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Friend signed a Deed of Surrender but then decided to stay?

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26th October 2020, 6 years ago | 4

I rented my flat to a friend, and he recently got fired from his job. He’s about £1,600 in rental...

I have done my own conveyancing – CGT costs?

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26th October 2020, 6 years ago | 4

I have sold one of my rental properties and have done my own conveyancing, on the sale as well as...

EPCs – New ones issued via email link only?

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23rd October 2020, 6 years ago | 27

I have had a raft of new EPC’s done and the assessors have just emailed me the link to the...

Absent freeholder since purchase in 2011 suddenly appears?

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21st October 2020, 6 years ago | 21

I own a 1st floor top flat that I purchased in 2011 for renting purposes. The property is leasehold however...

Room rents in London remain depressed

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20th October 2020, 6 years ago | 0

Although Covid-19 restrictions began to ease in Q3, the rental market in the capital still struggled to recover, with the...

Extension wall built too close?

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19th October 2020, 6 years ago | 13

Hi, I own a 4 bed detached on a street built in the 60’s. On facing the houses each has...

Window to Conservatory: HHSRS cat 1 hazard

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19th October 2020, 6 years ago | 3

Portsmouth City Council (PCC) Licensing team have just done an HHSRS inspection of one of my student HMOs and given...

To charge or not to charge?

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19th October 2020, 6 years ago | 19

I own and manage a small HMO and rent the individual rooms on an AST of 6 months. In August...

CGT minefield on inherited family farm?

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19th October 2020, 6 years ago | 2

Can anyone advise me on the following CGT issue please? My father died in 1994 leaving my brothers and me...

Testimonial for Property118 Tax Planning

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19th October 2020, 6 years ago | 0

In our 20+ years as landlords we have engaged three sets of accountancy firms. Our family business provides rental accommodation...

EPC clearly wrong so can Assessor be made to change it once issued?

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15th October 2020, 6 years ago | 45

Just had an EPC done on a flat. Last EPC rating was a D now its an F – so...

HMO licence declined and I must now evict tenants?

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15th October 2020, 6 years ago | 13

A house has been used as an HMO, but after applying for a licence it was not granted and the...

EICR again – Which one is correct?

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15th October 2020, 6 years ago | 11

In the NAPIT booklet EIRC Codebreakers 18th edition version Section 5.12.3 it states cables in walls not protected less than...

Can private landlords refuse to let to Housing Benefit claimants?

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14th October 2020, 6 years ago | 74

Those who believe that Government is not aware of the issues facing landlords in the PRS may be surprised by...

Service charge – Who is liable?

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14th October 2020, 6 years ago | 10

Hello all, I hope someone can help. I own 3 apartments in a block, the only apartments in that block...

Stand alone Rent Guarantee insurance?

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14th October 2020, 6 years ago | 8

Hi I’m looking for Rent Guarantee Insurance on my properties that are apartments in apartment blocks. I am having no...

Tenants who give notice but stay – Double rent?

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12th October 2020, 6 years ago | 15

A lawyer recently told me that he thought there was a law whereby, if a tenant gives notice, but then...

Tenant wants to use a rent Guarantor Company?

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9th October 2020, 6 years ago | 5

Have any landlords had experience of accepting guarantees from a rent guarantor company rather than a tenant’s relative or close...

Anyone use an App?

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9th October 2020, 6 years ago | 11

Hi, I currently have a small portfolio with 20 properties that I have had for over 15 years. I have...

Family Subletting to unrelated couple?

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8th October 2020, 6 years ago | 13

Hello, I have a property where 5 tenants are staying (not as an HMO – They are a family), each...

Person surrounded by question marks symbolizing confusion over rent-to-rent issues

3 vacant properties v 2 separate tenants not paying rent?

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8th October 2020, 6 years ago | 9

Hi, I have 3 vacant residential properties -V- two tenants who are not paying their rent since February 2019. Possession...