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Unlicensed HMO with 2 self contained Units and 2 Rooms

28th September 2020, 6 years ago | 4

Dear All, I have a HMO and I have complied with all regulations including Smoke Alarms, Fire Doors, Fire Extinguishers...

HM Treasury sign on a government building wall

No Furlough for landlords?

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28th September 2020, 6 years ago | 41

Anyone in this group belong to a landlord association? Question for NRLA why are they not more vocal in the...

Rent guarantor necessary in this case?

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28th September 2020, 6 years ago | 4

I have a 2-bed flat where the rent is £640 pcm. The tenant is part working and on UC. As...

Freeholders can build 2 floors now without permission – How to object?

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28th September 2020, 6 years ago | 10

Regarding the law passed by Sep 2020 – The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus)...

Second home stamp duty exemption?

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23rd September 2020, 6 years ago | 5

Hi all, I’m considering selling my main residence and moving into a rental property I own. Given I will be...

Housing Association wanted?

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23rd September 2020, 6 years ago | 6

I would prefer to long term lease my properties to a local HA/Charity to give those really in proper need...

Hackney adds a £50k Social Housing contribution from developers!

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23rd September 2020, 6 years ago | 1

In discussion with a planner, I was notified that the latest local plan had been recently approved. The plan includes...

Residential/offices or shop?

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22nd September 2020, 6 years ago | 1

I am thinking of purchasing a property currently used as offices and converting them into residential. Property bought in 1998...

Gas hob burner with blue flame during operation, relating to gas safety checks after appliance repairs

New kitchen nightmare?

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20th September 2020, 6 years ago | 8

So finally after Covid-19 eased off, we got round to start the kitchen which was planned before. The contracted company...

Claiming costs of works from freeholder?

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20th September 2020, 6 years ago | 6

I am the leaseholder of a first floor flat where the freeholder owns and lives in the ground floor flat....

Tenant insists on gas fire replacement!

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18th September 2020, 6 years ago | 23

Hi, first-time landlady here, hoping for advice. When my tenants moved in 3 years ago there was a gas cooker,...

Letter of claim from no win no fee solicitor?

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18th September 2020, 6 years ago | 9

I served a S21 on my tenant. Since then, he has been on a mission to hurt me! He has...

Is this a DWP system failure or just an excuse?

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18th September 2020, 6 years ago | 7

To cut (an inevitably long story short!) I had a tenant who declared a change of address away from my...

My first ever working tenant!

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16th September 2020, 6 years ago | 8

I have a flat to rent and had an enquiry from a single lady (with son aged 13) who will...

Section 8 Antisocial Behaviour?

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16th September 2020, 6 years ago | 7

We have a tenant who has just been raided for the third time in six months and who is noisy,...

Ex-tenant threatening legal action over parking?

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14th September 2020, 6 years ago | 13

A tenant that has recently vacated one of our properties left the place in such a state that we said...

Electric safety certificate/CCU/fuse board

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14th September 2020, 6 years ago | 15

Hello, I have a number of properties where the fuse board/CCU is not in a metal cabinet or metal frame....

Could be waiting until the latter half of 2021 to regain possession?

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14th September 2020, 6 years ago | 3

On the 5th of June 2020, the UK Government announced that it would be suspending all housing possession cases in...

Making a property a Freehold / Leasehold

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14th September 2020, 6 years ago | 6

Hello, Please can anyone point me where to look on the internet (or Property118) where I can read up about...

Tenant being evicted to enable “massive repairs”?

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11th September 2020, 6 years ago | 9

A tenant (local to us but not one of ours) has been advised that she has to vacate to enable...

He simply wants to keep it because he’s paid for it?

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10th September 2020, 6 years ago | 36

Hi. We have a tenant who left a fixed-term tenancy agreement 2 months earlier than his end of tenancy agreement...