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Best way to UK Ltd Co for Aunt with Offshore Ltd Co?

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1st August 2018, 8 years ago | 2

My aunt (+70) cannot raise mortgage finance within her Offshore company, on buy to let property. She has no mortgage...

We have inherited a property portfolio – what next?

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1st August 2018, 8 years ago | 6

By way of background, my wife and I are both 56 years old. In recent years, my wife has been...

Can I buy Mother’s house in installments as IHT planning?

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31st July 2018, 8 years ago | 5

Hi everyone, I have tried searching the archives but I cannot find a definitive answer for my question. I’d like...

Landlord’s post threatening repossession?

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31st July 2018, 8 years ago | 13

We currently rent our home via a local estate agent, but we keep receiving letter for the landlord to state...

Council want to strangle the high street along with the PRS

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30th July 2018, 8 years ago | 4

Every reader will be all too familiar with the carnage on our high streets. Major chains going under and shutters...

Proud to be a Landlord

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26th July 2018, 8 years ago | 9

Within the last ten minutes I have received proof that being a fair, kind and friendly landlord who provides good...

Fed up with all the landlord bashing – What’s the alternative?

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26th July 2018, 8 years ago | 40

I am a portfolio landlord and now fed up with all the legislation and landlord bashing from the government. Can...

Kent Landlord – Hero or Villain

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25th July 2018, 8 years ago | 71

Fergus Wilson, a Kent portfolio landlord has made the headlines recently for the wrong reasons. Mr Wilson has stated that...

Can I charge fees for managing my son’s properties?

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23rd July 2018, 8 years ago | 13

I used to own 8 rental properties in central London, which I have been managing myself for the last 35...

1991 Building Regulations – I don’t want an HMO?

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23rd July 2018, 8 years ago | 10

I have a property that I inherited from my late husband that has been divided into 8 self contained flats....

Negotiating fee to renovate – Am I price Taker?

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23rd July 2018, 8 years ago | 3

I own a Leasehold apartment and would like to renovate, and have been proposed a fee by the Freeholder for...

HMO or What?

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20th July 2018, 8 years ago | 16

I have been offered a building split into 10 self contained units, no sharing. Planning is for one property and...

Solution for buying student property – Shares?

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19th July 2018, 8 years ago | 1

We have just sold several buy to lets we have had for a long time. We are looking at re-investing...

She’s out – thank you readers for your support and advice

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19th July 2018, 8 years ago | 5

She signed the Deed of Surrender at 8.30pm last night after demanding that I be there at 4pm yesterday having...

Advice on tenants fostering children – spooked by LA?

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18th July 2018, 8 years ago | 3

We rent a 2 bed property to a middle aged couple. They keep it in good condition and always pay...

The slightly unusual dilemma of a Croydon landlord

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18th July 2018, 8 years ago | 23

This is our favourite and most popular ‘Readers Question’ to date, hence we re-bublish it from time to time. Dear...

Setting up a property management company?

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17th July 2018, 8 years ago | 15

I manage my late husband’s portfolio of 8 properties. At the moment I have no other income as I’m so...

Leak from flat upstairs – Please help?

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17th July 2018, 8 years ago | 11

I am the owner/leaseholder of a small ground floor studio flat and my flat has been badly damaged by a...

118 days average to remove tenants via courts

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17th July 2018, 8 years ago | 3

A new research report released by Simple Landlords insurance indicates the average number of days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove...

Rent A Room – your views

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16th July 2018, 8 years ago | 4

Property118 has attached to this week’s summary a copy of the government consultation paper on its Rent A Room proposals....

EPC D and CO2 emissions F ?

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13th July 2018, 8 years ago | 12

I have encounter an problem on EPC and CO2 emission: I received latest EPC on the property I am proposing...