5 lever mortice lock broken front door. Is LL responsible to fix?
Hello, Just a quick one. We are Rent Act Tennants. Our front door lock has broken, unable to lock. Is the LL responsible to fix this? Thanks.
View Articlelodger giving no notice
Hi... first post I rent a room. my lodger pays £380 inc all bills. they paid me £380 as a deposit. we have no written agreement our verbal agreement was 1 month notice. they have given me 4 days notice...
View ArticleDeposit scheme, gas certificate and electrical certificate in Scotland
I think all of these are legally required in Scotland. A friend has rented the same property for 3 years, he hasn't got any notification of where the deposit is held, no attendance by a gas safety...
View ArticleProblems found with house after moving in
Hi wondered if i could get some help.. moved in to property june 2011. since then we have had 2 gas safe checks how ever no electric check (these are meant to be every 5 years ) so not bothered. we had...
View ArticleAnyone watching 'Nashville'?
I don't know if any Landlordzone members are Country Music fans, but there is a good series that started on More4 last week called 'Nashville'. There are some great original songs in the programme,...
View ArticleFind out if debtor owns any property?
In attempting to find out how to retrieve rent arrears of over £6,000, I would like to find out if the guarantor of a runaway tenant owns any property. In the past, he has claimed to have property, but...
View ArticleHelp-Copy of NFOPP Residential Letting&Property Management Unit 2 desperately...
Can anyone please help? My coursework for Unit 2 has been accidentally destroyed. NFOPP say, they cannot send me a copy just of unit 2 I would have to pay for the whole course again. Has anyone got a...
View ArticleNewbie landlord - Where can I find a tenancy agreement ?
As the post suggests, I am a newbie landlord and would like to know where to find a tenancy agreement for renting out my flat?
View ArticleProperty In Trust - Re - Mortgage
I have 4 property's what a re held in the name of a trust they are all paid for and I am trying to re finance in but no one will borrow to a trust what I can find. I have been advised they are some but...
View ArticleRTM Company & membership
Hello all, I hope that this is the right place for my questions, they are slightly unusual. I'm a professional landlord, and one of my flats is in a victorian conversion comprising seven flats. A few...
View ArticleManagement Co. charge fees to sublet - is it legal?
Hi - first time here in a long time. Not a big portfolio landlord, just a pensioner with one property that I rent out now that I live in a different town. I own a flat in a high rise in a small...
View ArticleGetting repairs sanctioned by a resident managment company
Hi. Sorry, this is a bit of a long one to give the background! I am a recent buyer of a top floor flat in a three-story plus basement converted house - four flats total, one per floor. Each flat has a...
View ArticleDeposit Protection Scheme HELP!!
Hi.. I have taken over the running of a couple of properties from my retired mother. I need to evict a tenant as they have stopped paying the rent. However my mother did not protect the deposit in an...
View ArticlePrescribed information
The couple that are in my house are splitting up and she aims to stay until she is evicted to get council accommodation. I have decided to give them an S21 to stop the constant phone calls etc and move...
View Articlelandlord not complying with contractual responsibilities
I moved into the property 3 weeks ago with my family and I have had continual difficulties. The property is a 3 bedroom family home and the rent is definitely not cheap. When we moved in we realised...
View Articlerenting a deceased estate - do i need electrical test etc.
I have a house that is for sale which i have inherited and a prospective buyer has asked if they can rent it while theirs sells. I have two flats in rent out and both have been refurbished and rewired,...
View ArticleDamage caused by students!!
Come on then what sort of damage have you come across from student lets? I'll start off Hole in the sealing......but the best part when asked " What on earth were you doing in Attic"........"I lost my...
View ArticleSolicitor with experience on partnerships and assisting foreign buyers
I'm looking for a recommendation on a solicitor who has experiences in property partnership transactions and/or assisting foreign buyers to buy property in the UK. Professionals based in London would...
View Article2 months rent in advance 'grey area'??
Hi all :) I know this may be a subject that's been exhausted, but i'm intrigued to know where i stand. I moved into my current property on 21.9.12 after paying 2 months rent in advance, which was fine...
View ArticleLegal question on notice
I believe a tenant is not required to give any notice when leaving at the end of the Fixed Term. I assume this is based on contract law, unless there is a statute covering this which I don't know...
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