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Wow! They must have been bad?

9th November 2021, 5 years ago | 16

Finally, an industry body actually doing its job. Richard Davidoff’s ABC Estates booted out. “Residential management firm ABC Block Management...

Cost of incorporating our BTL portfolio

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5th November 2021, 5 years ago | 6

Dear Property118 My wife and I are in early discussions with our Accountant about incorporating our BTL portfolio. We mentioned...

Money better spent making a cash offer to vacate?

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4th November 2021, 5 years ago | 10

I need to get possession of a flat from paying a tenant with whom I’m on good terms and rather...

Flatbed truck and a small van in the backyard

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4th November 2021, 5 years ago | 6

Hi, I wondered if you could help my wife. She has a commercial property with 2 x 2-bed flats above....

To throw or not to throw?

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3rd November 2021, 5 years ago | 5

Nightmare tenant evicted and finally gone last week. She’s tried every legal trick in the book to get the council...

Can a Tenant in Common legally stop a lodger eviction by another Tenant in Common?

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3rd November 2021, 5 years ago | 7

I own my property along with my mother and brother as Tenants in Common. I currently live in the property...

Unadopted road walled off by neighbour?

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2nd November 2021, 5 years ago | 5

Access to my property is via a very narrow private road. Turning space has always been limited, but previously, the...

Red upward arrow breaking through a surface symbolising challenges with roof access in a shared building

Access for roof space conversion?

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1st November 2021, 5 years ago | 17

I have just purchased the roof space of a terraced house. The freeholder has given consent for the development of...

Serving section13 after 9-months fixed term AST?

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1st November 2021, 5 years ago | 1

Hi, I have a 9-month fixed term AST with my tenant that includes a clause for the tenancy to become...

Misleading Right Move Adverts – What can we do?

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29th October 2021, 5 years ago | 5

We are in a situation, where a dubious agent is advertising greenbelt land for sale on RightMove.com with a clause...

How do we get EPC exemptions for listed buildings?

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29th October 2021, 5 years ago | 4

We own or are responsible for several rental properties which are Listed Buildings or are Flats within a Listed Building....

Remortgage problems with 0.00% growth?

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25th October 2021, 5 years ago | 13

My 5 year fixed rates came to an end in June of this year, I began nudging my brokers in...

CIL payment on 15 year old development?

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25th October 2021, 5 years ago | 5

Hi, any advice would be appreciated. I am selling a flat in a small development. The buyer’s solicitor has asked...

Birmingham Midshires increased my fixed rate mortgage payment?

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22nd October 2021, 5 years ago | 21

I have been with Birmingham Midshires since 2017 under an interest-only 5 year fixed rate buy to let mortgage. They...

Overseas Lettings – Tax Implications Following Brexit?

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20th October 2021, 5 years ago | 8

For several years we have let our house in Mijas, Spain, as a holiday let. On preparing my quarterly tax...

Court hearing date Aug 2022?

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20th October 2021, 5 years ago | 11

Hi, I waited for over a year for a hearing date to recover possession from my ex-tenant with arrears. Originally...

Council Tax Liability – Quoting S6 Local Government Finance Act 1992?

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18th October 2021, 5 years ago | 11

I started possession action due to persistent non-payment of rent in Autumn 2019. Possession was under S21 rather than S8...

Insurers claim this is subletting and Landlord doesn’t have control?

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18th October 2021, 5 years ago | 1

Sadly, following a bad experience, one of the sites was converted into a Cannabis Factory. After usual arguments, AGEAS accepted...

Related Party or at Arms Length Transaction?

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14th October 2021, 5 years ago | 6

I own three BTL properties on three separate independent developments that have their own Right to Manage Companies in place....

Lost DIY Declaration of Trust – effective date and CGT liability?

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14th October 2021, 5 years ago | 4

Hi, I purchased a property with the help of my father in 2014 or so, I had only contributed a...

Tenant changed lock – is the landlord obliged to pay?

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13th October 2021, 5 years ago | 35

Hi, We moved into a property on a Friday afternoon, when we came in we noticed that the main lock...