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Live-in Landlord Tax – personal use adjustments?

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6th July 2021, 5 years ago | 3

I am a live-in Landlord and the property is a licensed HMO. I rent out 5 bedrooms and have 1...

DIY Property Sale?

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5th July 2021, 5 years ago | 9

I have two 4-bed properties I want to sell, but I just for once have a bit of time to...

168 pieces of legislation

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5th July 2021, 5 years ago | 3

Laws underpinning the private rented sector are not fit purpose as new research reveals that some date back to the...

Am I still liable to pay my 50% share?

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2nd July 2021, 5 years ago | 0

After waiting 13 years for repairs, my Freeholder is still prevaricating and will not issue the first phase of the...

Tenant rights at the end of an agricultural licence?

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2nd July 2021, 5 years ago | 3

Could anyone please offer advice or contacts for tenant rights at the end of a tenancy, which is an agricultural...

Empty Dwelling Management Order from Council head of revenues?

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2nd July 2021, 5 years ago | 9

My 1 BTL property has been empty since 04/01/21 (my tenant reluctantly had to leave London to look after their...

Misled about floor area and now can’t sell?

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1st July 2021, 5 years ago | 14

My daughter is trying to sell her flat which she bought 3 years ago. The new agents have informed her...

Tenant only missed one month but needs Section 21?

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1st July 2021, 5 years ago | 10

A tenant who can’t pay her rent was going to leave (possibly to live with family) but the Local Authority...

Chalk-drawn question mark on blackboard representing a landlord’s query about letting agent responsibility

Buy to leave?

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30th June 2021, 5 years ago | 11

I am thinking about a Let to Buy mortgage, but rather than looking for a tenant, I am planning to...

Previous HMO usage disqualified on a technicality?

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28th June 2021, 5 years ago | 6

One of our landlords has a licenced HMO located in a restrictive dwelling conversion ward. With an Article 4 Declaration...

Landlord Licensing – What can we do to get our Councils to account to us?

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28th June 2021, 5 years ago | 10

In Newcastle upon Tyne the local council wish to renew their expiring licensing schemes. After 5 years you would imagine...

Tenant left but brother paying rent and arrears?

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24th June 2021, 5 years ago | 7

My letting agent has just worked out that my tenant (A) returned to Romania last year after catching Covid and...

Legal obligation to seek help from Council?

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24th June 2021, 5 years ago | 6

Hypothetical scenario prompted by another post earlier on Property118: After issuing a S21/S8 the tenant becomes ‘at risk of homelessness’....

As easy as it sounds?

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23rd June 2021, 5 years ago | 1

Is looking to sell a property with a sitting tenant as easy as it sounds? The Local estate agents are...

New tenant did not mention the dog?

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23rd June 2021, 5 years ago | 17

I have a small one-bedroom upstairs flat (maisonette) which has a garden. I gave a six-month tenancy to a couple...

Refund of SDLT surcharge upon sale to Ltd company?

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23rd June 2021, 5 years ago | 11

We moved from our main home in late 2019 to a new home, so we paid an additional 3% stamp...

Exchange and completion on the same day?

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22nd June 2021, 5 years ago | 2

Hi, We are approaching the end of the Stamp duty holiday up to 500K and I have a property that...

EICR Confusion – ReTest ambiguity?

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22nd June 2021, 5 years ago | 16

As the rules came in, we all obviously had to have EICR’s done on all of our properties. Unfortunately, one...

Tenant claims advised to stay put?

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22nd June 2021, 5 years ago | 12

Hello, Can anyone advise the best course of action for me to take in this situation? I received a message...

Reasonably priced and efficient?

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22nd June 2021, 5 years ago | 3

Hello, Could anyone help please, I have recently taken advantage of the excellent tax planning structure offered by Property118. I...

Bailiffs arrive at Last?

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21st June 2021, 5 years ago | 15

Bailiffs arrive at Last! SO after serving notice for non-payment of rent on 1st November 2019 (Long before Covid-19 was...

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