Property Gal
Property Gal
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20th October 2025, 6 months ago
I struggled for a year to get one month's rent due to me from agent when I bought a property with tenant in situ, who had paid his rent to agent. Eventually I posted a strictly factual account of the...
Read More →9th September 2025, 7 months ago
Contents Cover gives you public liability cover if tenants or tradespeople injure themselves in your property (tripping over a step) and therefore even if you let unfurnished it is good to protect yourself rather than being sued for a million...
Read More →16th September 2024, 2 years ago
My new freeholder has inherited permission to build two storeys on my top floor flat and the building insurance he has arranged has no cover if the flat becomes uninhabitable which the building works are bound to cause e.g. floods....
Read More →9th August 2024, 2 years ago
Please give a similar video on the hurdles for developers and for leaseholders on permitted development rights for erecting two storeys of flats on an existing block of flats that is 4 storeys high.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rick Jay at 15/06/2024 - 18:36
5 stars
Read More →Reply to comment left by Martin Jones at 15/06/2024 - 09:53
Reply to the comment left by Martin Jones at 15/06/2024 - 09:535 stars!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paddy O'Dawes at 13/06/2024 - 15:34
Reply to the comment left by Paddy O'Dawes at 13/06/2024 - 15:34You are such a brilliant lot with all your sensible and practical solutions. Thank you!
Read More →Reply to comment left by N N at 11/06/2024 - 12:32
Reply to the comment left by N N at 11/06/2024 - 12:32All excellent advice, so helpful.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Collin Williamson at 11/06/2024 - 07:03
Reply to the comment left by No hate plz at 11/06/2024 - 07:03Just thanking all of you have responded. Great ideas and very helpful! If anyone has any further thoughts, they will be gratefully received by me!
Read More →3rd April 2024, 2 years ago
Hi Richard, Thanks for your interesting reply. I have sent photos/video of the living room ceiling cracks to my longtime surveyor who advised calling in the building insurance surveyor to identify if they are serious or not. Hence the need...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 02/04/2024 - 19:01
First, thanks for all the helpful replies. Just to clarify, it is not a share of freehold and there is no residents management company. The management company is appointed by the freeholders. And yes, we had about 100 objections to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Wyn Burgess at 09/03/2024 - 10:44
Reply to the comment left by Wyn Burgess at 09/03/2024 - 10:44My understanding is that Council's have outsourced Building Control and that standards have dropped to zero. Hence, the tragedy of Grenfell. I personally know a luxury block of flats...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Janice Bean at 05/03/2024 - 17:13
I have the same issue i.e. pipes inadequate material and likely to leak. The block is under 20 years old and has 47 flats and is managed by a residents management company but owned by a separate freeholder. I had...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Moscardini at 21/06/2023 - 12:49
I am a long leaseholder.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 21/06/2023 - 10:32
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 21/06/2023 - 10:32Thanks to all for responses. We are not freeholders and that will not be possible as freeholder also owns more than 50% of flats in the block. The tenant...
Read More →20th May 2022, 4 years ago
Thank you very much for all your replies re: building two floors on top of block of flats. Very helpful. Jean
Read More →19th November 2021, 4 years ago
Just move pipe and install cheap ordinary oven as I did. I would chuck your advisor!
Read More →18th November 2021, 4 years ago
I had the identical problem and Solved it the same way as Graham. Gas pipe rerouted and then oven fitted without problems.
Read More →20th September 2021, 5 years ago
A triumph for Mr Narbeth! Thank you, Mr Narbeth. I did exactly as you suggested and got £253 (full deposit) in my bank account within 7 days!
Read More →13th September 2021, 5 years ago
I cqnnot see the relevance myself!
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