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TDS sent deposit to agent no longer trading?

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14th April 2025, 2 years ago | 7

The Letting agent I used contacted me to inform me he was selling his business to another letting agent. He...

Lights, camera, action (or lack of)?

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7th April 2025, 2 years ago | 4

Does anyone know what the legal position is as far as security lights and cameras are concerned, when it comes...

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Hold off for Leasehold Reform Bill?

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7th April 2025, 2 years ago | 5

Hi Everyone, We have 13 apartments for people over 45 years old. I have tried to increase my lease that...

Information Commissioners Office – It’s a bit like the TV licence?

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4th April 2025, 2 years ago | 12

Ready for a 29.8% cost increase? After detailed analysis, the government has decided to: Introduce legislation to increase the data...

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Tenant refuses to hand over keys?

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4th April 2025, 2 years ago | 17

Hi, I recently had a tenant who refused to handover the keys after the check out unless I agreed, in...

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New £30,000 Warm Home Local Grant scheme – misappropriation of government resources?

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4th April 2025, 2 years ago | 3

With the new warm home £30,000 grants it’s difficult to imagine a more inefficient way of improving energy efficiency,when so...

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Extending a lease – Formal or informal approach?

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3rd April 2025, 2 years ago | 11

I am seeking to extend the lease on my flat (currently 91/92 years) by adding 90 years. Last year, I...

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Harrying of landlords = scourge on tenants?

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2nd April 2025, 2 years ago | 6

So here it is, government projections show landlords are selling in their droves. It is now obvious a relatively small...

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Call me Cynical?

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2nd April 2025, 2 years ago | 3

If 47% of PRS landlords are not selling ‘Nearly half of landlords won’t sell properties – survey‘ then 53% have...

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Can I still recover rent arrears from a former tenant?

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2nd April 2025, 2 years ago | 10

Hi all, I had a situation about a year ago where the tenant refused to pay rent for a period...

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Possession Order Delay – Judge said 48 Hours, now facing 17-22 weeks wait?

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1st April 2025, 2 years ago | 10

Hi, I attended a possession hearing on 20th March, where the judge stated that the possession order would be issued...

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Which property will make a better return?

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1st April 2025, 2 years ago | 2

My goal is to get an income to replace my rental income. I have funds to cover the next few...

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Insurance payouts after a water leak in a Freehold flat?

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31st March 2025, 2 years ago | 16

My partner owns the freehold of a flat. He lived in the flat himself for about 2 years and has...

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Landlord Justice: Where Common Sense Goes to Die?

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27th March 2025, 2 years ago | 14

Ah, the joys of the British legal system — a place where logic takes a back seat, and bureaucratic chaos...

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Have landlords tried dealing with mould the German way?

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26th March 2025, 2 years ago | 25

Although I’ve been a landlord for over twenty years, I only recently came across luften, the German way of dealing...

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Dealing with tenants complaints about mould?

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24th March 2025, 2 years ago | 18

Hello, I hope someone may be able to help. I seem to have tenants from hell. I have only one...

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Is the PRS pendulum swinging too far against landlords?

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24th March 2025, 2 years ago | 24

The biggest problem facing landlords is that the PRS is like a pendulum, swinging slowly from one policy extreme to...

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Is the EU standard fire blanket suitable for my HMO?

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24th March 2025, 2 years ago | 3

Hi, I own a shared flat occupied by 3 people (twins plus friend) in Inner London that has now become...

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The Great British Landlord Witch Hunt: How PRS is Being Systematically Destroyed?

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21st March 2025, 2 years ago | 16

The following email was sent to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook a few weeks ago yet NO response. Dear Mr Pennycook,...

Ombudsman Finds Council at Fault in Landlord Tenant Dispute and Orders Remedy?

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21st March 2025, 2 years ago | 3

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has ruled against a council following a complaint from a landlord, identified as...

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‘Explicit consent’ needed from DWP recipients?

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21st March 2025, 2 years ago | 17

Well if there was evidence required as to why you are unable to let a property to a benefit tenant...