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Letter – why S24 loan interest relief restrictions force sale

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21st June 2017, 9 years ago | 9

I need to give my tenant notice to quit and sell my property so that I am not affected by...

Prospective guarantor passes credit check but does not have a UK address

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21st June 2017, 9 years ago | 11

As a result of finally having run out of fingers to burn off in recent years I am now taking...

Regulated Tenant dies with no known relative in UK

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21st June 2017, 9 years ago | 2

I have just been informed that a long standing regulated tenant has passed away. A friend of his called and...

Step sons want to take possession of fathers house

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20th June 2017, 9 years ago | 4

My dad has just received a letter from his second wife’s sons claiming that they have the right to make...

Stamp Duty set to triple for 10% of UK home buyers

SDLT for Limited companies

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20th June 2017, 9 years ago | 1

My company owns 50% of a leasehold flat and has agreed to purchase the other 50% for £57,500. I was...

Definition of ‘single household’?

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20th June 2017, 9 years ago | 35

The head lease on a 2-bedroom flat that I rent out says: ‘Not to use or suffer to be used...

Concerned I am not named on insurance?

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20th June 2017, 9 years ago | 2

My landlord owns the freehold of the building and he also owns the estate agents on the ground. He insisted...

Are Councils legally allowed to force a Tenant to challenge/appeal a repossession order already issued?

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19th June 2017, 9 years ago | 8

I recently had to seek an eviction order to repossess a property on grounds of Section 8, ( substantial rent...

Green Deal External Wall Insulation (EWI) – How safe is it?

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19th June 2017, 9 years ago | 2

I am a private Landlord with a modest sized portfolio. I was able to have all my properties clad with...

Tenants Stealing Electricity – What do we do next?

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19th June 2017, 9 years ago | 21

I’m after some advice on a current (no pun) situation where it appears the tenants have dangerously rewired the Consumer...

Consent to let, but what if I move back in?

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19th June 2017, 9 years ago | 3

If I get consent to let from my current residential mortgage provider and buy a new home for me to...

Complex small portfolio tax situation?

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19th June 2017, 9 years ago | 8

We have a particularly complex situation even though we have only two rentals. The timeline is important so I am...

Property Building work and Tenants Protection

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16th June 2017, 9 years ago | 7

I have a mid terraced property in London which I have been renting out for several years, the last three...

Grenfell Tragedy a private landlord’s thoughts

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15th June 2017, 9 years ago | 26

Once again our great capital was struck by tragedy last night. At the time of writing there are 12 confirmed...

Appeal for victims of Grenfell Tower

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15th June 2017, 9 years ago | 18

As a landlord, someone very much involved in housing, I could not fail to be affected by the Grenfell Tower...

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Do Councils and Housing Associations run HMOs? If not, why not?

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14th June 2017, 9 years ago | 6

This is a query best suited for members of this site who understand the state housing sector better than I....

Doing a deal with a tenant who is in arrears?

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14th June 2017, 9 years ago | 15

We have a tenant who, as of today, owes almost £2000 in rent. He has been on a monthly periodic...

What Makes Car Rental Businesses So Different?

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14th June 2017, 9 years ago | 2

If the general public borrow money to buy a car they don’t get tax relief on the finance costs. However,...

To Trust or Not To Trust – Transferring To Spouse

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14th June 2017, 9 years ago | 9

I have 2 rental properties. One rental property is mortgage free and the other property has a mortgage. Both the...

How long does it take to incorporate?

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13th June 2017, 9 years ago | 3

I’m getting nervous about the SDLT exemption available for partnerships incorporating being withdrawn. Also, in the last two Budgets there...

Buy Sell Hold or Get Out Altogether?

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13th June 2017, 9 years ago | 9

The is a lot of changing Legislation, Tax and property issues facing Landlords at we speak. I have noticed a...