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The accounts and management are a joke?
I have held the lease on my first floor flat for the past 21 years, extending it in 2013. The Freeholder owns and lets out the ground floor flat. I have struggled with the Freeholders approach to...
Does a new landlord inherit previous AST?
Hello, I have completed on the purchase of a property with the existing tenants still resident. Their first year is up next month, and they signed another 1 year AST some months back (they are...
Can a council behave in this way?
An HMO licence application was submitted on 29th May 2020 on behalf of our landlord client and the 1st instalment of the licencing fee – £750 was paid.
On 5th January 2021, the tenants...
Warning on Form 6A printed before 1 June to serve after 1...
A few days before the 1st June 2021 in preparation for S21 notice, I rang the NRLA regarding Form 6A and the new 4 months’ notice. I downloaded the form as per their advice from the govt web site.
Tenant Dies on Staircase?
My tenant friend and work colleague fell and died on his Landlord’s Stairs. This is the letter that I propose sending to the local council.
“During the Christmas week of 2020, T fell down the...
Getting UK property insurance for EU residents?
There now appears to be issues in getting buildings cover for Buy to Lets in the UK for non-UK residents now.
Does anyone of you know how to arrange this cover?
One of the properties in question is...
Tenants left me with their bills to pay?
My tenants recently moved out, they didn’t pay some months, and they’ve left the house in a mess. Now they’ve gone, and I’ve had an £800 water bill from the water board!
I forgot to tell them...
Covid delays – Should Landlord take the hit?
Thankfully my tenancies have been fairly quiet during the Covid-19 period bar one or two with payment difficulties. However, one was due to leave next week as they were moving abroad and a new tenant...
Sensible solution – but is there any small print?
I have a tenant moving in next week that the Council are paying the deposit and Rent in Advance (RIA) for. There is a deficit of £20.01 per month, which normally would require a top-up to be paid...
BTL borrower overexposure limits?
My husband and I jointly own a lovely Victorian terrace with 5 flats. We own the freehold (yes, in different name), as well as the leaseholds of all the flats as joint owners.
We did major renovations...