I have now checked with Cambridge Citizens Advice and what you state is wrong. They are taxpayer funded through layers of organisations and they will not advise a landlord on landlord matters as a matter of Citizens Advice national policy....
Reply to the comment left by Michael Mathews at 05/06/2021 - 16:42"Strictly, you should meet all standards, even if you have just 1 lodger and need no HMO Licence". This is not correct as per https://www.gov.uk/private-renting/houses-in-multiple-occupation, 1 lodger and 1...
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 03/05/2021 - 19:00You are right. This is utterly perverse. The tenant dies yet anyone can claim to live there (whether or not they actually do live there) and so you cannot...
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 02/05/2021 - 18:07I note that yet again, various housing organisations/ Government will not do anything to get rent paid whilst advising on staying put. That seems just one step away from...
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 03/05/2021 - 11:00The big question is: does the person concerned already live there? (In which case change locks and arrange return of the dead person's belongings). That seems unclear from what...
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 02/05/2021 - 18:07Proceed with maximum haste to repossess your property. Don't hesitate. (Yes I know this may still take ages, but don't hesitate as this will just make it longer.)
Reply to the comment left by at 16/04/2021 - 11:59"The physically sick get an ambulance the mentally ill get the police." Stop trying. Look after yourself. Evict your tenants and sell up.
Reply to the comment left by Leics Landlord at 19/10/2020 - 22:57If only every rental property was subject to a single set of standards and enforcement.
Reply to comment left by Diana Seymour at 01/04/2022 - 17:08
Reply to the comment left by Diana Seymour at 01/04/2022 - 17:08Is the property in England (and/or wales)?
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I have now checked with Cambridge Citizens Advice and what you state is wrong. They are taxpayer funded through layers of organisations and they will not advise a landlord on landlord matters as a matter of Citizens Advice national policy....
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The only definition of a HMO that matters is the one legal definition.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Michael Mathews at 07/06/2021 - 16:31
Reply to the comment left by Michael Mathews at 07/06/2021 - 16:31That is not correct and is evident from reading my comment
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jay James at 06/06/2021 - 23:56
Reply to the comment left by Jay James at 06/06/2021 - 23:56"This is not correct..." + 'under HMO law'.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Michael Mathews at 05/06/2021 - 16:42
Reply to the comment left by Michael Mathews at 05/06/2021 - 16:42"Strictly, you should meet all standards, even if you have just 1 lodger and need no HMO Licence". This is not correct as per https://www.gov.uk/private-renting/houses-in-multiple-occupation, 1 lodger and 1...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Nicholls at 01/06/2021 - 15:04
"Some were verbally abusive saying I couldn't refuse them because they were on benefits (I never gave this as a reason)." Get the police on the scum.
Read More →13th May 2021, 5 years ago
Are landlords left in the awkward position of being more likely to check non-white applicants and those with a seemingly non-English accent?
Read More →3rd May 2021, 5 years ago
Maybe something is wrong with my computer, but comments are disappearing and reappearing. Odd.
Read More →3rd May 2021, 5 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 03/05/2021 - 19:00You are right. This is utterly perverse. The tenant dies yet anyone can claim to live there (whether or not they actually do live there) and so you cannot...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mick Roberts at 02/05/2021 - 18:07
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 02/05/2021 - 18:07I note that yet again, various housing organisations/ Government will not do anything to get rent paid whilst advising on staying put. That seems just one step away from...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mick Roberts at 03/05/2021 - 11:00
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 03/05/2021 - 11:00The big question is: does the person concerned already live there? (In which case change locks and arrange return of the dead person's belongings). That seems unclear from what...
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Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 02/05/2021 - 18:07Repossess the house without hesitation and without waiting on family shenanigans.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mick Roberts at 02/05/2021 - 18:07
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 02/05/2021 - 18:07Proceed with maximum haste to repossess your property. Don't hesitate. (Yes I know this may still take ages, but don't hesitate as this will just make it longer.)
Read More →Reply to comment left by at 16/04/2021 - 11:59
Reply to the comment left by at 16/04/2021 - 11:59"The physically sick get an ambulance the mentally ill get the police." Stop trying. Look after yourself. Evict your tenants and sell up.
Read More →13th April 2021, 5 years ago
No. Not for all the tea in China and India combined.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Puzzler Puzzler at 31/10/2020 - 07:34
Where does this information come from?
Read More →Reply to comment left by paul landlord at 04/11/2020 - 19:29
Reply to the comment left by Paul landlord at 04/11/2020 - 19:29DNO? Ah, just got it. Distribution Network Operator.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rob Mountsorrel at 19/10/2020 - 22:57
Reply to the comment left by Leics Landlord at 19/10/2020 - 22:57If only every rental property was subject to a single set of standards and enforcement.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Smith at 19/10/2020 - 21:42
You said "exampt from mandatory licensing". To my knowledge, it is not mandatory licensing in discussion here.
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