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Freeholder wants £35k for a Variation of a Defective Lease!

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12th December 2016, 9 years ago | 10

The story so far…..Bought a 1st floor maisonette for cash. It had a defective lease hence got it for a...

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Contacted by MX Bradford and Bingley about S24!

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8th December 2016, 9 years ago | 3

I’ve received a letter telling me about S24, stamp duty and a few other changes happening in the market which...

Tenant is sub-letting without permission – what can I do?

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7th December 2016, 9 years ago | 9

I have just discovered that my tenants, who are the only ones named on the contract, are sub-letting the 2nd...

Landlord wants me to pay for roof and give it back to me when he can?

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7th December 2016, 9 years ago | 7

I bought 3 apartments off an estate agent who personally owned them himself. He needed to sell to stave off...

MR WHIP OFF Councils breaking Laws collecting council tax?

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7th December 2016, 9 years ago | 44

MR WHIP OFF by Disgruntled Landlord Councils flaunting and breaking Statutory Laws collecting council tax I have copied my letter...

How to interpret one clear calendar month’s notice?

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7th December 2016, 9 years ago | 9

My tenant gave notice on 23 November. ( currently on periodic tenancy) His lease period runs from 15th – 14th...

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Replacement Double Glazing – who should pay and when?

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7th December 2016, 9 years ago | 10

When I bought my leasehold flat the two wood-framed window & door were in very poor repair. So much so...

Why do the Government and Nottingham City Council have it in for Residential Landlords?

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6th December 2016, 9 years ago | 4

In the U.K. We have a chronic shortage of Housing. Apparently we need 250,000 New Houses a Year but last...

Nottingham City Council looking to implement a citywide selective licensing

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5th December 2016, 9 years ago | 27

Nottingham City Council (NCC) is looking to implement a citywide selective licensing designation, which proposes to license 35,000 residential properties...

Extractor fan or dehumidifier for bathroom?

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5th December 2016, 9 years ago | 44

I have a 2 bed top floor flat in Aberdeen. The bathroom has a velux window but no extractor fan....

Fallen Apples?

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5th December 2016, 9 years ago | 4

I’m a landlord that has a large apple tree within the back garden. It overhangs the public highway (end of...

Mixed Use Property Mortgage Interest Tax Relief?

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2nd December 2016, 9 years ago | 3

I’m looking at venturing into the mixed use property market (e.g. shop on ground floor, residential above). Two reasons: No...

Advice on selling Freehold please

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2nd December 2016, 9 years ago | 7

I have a small block of three domestic flats and wish to sell the lease for the building, the ground...

An inconvenient truth is 100% of rents will be going up?

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1st December 2016, 9 years ago | 10

A survey at present on property 118 suggests 71% of landlords will increase rents as a direct result of section...

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To buy or not to buy a BTL in Norwich?

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1st December 2016, 9 years ago | 4

I am looking to buy in Norwich where prices have increased by 14.8% in the last 12 months. Frankly I...

Am I liable for sitting tenant’s council tax?

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1st December 2016, 9 years ago | 3

I purchased a flat with a sitting tenant and the tenant never paid his council tax bills for two years....

Help Limited company accounts and tax return

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1st December 2016, 9 years ago | 7

Looking for some help please. I have just incorporated to provide a managing company to my properties and to buy...

Build flaw in new apartment lead to flood and denials?

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30th November 2016, 9 years ago | 13

We have recently had a BTL unit suffer severe water damage from an incorrectly installed toilet filling valve, which was...

Your accounts won’t be worth the paper they are written on after 2021

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30th November 2016, 9 years ago | 1

As anyone considered what will happen when a landlord who can ill afford to incorporate goes to his bank or...

ATED – Impact on Limited Company Landlords?

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30th November 2016, 9 years ago | 8

Talking to my accountant this morning about buying properties to renovate and sell within a limited company he mentioned a...

Keeping the freehold after selling 3 BTL properties

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29th November 2016, 9 years ago | 2

Seeking advice on selling 3x BTL properties and keeping the freeholds. What clauses can be written into the lease for...