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The true costs of taking a management company to 1st tier tribunal

25th August 2016, 10 years ago | 12

I have just had a very traumatic experience after taking a freehold management company to 1st tier tribunal over a costs...

Eviction due to landlord not paying the mortgage?

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24th August 2016, 10 years ago | 9

I private rented with no letting agents, had a basic tenancy agreement and paid my rent each month. The landlord...

Housing benefit for related tenant?

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23rd August 2016, 10 years ago | 10

Has anyone had a success with a housing benefit claim where they own a family members property and rent it...

Guaranteed rent agent not paying and laws broken!

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23rd August 2016, 10 years ago | 6

I have given a few properties to a guaranteed rent agency to manage, handle licences, bills, tenancies etc. I gave...

Complaint going in to the BBC over attitude towards landlords

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22nd August 2016, 10 years ago | 14

I have to say that I was disgusted to read the article on this mornings BBC news page with regards...

Maintenance and Shared Ownership

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22nd August 2016, 10 years ago | 8

There are 4 apartments in the unit. The 4 owners bought the freehold so that they could control maintenance and...

Change of student tenant during tenancy

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22nd August 2016, 10 years ago | 11

I have a student (international students) let in a HMO and one of the tenants want to leave (its a...

Is an AST effective if the deposit has not been paid in full?

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22nd August 2016, 10 years ago | 19

I allowed a DSS couple have access to an empty 2 bed mid terraced property on the basis that their...

What are the repercussions of cancelling signed AST?

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19th August 2016, 10 years ago | 20

As a landlord can I ask what the repercussions are of having to cancel a Student Let AST due to...

Section 20 length and specifications questions

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18th August 2016, 10 years ago | 4

Do the three stages of a Section 20 have to be completed within a certain time? There has been nine...

Can I block the sale of my building?

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16th August 2016, 10 years ago | 6

I bought a Buy to Let flat in 1999 and since then there has been significant capital growth. Two years...

My Buy to Let properties are being undervalued?

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16th August 2016, 10 years ago | 24

Has anyone else been finding that valuers are undervaluing properties for remortgage purposes. They seem to have gone from one...

Liverpool landlord licensing farce continues for Agent

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15th August 2016, 10 years ago | 5

Following on from an excellent article recently regarding Liverpool City Council, I have now ( I am an Estate Agent...

Inheritance tax planning to take property over from father?

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15th August 2016, 10 years ago | 18

I was wondering if any one had knowledge or a solution for a property ownership issue with inheritance liability in...

Is an inspection charge normal practice for student lets?

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15th August 2016, 10 years ago | 11

As a small scale landlord myself I was surprised when my student Son complained to me that he and the...

10 year term mortgage can’t now be extended – help please

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15th August 2016, 10 years ago | 7

I read with interest Dene’s post in respect to exceeding the term, repossession by NRAM and his regrettable position. 9...

How to purchase properties I intend to flip?

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15th August 2016, 10 years ago | 6

I have some buy to Let properties in my limited Company and also in my and my wife’s private names....

BTL repossession by NRAM

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11th August 2016, 10 years ago | 14

NRAM is repossessing our BTL property, because we have exceeded the term! My wife and I purchased a BTL property...

Should letting agent or landlord keep 12 months upfront rent?

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11th August 2016, 10 years ago | 20

I use a letting agent to manage a few of my student HMO’s. The current tenants have paid a full...

Getting rid of an untidy and unhygienic HMO Tenant?

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11th August 2016, 10 years ago | 12

We let a 3 bedroom flat as an HMO accommodating 3 tenants. For the most part this has worked very...

Declined porting mortgage whilst we have consent to let

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10th August 2016, 10 years ago | 6

I own a property that I bought on a five year fixed residential mortgage. My circumstances changed and I moved...