Unable to pay shop rent
I rent a shop which has a 5 year lease with a three year get out clause .I have given notice to terminate at the 3 year break which means I have 4 months rent left to pay .Due to the economic climate I...
View ArticleRTM serves notice to landlord
Hi, I hope someone could advise me on the following. We are 3 leaseholders who established RTM company a while ago. I would like to make some alteration to my flat and RTM (which I am part of) approved...
View ArticleHMO Mortgage/Finance
Hi there, I have been considering to purchase of mandatory HMO licensed property with 10 bedsits in a sought after location in London. Current landlord advises me that one of the bedsits is being...
View ArticleGas Fire
Hi this is more a tenant question as my daughter private rents. As a new landlord ourselves we beleive that a gas certificate should cover all gas appliances and they should all be checked and tested,...
View ArticleIs this legal and what rights do i have ?
Hello Im a landlord of one property and a tenant on the other property so i can see issues from both sides. On the property where im a tenant i gave my landlord 2 months notice and he accepted ( i have...
View ArticleNon-payment of rent question
Hello - I have a tenant on AST who paid a deposit and first months rent on occupation on 1 Dec 2012 and who has only paid £180 since (monthly rent £725). I have 2 questions: 1. If I serve a S8, the...
View Articlelandlords safety and boiler fluf
Hi, just wondered if anyone can give me advice my landlord hasnt done a gas safety for 2 years now and I have a sticker on my boiler that says its unsafe as the flu is to close to the kitchen window...
View ArticleDeposit not protected question
We are in a very tricky situation ATM, our landlady of five years decided she wanted to sell her property. to cut a long story short, she's didn't issue us.a section 21 and then we also discovered she...
View ArticleS21 and rent payable monthly but....
Guys: Reviewing the wife's AST (from agent...) whereby the rent is stated as Quote: is payable... and thereafter the sum of £xxx to be paid on the ******teenth day of each calendar month throughout the...
View ArticleSuing a tenant
I've decided that I need to sue my commercial tenant for considerable rent arrears. On checking the lease I notice that he has not signed it on behalf of any limited company he owns but just as an...
View ArticleHousing Trust powers?
Can anyone please help? My ex girlfriend lives in a property owned by a housing trust. She has lived there since 1990 when it was owned by a local council and in 2006 the property was transferred to a...
View ArticleTenants from Hell in local news
Couple of articles from the local rag of interest. Anyone seen something like this before - the tenants were in arrears and given notice or proceedings. The tenants retaliated by advertising a 'trash...
View ArticleHMO - Minimum Room Size
Hi I own a 12 room HMO, Ive owned the property for 4 years but it was a HMO for years prior to this, the license is due for renewal and the council officer thinks one of the rooms is too small and not...
View ArticleDeadline day
Accounts for the year ending 31 August 2012, and any balancing charges, were due by law within 18 months eg by 28 February 2013. Our report, which arrived with a demand for an extra charge, was signed...
View Articlepoor agent
Hi We're hoping for some sound advice please, if you can help. We're a professional couple running our own business. We've been renting a 3-bed property for just 6 months and one day, previously on a 6...
View ArticleLandlord increasing rent
Hi me and my partner are renting a 1 bed on a Fixed term assured tenancy until April 22nd the landlord wants to increase the rent and we would prefer not stay there any longer (Slow to carry out...
View Articlebond for rent?
Hi, Our tennant will be leaving on Monday although his 6 month contract doesn't end until the 10th of April. He hasn't made any payment for March - the last payment we received was 10th January (to...
View Articledeposit protected but tenant didn't sign prescribed info
Hi, I am quite new to being a landlord. I recently took on a tenant and she was very friendly etc initially. however has recently stop paying rent and is now no longer paying rent. currently over 2...
View ArticleTransfer Arrears to new Tenancy Agreement
I have a tenant who is £1500 in arrears. Rent payable £480 per month in advance. We have no tenancy agreement and I have an unsecured deposit of £400. The tenant had some huge personal problems last...
View ArticleWhen departing leaseholder passes right to extend lease over to incoming...
Can anyone tell me how long does the new leaseholder have to extend the lease after purchasing, when notice has been passed on by the departing leaseholder to the incoming leaseholder to extend the...
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