the water in...
View ArticleAllowable expenses against income from lodgers
I rent a 2/3 bedroom flat. It was in a poor state when I moved in two years ago, but I have spent a lot of time and some money renovating it. I rent the property unfurnished, and have furnished it at...
View ArticleFlood damage
Our tenant left the property over the weekend. On her return the ground floor had been completely flooded due to her washing machine fill hose becoming detached from the cold mains feed on/off valve....
View ArticleLandlord served S21 but still wants rent
Hi there, I have been reading these forums for quite a while and have found them to be very constructive. I am asking this question on behalf of my sister. My Sister took up tenancy of a 2 bedroom...
View ArticleTenant not paying rent and never has done !!!
I let out my property for rent to a tenant about a month before Xmas. The lady is not working and she has three children who were in care at that time – she says they are still in care. (She split from...
View ArticleHeating an unocuppied property
What with the cold weather ahead of us, what do people suggest with regards to heating an unoccupied property. The property is an end terraced, and is currently empty. It has a combi-boiler with a...
View ArticleSection 8 or 21 route
Hello My tenant has not been paying the rent in full for the last six month amounting to more then two month rent arrears. I have served both section 8 and 21 notices. The tenancy agreement ends on 9th...
View ArticleRoofing Help
Hi I have a leaking flat roof which is causing damp in a bedroom. I have so far had two separate roofers to look at the problem. Both have sent quotations and each roofer is suggesting different work...
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