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Eviction by Bank for landlord mortgage arrears?

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18th October 2017, 9 years ago | 11

What would the 118 community advice in this situation? My niece, single mum with a 2 year old child, has...

Horror story of a landlord

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17th October 2017, 9 years ago | 14

Being a landlord is indeed a lonely business far from the perception that landlords are money grabbers of tenants. In...

Help to renew an AST please

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17th October 2017, 9 years ago | 7

My property Ltd co manages a house as a managing agent for the landlord owner. The first 12 month AST...

Directors of block sell assets to themselves undervalue and evade fair share of annual service charge!

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16th October 2017, 9 years ago | 8

I have an unusual situation which I wonder if any anyone else on Property 118 has previous experience of or...

Confusion about Stamp Duty

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12th October 2017, 9 years ago | 11

We are in the process of downsizing, selling our principle residence and buying a smaller one . We will have...

Splitting a Commercial Property to Sell

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12th October 2017, 9 years ago | 0

We own a commercial property (2 properties side by side) which is currently split for lease between 3 tenants as...

How do you split and avoid stamp duty and CGT?

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12th October 2017, 9 years ago | 3

I have a friend whose relationship with her partner has broken down. They never married, but have a couple of...

HMO, Council and the Local Government Ombudsman.

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11th October 2017, 9 years ago | 7

I’m suffering because of my local Council and the Local Government Ombudsman. I’m sure you will find my story shocking!...

Warning – no insurance cover on damage if property not let quickly?

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10th October 2017, 9 years ago | 10

I’ve not been able to find an article on this in the forums. I have a few properties and I’ve...

Purchasing a Sale and Rent back property at auction?

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10th October 2017, 9 years ago | 5

I am interested in buying an auction property which is currently let. It appears that the tenancy was the result...

Floating Charge on LTD company mortgage

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10th October 2017, 9 years ago | 10

This is more a ‘watch out for’ rather than a question, having said that if anyone has a fix I...

Council intention of prosecuting for an unlicensed HMO…but it’s not!!!

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10th October 2017, 9 years ago | 17

I have received an invitation from my local council to attend a PACE interview regarding an allegation of running an...

How to evict persistent late payer

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10th October 2017, 9 years ago | 3

I have a tenant who is late with their rent every month and only pays after a lot of calls/emails/text...

Freeholders plans to extort more profit from property owners

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9th October 2017, 9 years ago | 19

In 2012 I bought a flat in Manchester as an investment and I have rented out the flat for the...

Can I enforce safety checks on commercial tenant?

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9th October 2017, 9 years ago | 4

We have one commercial lease (office building) wherein our tenants have denied their responsibility to carry out annual Gas Safe...

Landlords Portfolio Insurance

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6th October 2017, 9 years ago | 10

I’m a landlord with 5 properties – 4 in joint ownership and 1 in Ltd co. I have been lazy...

Son having difficulty getting credit with his name on a joint BTL

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5th October 2017, 9 years ago | 7

My son has come up against a credit problem which, to be honest, has me and my accountant stumped. I...

Smoke Detector Requirements for 3 bedroom Flat

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5th October 2017, 9 years ago | 14

I have a 3 bedroom Victorian purpose built (not a flat conversion) ground floor terrace flat which I let as...

Obstructive neighbours stopping us from renting flat

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5th October 2017, 9 years ago | 15

Revisiting the site after a while with an issue that is making the wife and I sick with stress. We...

Best and Final Offer – Scam or Genuine

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4th October 2017, 9 years ago | 11

I viewed a “re-possessed” property yesterday which was in a state. The agent wouldn’t confirm, but from what I can...

Section 24 and Student Debt

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4th October 2017, 9 years ago | 9

As we all know, student finances and debt are hugely sensitive subjects for all politicians at the moment. One of...