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Council forcing new front doors onto leaseholders of ex-council flats

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5th June 2017, 9 years ago | 7

We are the leaseholders of an ex-council flat in a block of 12, roughly 50-60 years old, and the council...

How would a Trust work for grown up children and section 24?

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5th June 2017, 9 years ago | 2

I have 8 buy to let’s which have interest only mortgages 0f about £480,000 producing an income of around 68k...

Skeptical over Lease Option agreements

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5th June 2017, 9 years ago | 7

Can any member comment upon their experience using ‘Lease Option Agreements’ to build a property portfolio? A friend of mine...

Evicted lodger belongings?

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1st June 2017, 9 years ago | 7

Hi my lodger been evicted yesterday, I gave her notice she was agreed to move by end of the month...

Tenant wants new AST in order to claim housing benefit?

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1st June 2017, 9 years ago | 11

I own a single 2 bed terraced property which has been let to the same working single tenant for just...

Is it possible to avoid Letting Agent renewal fee in case of self-management?

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1st June 2017, 9 years ago | 16

I self-manage a property in London and I used a letting agency to find my tenant. My contract with the...

Let to Buy mortgage arrangement timing questions?

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1st June 2017, 9 years ago | 3

Hi, I am in need of some thoughts/ideas from the Gurus here. Wife and I live in our flat in...

Knock two houses into one and Rent-a-room?

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1st June 2017, 9 years ago | 5

We are considering buying the house next door and combining it with our own house to create one property. We...

Breaking Ties with the UK for CGT purposes

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1st June 2017, 9 years ago | 8

Following a recent brain hemorrhage, I’ve decided to move abroad, with my husband, for health reasons. The silver lining is...

Taxation of Ltd. Company BTL purchase from loans on private portfolio?

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31st May 2017, 9 years ago | 4

I have the following question regarding taxation of a limited company. Background: I hold two residential rental properties in joint...

What can we do about latent gains in our rental property portfolio?

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30th May 2017, 9 years ago | 1

My wife and I want to incorporate our buy-to-let portfolio but our outstanding finance is £600,000 more than the purchase price...

Moving properties to my wife to save tax

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30th May 2017, 9 years ago | 7

I’ve got five buy to let properties all in my sole name which I’ve had for around 6 years and...

Tenant moved to South Africa and a management company started subletting without permission?

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30th May 2017, 9 years ago | 8

I bought a one bedroom flat with the freehold in a terraced housed converted into 2 one bedroom flats. The...

Semi commercial title split buying to sell for cash?

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29th May 2017, 9 years ago | 4

I’m soon about to start investing with my mum and we’ll be starting with a Buy to Sell strategy using...

Capital Gains Tax Liability For Overseas Aunt?

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27th May 2017, 9 years ago | 1

An elderly aunt of mine bought her parents house under RTB many years ago. She then moved to Italy and...

My flat has been boarded up

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26th May 2017, 9 years ago | 9

I have been to court in-order to get a tenant removed, that’s now going to happen very soon, however my...

Transfer of property between spouses

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25th May 2017, 9 years ago | 2

Can anyone please assist with this scenario? I am looking to transfer a mortgaged property held in my sole name,...

As Freeholder what can I amend in the Lease?

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25th May 2017, 9 years ago | 8

I will hopefully shortly be in the position of buying the freehold to my upstairs flat and the one underneath...

Interest only Resi mortgages from Private banks?

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25th May 2017, 9 years ago | 9

Hi all, Now that interest only Resi mortgages have disappeared from the traditional market place, I have noticed a few...

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Freeholder wants to charge for consent to let property

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25th May 2017, 9 years ago | 5

We own a 2 bedroomed leasehold flat which we have had for ten years with very few issues over the...

Can I get reimbursement of costs incurred as result of tenant not moving out?

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25th May 2017, 9 years ago | 21

In early May, we signed a one-year assured shorthold tenancy agreement due to start on Tues 9 May. We received...