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Can I change the tenancy terms after finding out tenants are not students and paying Council Tax?

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16th May 2017, 9 years ago | 32

I own a 3 bed flat which I rent out to University students on a single 12 month AST (the...

Should I sue the letting agent or the referencing company?

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16th May 2017, 9 years ago | 12

I have recently evicted a tenant for failing to pay rent after a prolonged legal battle and am currently £12,000...

HMO additional Licence has been introduced – What is everyone else doing?

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16th May 2017, 9 years ago | 3

My local borough have introduced additional HMO licensing which covers small HMOs. I am going to complete a HMO licence...

Who is responsible for paying for a lock on HMO bedroom door?

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16th May 2017, 9 years ago | 25

I am due to move into a property sharing with 2 others (total of 3 occupants) in a HMO set...

Help with mitigating our tax position?

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16th May 2017, 9 years ago | 2

Our BTL mortgage is currently in joint names. As a higher tax payer, I am looking to mitigate my tax...

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Return of bond by sacked agent?

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15th May 2017, 9 years ago | 5

My wife and I put some of our properties with an agent, but have since taken them back due to...

Agents want to use new utility provider?

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15th May 2017, 9 years ago | 4

I use an agent to manage my properties and they are starting to use Tenant Shop to manage tenant changes...

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Flat owner in service charge arrears and breach of lease?

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14th May 2017, 9 years ago | 8

This is an unusual one. I’m the MD of a Right To Manage company who look after the management, maintenance...

Tax Planning for a different Scenario?

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14th May 2017, 9 years ago | 1

Hi Mark, I have been reading your articles on Tax Planning for some time now, wonder if you can provide...

Tenants trying to get away with washing machine!

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11th May 2017, 9 years ago | 10

We fully refurbished the flat 2 years ago after the purchase. The tenant now leaving, but a year after moving...

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Smoke alarms for deaf tenants?

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11th May 2017, 9 years ago | 7

I am about to let one of my properties to a couple who are both deaf. The property has two...

New BBC1 Programme about Landlords

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11th May 2017, 9 years ago | 146

My name is Grace and I am a TV Researcher working on a new BBC One programme about landlords. The...

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Transfer of freehold from company into sole name?

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10th May 2017, 9 years ago | 6

I currently hold freehold interest in my companies name. I wish to close down the company due to total inactivity....

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Tenant left the country and belongings?

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9th May 2017, 9 years ago | 3

Our tenant has moved (we believe) to Portugal, leaving behind various items ranging from rubbish to a washing machine and...

First tier tribunal for nonpayment of service charges

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9th May 2017, 9 years ago | 4

We have had a case taken against us for what is supposed to be no payment of service charges. We...

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Camden Council licencing Prosecution – Can they stop sale?

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9th May 2017, 9 years ago | 12

QUICK SITUATION REPORT. I am renting a 4 bed flat as a 5 rooms as the living room has been...

Has dividend allowance change for 17/18 been pulled?

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9th May 2017, 9 years ago | 7

If anyone else benefits from the 5k dividend allowance that was reduced to £2k in the budget, there may be...

Charitable gifts and section 24

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8th May 2017, 9 years ago | 3

If you are a higher rate taxpayer, then you get money back. E.g. if you give £100, then the charity...

Can I become a shareholder in Right to Manage Company?

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8th May 2017, 9 years ago | 2

In 2014 I bought a flat with a 999 year lease. I am the only owner without a share in...

Landlord licensing in Liverpool joke

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8th May 2017, 9 years ago | 2

My brother rents a property and filled in part one in 2015 and paid the fee. He waited 10 months...

What can I do about Flue? Help please

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4th May 2017, 9 years ago | 18

I have a property and to the left is a building, their building is my boundary, the side of it...