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Right to Buy leases and Consent charges

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11th June 2018, 8 years ago | 6

You’d think that as the current Right to Buy legislation is now over 30 years old that the position on...

Letting and Family?

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11th June 2018, 8 years ago | 2

We are investigating our first potential property investment as a way of helping out a close family member, and ourselves...

Lodger becomes accidental tenant?

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11th June 2018, 8 years ago | 2

My friend came to rent a room from me on an all inclusive basis. I then moved out after 1...

Is it legal to take deductions from overpaid rent?

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8th June 2018, 8 years ago | 10

I am looking for some advice in regards to overpaid rent and if the Landlord has a right to take...

No notice, because “it’s my house”!

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8th June 2018, 8 years ago | 59

Sounds unbelievable, but my landlord just called a locksmith to come and change the locks and has taken possession of...

Is it worth the hassle of trying to get tenant to pay?

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7th June 2018, 8 years ago | 17

Recently we have had 3 cases where workmen have been sent out due to problems reported by tenants. The first...

Letting agent unwilling to release deposit to me?

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7th June 2018, 8 years ago | 23

I have two properties in Wales. One I manage myself and the other, up until now has been managed by...

Thunderstorm damage demand by leaseholder?

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5th June 2018, 8 years ago | 3

With the last weekend’s thunderstorms and rain, water leaked into the 1st floor flat and I am owner occupier below...

Evicting wife of tenant not on the agreement

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5th June 2018, 8 years ago | 25

How do we go about evicting a “tenant” who was not on the Tenancy Agreement? Our original tenancy agreement was...

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Tenant claiming deposit paid to agent who went bust 6 years ago?

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4th June 2018, 8 years ago | 4

In July 2006, I bought a 2 bedroom flat and leased it out to a company called London Housing Solutions...

Council tenants causing uproar in neighbourhood!

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4th June 2018, 8 years ago | 8

Our property has been let directly to the local authority with consent for them to sublet to house temporary residents....

AgencyInsider – Is He A Real Estate Agent or An Impostor?

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3rd June 2018, 8 years ago | 6

By “Home Provider” Is “AgencyInsider” an estate agent who doesn’t remember the past and makes sweeping assertions without evidence or...

Court action for repossession following probate?

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1st June 2018, 8 years ago | 5

I am very worried and hope that some of the property 118 members can advise me. Long story short: I...

Planning permissions for extended HMO Licensing?

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30th May 2018, 8 years ago | 16

In October mandatory licensing is being extended to include all 3 storey HMO’s and all HMO’s with 5 or more occupants living...

Deposit problem after agent stopped trading?

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30th May 2018, 8 years ago | 11

A tenant has recently vacated my property which was rented through a letting agent. The letting agent stopped trading during...

NLA Removes Online AST Service?

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30th May 2018, 8 years ago | 10

I cannot be the only one who has been affected by this? I always used the NLA Portal to create...

Guarantor moved, changed mobile and deleted LinkedIn?

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30th May 2018, 8 years ago | 6

I need to trace my Croydon tenant’s guarantor as they have moved. I believe he is still living and working...

Sky dish without permission – Can I remove it?

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29th May 2018, 8 years ago | 9

My tenant has put up a sky dish which is not permitted by the management company. We have a letting...

The Management Company Director who wields absolute power!

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26th May 2018, 8 years ago | 20

How do you tackle a Management Company Director who wields absolute power? About 2 years ago my husband and I...

Property insurance – Change of tenant circumstance?

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26th May 2018, 8 years ago | 8

I am just in the process of renewing my property insurance. I have three cottages in a terrace, all identical...

BTL electric safety – Fan over bath?

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24th May 2018, 8 years ago | 7

I’ve got a major worry at the moment regarding my electric work in my BTL. Essentially I’ve had work carried...