I had a property which burnt down in a fire 4 years ago, and was a landlady to a lovely tenant whom I took on via the local council rent guarantee scheme.
The insurance has paid for the alternative accommodation...
I have a difficult tenant who is refusing access for maintenance to the flat. I have a good relationship with him, but it’s the freeholder who wants access, and the tenant won’t let them in because...
Hi, I need advice on my rights and who is responsible for the following. Two weeks ago, my tenant was forced to leave my flat as the local fire brigade said the building had failed the fire safety test...
Hi, I had an independent check out and paid in advance £120 + VAT over six weeks ago through my agent.
Firstly the report was not completed in the time advised and when I finally received the report...
Hello, My letting agent got taken over, and then that company got taken over a few months later.
Now the current one is saying that the original letting agreement I signed has been replaced by theirs –...
Hi, our local estate agent found us a company tenant who moved into our six-bedroom property on the 28th February 2025.
However, the company failed to pay the rent on the 28th of March. Part of the rent...
Hi, Folks, Over the last few years I have sold most of my rental properties situated in the suburbs of Birmingham. I am now left with two, twenty year old apartments in the same building which are both...
Hello, my current tenant at my last and only let property is leaving to buy a property and for various reasons I can’t sell.
When she was talking to a friend, she learned that her friend’s...
Hi, in March 2024, I was granted Power of Attorney for my 83-year-old friend with dementia. I later discovered that her tenant next door had not been paying rent to her.
I believe it is because the tenant...
Hi, I own a single tenanted unit in a block of 30 flats where 90+% of the leaseholders also own a share of the freehold.
The building roof is leaking and requires significant urgent remedial work, as some...
I own a leasehold flat in a building with four flats. The managing agent for the Freeholder is useless yet is charging us around 25% per annum fees though they say they are not commission based.
The lease...
I own an HMO with 10 bedrooms. Each bedroom has a shower and toilet, and recreation and kitchen areas are shared.
Above the HMO there is a 2 bed flat converted within the attic some 30 years ago.
Hi, I am renting a property to my daughter on an Assured Short Hold Tenancy (AST). She would like her friend to move in with her temporarily (about 3 months) she will be sleeping on a sofa bed and helping...
Hi, I have always managed my properties (3) myself until my wife became ill and the regulations seemed to get very complex.
I am nearing retirement and thinking of going back to self management as it seems...
What a joke. I have been asked to get someone to complete a Small Sites Metric (SS report for a new build. We want to pave a part of the front garden (already part paved) to provide 1 x car park space...
My Wife owns a small rented flat. Terms agreed with Freeholder for lease extension under the Leasehold Reform Act 1993. The act gives statutory powers to the Freeholder to obtain possession for redevelopment...
As a landlord I can’t really excuse the fact that I didn’t protect the tenants until four years too late, there were reasons at the start of said tenancy that distracted me and I only realised now...
Hi, I’ve recently evicted a tenant using the S21 route (the real reason is due to rent arrears). On the eviction day the Court Officers verbally told the tenant that he has 7 days to remove any items...
My rental flat recently suffered significant water damage due to a leak from the flat above. My main contact at the letting agency (with whom I have a Total Management arrangement) offered to handle a...
I have a block of 6 flats in a Victorian property in a conservation area and all of the tenants are on Universal Credit + some PIP payments. The majority of the tenants have been with me for 10 years plus...
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