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Investing in a garage – ideas and tips?

Hi everyone, My siblings and I have made a decision to invest in a garage and are currently saving up for our first investment. Does anyone know the areas where there is high demand? Given the importance...

Possession order granted but we now need to sell the property?

We had a possession order granted (warranty applied for this week) finally after a year-long battle with a section 8 for rent arrears amounting to over £14,000. A money order has been granted too. The...

0:17 AM, 24th July 2024, About 3 days ago | 1

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Freeholder has not provided full EC coverage?

Hi, What right does a landlord have when the freeholder of a block of flats has failed to include ‘accommodation cover if flat becomes uninhabitable’? I am the long leaseholder of a flat in...

Universal Credit issues – How do I claim rent arrears?

Hi, I have tenants in Glasgow on Universal Credit. The tenants paid the rent to me until I asked them to find another property due to vandalism – they have wrecked the house, doors hanging off, holes...

0:03 AM, 24th July 2024, About 3 days ago | 3

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Changes to a lease?

Hi, I am the freeholder of a Victorian conversion of 3 flats and I own and live in one of them, on the ground floor. The flat above me has just been sold in auction. Over 20 years ago somebody put up a...

8:02 AM, 23rd July 2024, About 4 days ago | 7

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Invalid right to first refusal offer?

Hi, My daughter’s freeholder and management company (since disengaged) have been a nightmare for many years. Not engaging with the tenants to complete repairs and maintenance. Starting section 20 procedure...

I say ex-tenant owes me £5,000 unpaid rent, they claim they...

Hi, This has been an ongoing situation. I’m a portfolio landlord and use property management companies to manage my buildings. During May 2020, I changed property manager and this is when I started...

10:34 AM, 22nd July 2024, About 5 days ago | 10

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Incompetent management company?

Hi, I’m looking for some advice for what I can do about the property management company who have ‘managed’ my property into oblivion. They haven’t conducted an inspection in over a year; have not...

9:47 AM, 22nd July 2024, About 5 days ago | 13

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Invented gas and electricity charges?

Hi all, I’m experiencing problems with gas/electricity suppliers inventing invoices for non-used services. One of my commercial tenants stopped using gas about 8 years ago and informed the suppliers.

8:31 AM, 19th July 2024, About A week ago | 8

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Tenancy agreement lost – what to do when evicting?

Hi, 20 years ago I bought a very small house on buy to let. I was always a good landlord via a lettings agency. I then decided to go without the agency and I’m now trying to evict my tenant but unsuccessfully.

New fire regulations for rented homes?

Hi, I own a terraced house that is split into two flats, each single bedroom and each let to a single person. They share a front door to the street, a small lobby and a staircase to a landing, off which...

Selling house to tenant in two years time?

I have a long-term tenant who wants to buy my house. It would suit me to sell it in about 2 years, unless other things change, as my fixed rate mortgage ends then. I haven’t found any helpful advice...

8:15 AM, 18th July 2024, About A week ago | 16

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Who is responsible for and where to send rent overpayments?

Hi, we have a fully managed property. The tenant is paid 4 weekly by housing benefit and forwards the rent to the letting agency. We have a number of other businesses and have relied on the letting agency...

8:00 AM, 18th July 2024, About A week ago | 12

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Water Leak 6 months and counting?

This is a bit far-fetched, but the lawyers here might have an answer. The situation: there is a water leak from a neighbour’s property in our village. This is not bursting, but a constant stream...

7:06 AM, 18th July 2024, About A week ago | 4

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How to deal with tenant who hasn’t paid any rent?

Hi, we had rented our 2 bedroom flat in London at the end of October 2023 through a estate agent. The agent did the referencing and the tenant passed. The agents collected the deposit from the tenant.

0:02 AM, 17th July 2024, About A week ago | 25

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Who is reponsible for repairing a boiler under a government grant...

Hi all, can anyone advise on this issue? The tenants a few years ago had a new boiler fitted on a government grant scheme, the boiler keeps breaking down and after £££££ of repairs with new parts...

0:02 AM, 17th July 2024, About A week ago | 4

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Should I evict a tenant with mental health issues refusing an...

Hi, my elderly mother has had a tenant for the last 18 years and receives payment from the council through housing benefits. The tenant was great and was pretty much the perfect tenant. Unfortunately,

0:02 AM, 17th July 2024, About A week ago | 17

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BBC programme tells tenants to stay put until bailiffs arrive?

Hi, available on BBC iPlayer is the programme ‘Morning Live’ from 12th July 2024, where Matt Allwright advises tenants to remain in their homes until the bailiffs arrive, rather than risk becoming...

10:04 AM, 16th July 2024, About 2 weeks ago | 18

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Is stamp duty fair in the UK?

Hi, the property market in the UK has had a roller coaster of prices over the last 4 decades and continues to fluctuate no matter what political party is in power. Each successive government continued...

9:41 AM, 16th July 2024, About 2 weeks ago | 4

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Are councils using faulty case law to unfairly assign council...

We found ourselves at the Council Tax Valuation Tribunal after a very lengthy and stressful 18 months of fighting with the Royal Borough of Greenwich Council (RBGC) to provide evidence of their claim of...

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