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Remortgage to invest?

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13th May 2025, 1 year ago | 10

My wife and I have five rental flats in South London, zone 3/4. Each are worth approximately £300,000 (£280,000 to...

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How can we get Selective Licensing Council to show where the money is going?

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12th May 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Local Councils use Selective Licensing to make money, and Landlords are forced to pay when Councils find a reason to...

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Does a selective licence refusal help me evict a tenant?

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12th May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Hi all, I am in a very complicated situation where I have a tenant at my property, not paying rent...

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Eviction of a tenant not yet in residence?

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9th May 2025, 1 year ago | 15

I had a property which burnt down in a fire 4 years ago, and was a landlady to a lovely...

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Tenant refusing maintenance access to the freeholder?

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9th May 2025, 1 year ago | 20

I have a difficult tenant who is refusing access for maintenance to the flat. I have a good relationship with...

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Can I claim for rehousing costs after fire safety failures?

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8th May 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Hi, I need advice on my rights and who is responsible for the following. Two weeks ago, my tenant was...

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Independent check out – not happy with the service?

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7th May 2025, 1 year ago | 11

Hi, I had an independent check out and paid in advance £120 + VAT over six weeks ago through my...

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Takeover of letting agency and transfer of agreements?

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2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Hello, My letting agent got taken over, and then that company got taken over a few months later. Now the...

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What are my options after a breach of tenancy agreement?

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1st May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Hi, our local estate agent found us a company tenant who moved into our six-bedroom property on the 28th February...

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Lost sales because of high ground rent charges?

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30th April 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Hi, Folks, Over the last few years I have sold most of my rental properties situated in the suburbs of...

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Meeting a potential tenant at their current home?

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29th April 2025, 1 year ago | 11

Hello, my current tenant at my last and only let property is leaving to buy a property and for various...

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How does Breathing Space affect my ability to evict a non-paying tenant?

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28th April 2025, 1 year ago | 27

Hi, in March 2024, I was granted Power of Attorney for my 83-year-old friend with dementia. I later discovered that...

How can leaseholders afford urgent roof repairs?

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28th April 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Hi, I own a single tenanted unit in a block of 30 flats where 90+% of the leaseholders also own...

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Can a managing agent skip a Section 20 notice?

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25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

I own a leasehold flat in a building with four flats. The managing agent for the Freeholder is useless yet...

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Section 257 – Flat above HMO?

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25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 5

I own an HMO with 10 bedrooms. Each bedroom has a shower and toilet, and recreation and kitchen areas are...

Is allowing my tenant’s friend to stay temporarily a problem?

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24th April 2025, 1 year ago | 9

Hi, I am renting a property to my daughter on an Assured Short Hold Tenancy (AST). She would like her...

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Is it worth going back to self-managing my rental properties?

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24th April 2025, 1 year ago | 14

Hi, I have always managed my properties (3) myself until my wife became ill and the regulations seemed to get...

Small Sites Metric and Biodiversity Net Gain?

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23rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 1

What a joke. I have been asked to get someone to complete a Small Sites Metric (SS report for a...

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Lease extension s61 rights?

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23rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

My Wife owns a small rented flat. Terms agreed with Freeholder for lease extension under the Leasehold Reform Act 1993....

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What can a landlord do about late deposit protection claims?

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22nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 12

As a landlord I can’t really excuse the fact that I didn’t protect the tenants until four years too late,...

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Can I sell a car left behind by evicted tenant?

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22nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 10

Hi, I’ve recently evicted a tenant using the S21 route (the real reason is due to rent arrears). On the...

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