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HMO Licence – self contained flats

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12th September 2018, 8 years ago | 15

I own a shop with 8 COMPLETELY self contained flats above. There is some confusion with Hackney council on the...

Purchase Ground rent, but Freeholder lost the Deeds?

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11th September 2018, 8 years ago | 6

I have been living in my property for over three years and would like to purchase the freehold. The property...

ATED how hard to make a return?

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10th September 2018, 8 years ago | 0

I am about to buy a property via a limited company. One I think would be likely to eventually sell...

Granting an ordinary lease?

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10th September 2018, 8 years ago | 6

This may sound like a strange question amidst the climate of all the stuff going on to provide security for...

Freehold Company Set Up?

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10th September 2018, 8 years ago | 4

I would like to set up a company for the freehold on the building of a block of four flats....

Personal use of property in Limited Company?

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7th September 2018, 8 years ago | 5

I have a small portfolio of BTL houses and am in the process of buying an apartment within my Limited...

HMO Selective Licensing Porridge!

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5th September 2018, 8 years ago | 11

I work for a company who owns many properties, we have staff living in them on SOA. I have converted...

Share of Freehold building insurance?

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5th September 2018, 8 years ago | 23

I am the owner of a flat (1 of 4 in a converted house). Each of the owners is also...

Starting a property development business and tax deductibles?

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5th September 2018, 8 years ago | 1

Hi All, I’m looking at getting into property development as a business, having done the last few residential properties I...

If Landlord Farts, Burps or Snores, property should be repossessed?

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4th September 2018, 8 years ago | 14

My friend and I had a meeting yesterday, both of us have been landlords for around 20 years. We exchanged...

Confusion over when to serve S21 or S8 Notice?

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4th September 2018, 8 years ago | 9

My understanding is that When a tenancy has come to an end of its AST period, of say 6 months,...

Is there a legal time limit before I can make demand to guarantor?

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3rd September 2018, 8 years ago | 5

I have a tenant of 14 months who has gradually worn me down (complaints from neighbours & not paying his...

Changed my mind landlord not moving now?

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3rd September 2018, 8 years ago | 18

Hi Property118, I have tenant that has given the required notice to vacate on the 20th September. However he has...

Service charge arrears – What can we do?

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3rd September 2018, 8 years ago | 2

1 property – 3 leashold flats with 2 of us owning the share of freehold. The owner of the flat...

Tenant asking for hardship compensation over bins?

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31st August 2018, 8 years ago | 26

I became a landlord in May 2018 as I moved in with my partner into Central London. I own a...

Continue with possession hearing after Deed of Surrender?

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30th August 2018, 8 years ago | 3

A Tenant of mine who is in substantial arrears has agreed to give up the property via Deed of Surrender...

60/40 split?

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30th August 2018, 8 years ago | 0

If we, the only leaseholders (fyi) and the landlord have a 60/40 split on service charge items should the landlord...

Help – Money Pit Portfolio?

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30th August 2018, 8 years ago | 5

We have a portfolio of nine properties all over UK, bought in 2007, interest only mortgages. Half are nice little...

Tenant in, no agreement and agent not sending rent?

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30th August 2018, 8 years ago | 6

I have recently let out a flat through an agent. The agreement was to charge an all in fee which...

Room to build?

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30th August 2018, 8 years ago | 2

As a BTL investor I have turned recent attention to refurbishment and development. The aim has been to generate more...

Local Authority sits by as freehold co. breaks law and LTA?

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29th August 2018, 8 years ago | 12

One of my rentals is a leasehold flat, there are 18 in the building, which is run by its Co-owners,...