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Freeholder ignoring my calls to fix leaking roof

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13th December 2016, 10 years ago | 5

I have bought a flat with a short lease (64 years), above a letting agent. I have noticed the roof...

Keeping the momentum going against Section 24

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13th December 2016, 10 years ago | 61

I have decided to adopt a policy of making myself a complete pain in the backside and try to create...

Sole property while on missionary work

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13th December 2016, 10 years ago | 4

I bought my house in, 1982. In 2008 I went to Spain working as a missionary working with a Church....

Section 24 and Mortgage Contracts flaw?

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12th December 2016, 10 years ago | 1

Having buried my head in the sand so far about the whole situation (I have 17 properties), I am now...

Carbon monoxide alarms

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12th December 2016, 10 years ago | 10

As a responsible Landlord, Non HMO, I’ve fitted Carbon Monoxide Alarms in the boiler room and where there is either...

Letting Agent not protected deposit and will not forward me the deposit

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12th December 2016, 10 years ago | 11

My old letting agent found tenants for a flat I own in Feb 2015 and at the time was led...

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

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12th December 2016, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 years ago | 4

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