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What use is an AST any more?

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3rd June 2019, 7 years ago | 5

Being a battered Landlord, I have endured most of the problems that we all read about on these Property118 pages....

New AST questions post June 1st

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31st May 2019, 7 years ago | 5

Firstly, the new tenants are a married couple with two children. The wife has no income. The letting agent has...

Tenant fees ban interpretations and exceptions

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31st May 2019, 7 years ago | 3

I have been wondering about the tenant fee ban and how it may affect situations that are not addressed. My...

Ex-evicted bad’un has the gall to ask for a positive reference?

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29th May 2019, 7 years ago | 39

I nearly died of shock today! My inbox contained a request for a tenant eventually evicted last November, which began...

Closed panel lenders?

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29th May 2019, 7 years ago | 3

Should mortgage companies be able set the requirement to use a closed panel of solicitors as one of the criteria...

Valid view point on the way forward for the PRS?

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29th May 2019, 7 years ago | 4

Have any Property118 readers and contributors read the thorough Crisis report on homelessness? You seem to have a number of...

Periodic Tenancies and what if How to Rent guide changes?

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29th May 2019, 7 years ago | 7

Am I correct in assuming that if my 6 month AST’s then revert to Periodic Tenancies after the 6th month,...

Is purchase Stamp duty exempt due to being uninhabitable?

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28th May 2019, 7 years ago | 2

I purchased property which had many defects in its condition outlined below. I was wondering if after the recent ruling...

Can’t give customers Jam Tarts when they want Doughnuts!

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28th May 2019, 7 years ago | 1

The Customer is always right! Even when he is wrong he is right! The problem the Conservative Party had was...

Tenant fees act – Renewal with higher rent £50?

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24th May 2019, 7 years ago | 7

The act states that a payment is permitted, if a landlord makes a Variation, Assignment or Novation to a tenancy...

Small Claims permitted after DPS award?

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24th May 2019, 7 years ago | 23

I’d particularly welcome comments from those within the letting business’ or especially those 118 members with legal qualification please. Last...

Reneging on purchase deal after mortage has been paid?

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23rd May 2019, 7 years ago | 12

A friend of mine agreed with his landlord/owner (a relative) 2007 to pay the mortgage on the verbal agreement that...

BTL to Holiday Let

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21st May 2019, 7 years ago | 18

Has anyone converted a BTL to FHL (furnished holiday let)? After 11 yrs in residency one of my lovely tenants...

1st time UK buyer and stamp duty?

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21st May 2019, 7 years ago | 4

My Son lived at home with us in Surrey until he went to work in Canada 9 years ago. He...

No tenant referencing, no consent and no friend?

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21st May 2019, 7 years ago | 5

I decided to rent my property, as I was moving to India for an year to take care of my...

Building Control certificate issued but not communal

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21st May 2019, 7 years ago | 0

We have come across an interesting wrinkle in building control. We own a lot of apartments in a building (about...

Privatisation of the Private Sector Landlord?

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21st May 2019, 7 years ago | 7

Make No mistake both The Conservative Party and The Labour Party intend to Nationalise The Private Sector Landlord. The scrapping...

Protest with Care

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20th May 2019, 7 years ago | 3

The European Elections are on us next week. If you wish to exercise a Protest Vote then do so with...

Loft conversion without planning permission or building regs

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20th May 2019, 7 years ago | 27

Hi everyone, We are in the process of buying a property and we have just found out that the loft...

Cartoon illustrating the burden of Capital Gains Tax on landlords and property owners.

2020 CGT changes and the implications of no PPR relief?

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16th May 2019, 7 years ago | 3

We bought the property in 1988 for 79K. its current value is 500 – 550K. In 2011 I became ill...

Best Deposit Protection for disputes?

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16th May 2019, 7 years ago | 50

Obviously I have an obligation to protect the deposits of my tenants, but having had 2 poor experiences with My...