getting a mortgage on leasehold flat 96 yrs remaining
Hello all, I am planning on buying a 2 bed flat which is up for auction next month. There is 96 years left on the lease. I normally buy houses for cash and remortgage six months later. Would/could i...
View ArticleSurrender of lease question
Hi sorry everyone me again just wondered if anyone could help. Thanks to everyone for their replies in the last thread was very helpful and really appreciate it. Wondered if anyone can help with these...
View Articleabandoned house
hi everyone, could anyone give me any advice on if i think a tenant has abandoned my property but has left furniture and 2 mth rent arrears, what are my rights (if any) and how do i prove she is not...
View ArticleRent deposit scheme, eviction & hb arears
Please can someone give us some direction. We currently own the property next door. The tenant in there, has been there 2 years. At first we let the property out on an agreement he would pay £50 per...
View ArticleRenting out a property which has a fishpond in the garden...
Hi All, Has anyone rented out a property which has a fishpond in the back garden? One letting agent has informed me that I would have to fill it in (don't really want to do that) and another has...
View ArticleCouncil tax liability on last day of tenancy
A tenancy has recently ended and the local council has billed the landlord starting from and including the last day of the tenancy. Thus the landlord is being charged before he is entitled to re-let...
View ArticleDo I have any case for appeal?
Hi guys Hoping someone can help. I have 3 different situations regarding claiming housing benefit directly from the council and just wondered if you could cast an eye over them to see if I have any...
View ArticleShare of Freehold as HMO? & Implications for Reg. Reform (Fire Safety) Order...
Hi I am owner of a leasehold flat in a mid-terrace conversion. A few years back, we (the lessees) bought the freehold and set up a company to own it. I am now a director of the freehold company. We...
View ArticleA Mystery and What to Do?
Hello A house on ordinary AST single man tenant. The rent is being paid. I want to get into the house to inspect, also with a view to building an extension but the tenant does not answer the door, nor...
View Articlesection 21 or not?
Newbie here so apologies if this is in the wrong place. I have tenants whose contract runs out end of November. They are willing to move out but to keep things above board I/we want to send them a...
View ArticlePartner is on the lease but has moved out and refusing to talk. Small claims...
Hi, Hope someone can advise on this problem I have! Situation: I was living with my (then) partner in a new apt for 6 months and we were both on the letting agreement contract. The contract was up 3...
View ArticleCouncil tax liability order
Hi all, I realise this isn't an entirely relevant forum, but I wonder if someone could give me some advice. My girlfriend graduated from Uni this summer, and prematurely left her rented student...
View ArticlePlease help, how do I start evicting non paying tenant
My new tenant moved into my rental house on 1st June and paid deposit and one month's rent, she receives housing benefit and informed the authorities of a change of address. Since June she has not paid...
View ArticleKeeping small animals in rented properties
I'm reading very conflicting information about whether tenants can keep pets in their rented property, I would be grateful if the experts here could clarify these points: 1. Can a blanket "no pets"...
View ArticleRetn entitlement on office owned jointly with former partners
I retired from a partnership a while ago and jointly owned the office with my two partners - we own one third each. At the time of my leaving my partners indicated that they wanted to relocate so were...
View ArticleInventories not signed/seen by tenant
I hope it's okay to start another thread so soon after my first. This one is unrelated to that one. If a tenancy agreement states: "The Fixtures Furniture and Effects" means the Fixtures Furniture and...
View ArticleSection 8 Court Hearing
Hi Everyone, I have completed a possession claim online to evict my tenant who is over two months in rent arrears (section 8). Unfortunately I will be on holiday on the given court date (doesn't tell...
View Articlelandlord, contracts and repairs
Hi all, we are about to move out of our rented property and are cleaning everything, and touching up any marks, (finger prints etc.) on walls. So that we dont have any deductions from the deposit. But...
View ArticleRoyal Mail Redirects 2 YR Expiry
Dear All, I have had a mail redirect setup with Royal Mail for the past two years which has been working fine; unfortunately I have reached the maximum time allowed for the redirect. Currently have...
View ArticleS21 Dates - Confusion - Need Help Please
AST Start Date - 29th July 2012 [12mnth with break clause at 6mnth and two month notice each way] S21 Served date - 30th July 2012 [providing in excess of two month notice] S21 'After' date - 29th Jan...
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