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Are old expense receipts still valid and claiming past...
Hi, I have found some old maintenance/repair (not improvement) receipts for my BTL property which date back to 2012.
My first question is: can I use them on my next self assessment tax return or have...
Signed Tenancy Agreement but Landlord change his mind?
I am a Landlord and I would like some help. I have a signed tenancy agreement between all parties, where on the last page says: Signed by the Landlord, signed by Tenants and Document Executed by:...
Neighbours having issues with noisy tenant?
Hello members, I have let a 3 bedroom mid-terrace house to family of 4. Currently, the neighbours are having issues with the tenant and are saying that the kids make too much noise day and night, and...
Party Wall agreement never sought?
My neighbour had started work without having getting a Party Wall agreement and incorporated my garden wall in their extension at the rear of the house. I have engaged a boundary surveyor who...
Cat and dog allergy issues?
The government have decided to allow people to have pets whether or not the landlord agrees with this: “The government has released its latest standard model tenancy agreement to cater for...
Party Wall Act – neighbour ignored it!
The attached neighbour to our rental property conducted works which included a loft conversion and kitchen roof height lift.
The Council have confirmed that no permission was applied for (or...
Has the Protected Tenancy expired and reverted to an AST?
I have owned a property for over 17 years, which was bought from a property company with tenants in situ under a Protected Tenancy. The tenants had been moved there from a previous property under a...
Are lawyer’s fees against builder’s shoddy work...
Are lawyer’s fees chargeable against rental income? I had a firm, supposedly well accredited, called Lethbridge, to do the refurb on my flat in London. The work was rubbish, some not completed,
5th April 2015 Property Valuations for CGT?
I am non-UK resident and need to get a retrospective valuation of a UK house as at 5 April 2015. This is because for CGT purposes, the UK tax law says I can use the value of the house as at 5 April...
Beware of useless boiler maintenance contracts?
I had a gas safety check carried out on one of our properties last Friday afternoon for a tenant, his wife and four children by Your Repair. The engineer carried out the gas safety on the boiler and...