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Can I get out of a 6month sublet tenancy due to worrying behaviour?

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16th May 2016, 10 years ago | 12

A tenant of a landlord is subletting a room to me. I don’t know if the actual landlord is aware....

Liverpool landlord licensing ruled in breach of Data Protection Act

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16th May 2016, 10 years ago | 66

I would like to preface this piece by saying that I, like the majority of decent landlords I know would...

Can I remove tenant with no agreement or money taken?

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13th May 2016, 10 years ago | 29

My tenant moved in before I had time to check his references as he told me it was his only...

Tenancy agreement now void or is it?

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12th May 2016, 10 years ago | 26

Hi all tricky one for me but hope someone out there has an answer. I have a tenancy agreement now...

Declaring purchase price when buying house from in-laws?

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12th May 2016, 10 years ago | 15

My wife and I are looking to buy my in-laws home as they are looking to downsize. Is it possible...

Landlord obligations whilst waiting for Possession Order?

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11th May 2016, 10 years ago | 7

I have served a S21 on my Tenants and when they failed to leave the property, I have applied for...

Extending a lease when freeholder as possessory title?

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11th May 2016, 10 years ago | 4

I own a flat with low lease 62 years on an Absolute title. However, the freehold deeds were lost and...

Time between exchange and completion?

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11th May 2016, 10 years ago | 4

My grandparents are downsizing to a flat and are able to purchase a new property without selling their current family...

Can I use deposit against arrears court fees and costs?

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11th May 2016, 10 years ago | 8

By way of a Court judgement for possession only I am informed by my letting agent that the tenant’s deposit...

Joint borrower sole proprietor mortgage to avoid extra stamp?

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10th May 2016, 10 years ago | 4

I have a property that I rent out on a consent to let basis with my bank due to it...

Old Deposit?

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10th May 2016, 10 years ago | 14

I was wondering where I stand on this. I have a long standing tenant who’s tenancy agreement started in October...

Advice on buying investment property in Australia

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9th May 2016, 10 years ago | 2

A friend of mine is looking to buy one or two investment properties in Australia (Sunshine Coast area). They are...

Potential Spanish tenant difficult to reference?

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9th May 2016, 10 years ago | 12

I recently showed my vacant property to a family consisting of an English father and Spanish mother with 2 children....

Freeholders being taken for a ride?

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9th May 2016, 10 years ago | 47

I own a buy to let flat. I am one of 18 freeholders. The new Manager, who was not elected,...

I am being sublet to and didn’t realise?

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9th May 2016, 10 years ago | 8

I am currently renting a room in a flat, and to start it all seems genuine, deposit etc, there was...

Let down badly by letting agents

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9th May 2016, 10 years ago | 5

We feel we have been badly let down by our letting agents. Despite engaging letting agents to manage our home,...

Recoup costs from tenants owing arrears and caused damage?

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9th May 2016, 10 years ago | 6

We would be interested in knowing how to go about recouping costs from tenants regarding the damage they have caused....

Management company incompetence has cost me!

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6th May 2016, 10 years ago | 7

I purchased a leasehold flat managed by a Housing Association in 2014, the property is on a development with housing...

Should I buy in a selective licensing area

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6th May 2016, 10 years ago | 9

Hello friends, I would be grateful for your opinion about something urgently. I have done my research, but it would...

Councils told to stop telling tenants to stay till the eviction date

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6th May 2016, 10 years ago | 3

In case you’re not on their mailing list and no doubt David Carter Of The Sheriffs Office fame will be...

Permit the tenant to sub let or break the contract?

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4th May 2016, 10 years ago | 4

I have a tenant who signed a two year lease and a month later was asked by his firm to...