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Some of you may remember the letter I published, written by Spanish property-owner, Pilar Damian, who had her home squatted. Well, I can now update you on what happened next. Pilar used eviction specialists, led by Dani Esteve and got possession of her property about a month ago. Click here for the article. It is in Spanish, but you can see the devastation she found when she re-entered her home.  The squatters had not only stolen all her personal possessions including furnitur

In January 2021, Reigate and Banstead Council declared a property to be a House in Multiple Occupation and served a Section 255 Notice under The Housing Act 2004, against one property. The Council correctly advised the Landlord that any appeal against the HMO Declaration must be made through an application to the First-tier Tribunal and not directly to the Council. Reigate and Banstead declared that the owner was running an HMO at this particular property and because the landlord

I am taking over the management of a house. The upper floors have 4 flats. 1 flat has been refurbished and is let at Market Rent (£850 pm). Another is being refurbished and the remaining 2 flats have very long term tenants paying £400 per month. Can I legally require them to move around as refurbished units become available and then when they return to their present flats pay Market Rent of £850pm? Many tha