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West Brom expiring BTL – with nowhere to go!

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1st May 2018, 8 years ago | 7

I have a West Brom buy-to-let mortgage expiring (actually it has already expired on 1st April). I was part of...

Paying tenants to quit early – tax deductible?

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1st May 2018, 8 years ago | 8

I’m about to offer my tenants a few hundred quid to voluntarily surrender their tenancy early. Can I legitimately deduct...

Keeping old records?

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1st May 2018, 8 years ago | 26

Hi all, whilst getting myself organised regarding the new GDPR regulations, it’s got me thinking about all the information I...

Suing a Freeholder – Anyone with experience?

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30th April 2018, 8 years ago | 15

I would really appreciate any advice on this issue please. A few years ago due to unemployment and a prolonged...

Far Infrared heating panels – if only EPC rules were logical

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30th April 2018, 8 years ago | 12

With the new EPC regulations requiring properties to be rated E or above there is a need for the the...

Two Air Bricks cost me over £4000!

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30th April 2018, 8 years ago | 3

I am the leaseholder of a converted house (2 flats ) where the freeholder lives beneath my property. The clause...

How do I claim back the 25% of Residential Finance cost under Section 24 when I am in a Property Partnership?

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28th April 2018, 8 years ago | 7

My wife and I established a partnership with HMRC in 2012 when we started a small business – which currently...

Rat proof containers

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27th April 2018, 8 years ago | 4

My tenants are having trouble with rats scavenging rubbish bags. The local Council has recommended storing them in tough plastic...

Breach of Duty of Care? – Help please

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27th April 2018, 8 years ago | 27

Through a certain online agency I had a tenant on a “fixed term” 12 month tenancy with a “no break”...

How to recover arrears from a serial debtor?

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27th April 2018, 8 years ago | 19

Between our S21 notice and regaining possession, the tenants stopped paying rent. They passed referencing in 2014, but now had...

Thanks to the only accepted hate campaign in the UK

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26th April 2018, 8 years ago | 7

Thanks to the only accepted hate campaign in the UK, landlords are forced to take emergency steps or leave the...

Can landlords charge for their time on repairs or cleaning?

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25th April 2018, 8 years ago | 6

I always have a dilemma whether to do cleaning or repairs (when it definitely falls onto the tenants responsibility) at...

Challenging councils for what you believe in is paying off!

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25th April 2018, 8 years ago | 7

I have just seen that challenging councils for what you believe in is certainly paying off. “Barnsley Council have received...

Tenants should be held accountable for criminal damage

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24th April 2018, 8 years ago | 9

I have a lovely video I received from my letting agent today which would go well towards the argument that...

My petition to change the rules for Housing element part of UC

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23rd April 2018, 8 years ago | 20

Please kindly sign my petition to change the rules for the Housing element part of universal credit. I am a...

Give our Buy to Let away?

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23rd April 2018, 8 years ago | 8

We purchased a house as a BTL in 2014 for £120,000. It’s now worth around £177,000 we only got the...

GDPR confusion and misinformation

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23rd April 2018, 8 years ago | 125

I am told that ALL organisations, including private landlords (and their contractors), will have to be GDPR compliant by 25th...

Anyone have a sample Guarantee and Indemnity?

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23rd April 2018, 8 years ago | 5

Hi there, I want the tenant’s mother to provide a guarantee and indemnity (not just a guarantee). Does any kind...

Should I invest my pension lump sum in another buy to let?

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23rd April 2018, 8 years ago | 10

My wife and I previously owned 4 buy to let properties. Unfortunately, we were two of the many victims of...

Limited Co. proxy agreement?

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19th April 2018, 8 years ago | 10

We have 5 properties (a mix of family let and HMOs) which we currently own and manage in a general...

CGT minimisation on family inherited property?

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19th April 2018, 8 years ago | 12

After the death of our parents, my brother and I inherited a property which we have been renting for almost...