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A better alternative to S24?

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31st January 2017, 9 years ago | 69

I was thinking about Section 24 and the news that Hammond recently commented that if we could replace the revenue...

Fighting unfair Council tax on empty properties?

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31st January 2017, 9 years ago | 28

I have paid hundreds of pounds in council tax in the last 12 months on empty properties. Mainly between tenants,...

Buying a little extra land from council for my garden – Who do I contact?

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31st January 2017, 9 years ago | 3

I have been reading this website for a while and found it extremely helpful! So I was hoping someone can...

Seriously ill Tenant’s Status

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31st January 2017, 9 years ago | 13

Ok, some background on the Tenant (single lady), been in the property 8 years, claims housing benefit which is paid...

Unwanted tenant – can I turn of electricity and gas?

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31st January 2017, 9 years ago | 9

I have a tenant who has been served a section 21 at end October ’16 (contract expired 31/12/16) but still...

Chimney sweeping requested but tenant put gas fire in themselves?

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30th January 2017, 9 years ago | 17

My tenant has asked for her chimney to be swept as soot has blown down onto her new carpet during...

Conveyancing – Are things so much better than they used to be?

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30th January 2017, 9 years ago | 17

I bought my first house 35 years ago and since then have bought (and sold) houses in the region of...

Capital gains maize!!

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30th January 2017, 9 years ago | 10

I’m not good with numbers. I’m an illustrator!! But I am also a desperate illustrator (many of us are). I...

Ownership Split

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30th January 2017, 9 years ago | 2

I am in the process in remortgaging my buy to let property and I am also in the process in...

QROPS for property investors living abroad

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30th January 2017, 9 years ago | 10

Does anyone have info on QROPS for property investors in UK who live abroad? I understand that a UK pension...

Changing a Prepaid Meter?

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27th January 2017, 9 years ago | 19

My sister in law is moving into a flat – everything has been agreed, bar one thing. The current meter...

Repercussions of flipping from BTL to Residential mortgage

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27th January 2017, 9 years ago | 12

I would like to buy a house that I could let out, however if necessary I would be happy to...

Chartered Institute of Housing warns 250,000 social rented homes could be lost by 2020

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27th January 2017, 9 years ago | 3

An article in The Planner reports social housing numbers are dropping much faster than they are being built and that...

My letting agent delays on transferring rent to me every month!

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26th January 2017, 9 years ago | 13

I’ve had my lettings agent now for around 2 years, and every month there is an excuse for him to...

Is it all 50/50 Tax question?

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26th January 2017, 9 years ago | 4

Can anybody clarify the following:- Me – High rate tax earner Wife – Lower rate tax earner My wife and...

Will HMRC let you claim for a property purchase that fell through?

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26th January 2017, 9 years ago | 20

Can anyone please advise me on an HMRC issue? We were buying our first Buy to Let property at the...

Buying and splitting 2 self contained flats in one Freehold into Leaseholds?

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26th January 2017, 9 years ago | 7

I am interested on any advice people can give on my current situation. I am looking to buy a house...

Sliding scale of rents depending on tenant risk?

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25th January 2017, 9 years ago | 18

I have a couple of properties becoming available for family lets, but in the past I have found them to...

President Trump and the regulatory burden!

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24th January 2017, 9 years ago | 9

Irrespective of opinions and views, Trump has promised to slash and bin regulations. Ronald Reagan once said that the words...

Am I self employed?

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24th January 2017, 9 years ago | 8

Am I classed as self employed if I am a property landlord? Many thanks Caroline

Can I rely on what HMRC says about Sharia mortgages in an online webchat?

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24th January 2017, 9 years ago | 7

In short, I’ve just used the HMRC web chat to ask whether the rent element of a Sharia mortgage would...