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RTM Accountant to check service charges?

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1st October 2021, 5 years ago | 4

I’m just taking a block through the Right to Manage, and we are at the stage of informing the Freeholder....

One bad apple?

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1st October 2021, 5 years ago | 12

I know this is an issue that every landlord encounters at some point, unfortunately, it’s now my turn to deal...

What is the best way to gift properties to family?

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30th September 2021, 5 years ago | 9

Hi, I would like to gift one property to each of my two adult daughters from my portfolio. Neither property...

Setting up a Mixed Partnership Structure?

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29th September 2021, 5 years ago | 5

My wife and I are both higher rate taxpayers and currently hold a portfolio of 9 BTL properties in joint...

Purchase of second home in Family Trust for son?

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28th September 2021, 5 years ago | 4

Hi All, My wife and I have a small property portfolio held in an LLP. We are in the process...

HMO licence tenants say they are related – Cousins?

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27th September 2021, 5 years ago | 5

I have a three-bedroom flat and the single room does not meet the council’s new imposed minimum room size of...

Local council is offering to lease my flats?

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24th September 2021, 5 years ago | 19

Hi everyone, My local council is offering to lease my flats on an interim lease agreement, whereby they would use...

The Telegraph needs help from investors

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22nd September 2021, 5 years ago | 1

Hello, my name’s Melissa Lawford, I’m the property correspondent at The Telegraph. I’m writing an article about how the pandemic...

HELP we have 3 personal BTLs with 3 different lenders and want to incorporate?

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21st September 2021, 5 years ago | 19

Hi there all, We have three BTLs with three individual mortgage providers which are Virgin Money, Santander and Halifax in...

Cautionary tale to include fire cover clause in AST!

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20th September 2021, 5 years ago | 51

We own a small bungalow that we rent out via an agent. We picked a local agent as the property...

Holiday Let Purchase – Best Through A Company Or Not?

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16th September 2021, 5 years ago | 4

Like so many other Landlords, we’re at a crossroads at present, and about to diversify into the Holiday Let business....

Separate the freehold and leases?

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16th September 2021, 5 years ago | 6

I own the upstairs flat in a converted house of two flats. I also own a 50% share of the...

Freehold – what’s it worth?

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15th September 2021, 5 years ago | 5

Hi, There is a block of 12 residential flats in a small town in West Sussex. They had Ninety-Nine-year leases...

New gas safety certificate to sell?

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14th September 2021, 5 years ago | 10

My last tenant has vacated my property, which I now plan to sell off as soon as possible. The Gas...

How are Councils assisting Afghan refugees to find properties?

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13th September 2021, 5 years ago | 20

There are funds available to LA’s to provide accommodation to Afghani refugees, but they have no properties of their own...

Does estate agent owe me half of the holding deposit?

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13th September 2021, 5 years ago | 13

An estate agent has refused to pay me half of the holding deposit of tenants who withdrew on the point...

Buy to Let Tax Advice Required on our Let to Buy Plans Please

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12th September 2021, 5 years ago | 0

My wife and I are looking to buy a larger more expensive home and let the one we currently live...

HMO rooms rated as Band A?

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10th September 2021, 5 years ago | 38

After having gained planning permission we recently carried out a renovation of a large house into a 7 bedroom HMO...

Help – Tenant won’t move out of unsafe building?

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10th September 2021, 5 years ago | 8

I’m hoping someone can point us in the right direction as Rent Smart Wales, NRLA or the council have been...

Using the previous landlord’s escrow account?

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9th September 2021, 5 years ago | 5

I purchased a property with a sitting tenant. The vendor (previous landlord) set up an escrow account as insurance against...

Tenant Referencing – who do you use for a thorough check these days?

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7th September 2021, 5 years ago | 29

Hello, I used to use TenantReferencing.co.uk and was very happy with their application form and their 9-point checks. They left...