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Am I liable for new TV?

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19th April 2016, 10 years ago | 5

I have quite a difficult tenant. Last week I received a call that the electrics in the property had gone...

Stuck letting out a property as HMO with a BTL Mortgage

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19th April 2016, 10 years ago | 6

Hi, I currently have a BTL mortgage with Natwest for a property I purchased last year. However I have decided...

Marijuana in the post!

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18th April 2016, 10 years ago | 13

I have 3 flats, one with a bad Tenant awaiting eviction, S8 issued. I have intercepted a quantity of marijuana...

Letting my residential home whilst working overseas for 2 years?

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18th April 2016, 10 years ago | 5

I work overseas and have a home in the UK. My youngest son will leave home this Summer, so the...

Tenant not paid utility bill and fraudulently altered agreement!

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18th April 2016, 10 years ago | 17

My tenant has built up a huge electricity bill and the company has finally caught up with her. She claims...

Permission to let – can I get bank to change their mind?

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15th April 2016, 10 years ago | 1

I live in a 2 bed flat with my partner and 2 kids and I want to rent the property...

Should I evict or renew?

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15th April 2016, 10 years ago | 10

I have a three bedroom house in nice condition, but not right on transport links. In September 2015 I rented...

Negotiating a mortgage balance reduction with Bank of Ireland?

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14th April 2016, 10 years ago | 7

I understand that the Bank of Ireland has previously (years ago) offered to some landlords the opportunity to reduce the...

Escape Planning from abroad?

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14th April 2016, 10 years ago | 7

I have property in UK (8 BTL’s), have lived in Spain for 10 years, where I also own property and...

Rolling over CGT Liability into a Ltd Co

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13th April 2016, 10 years ago | 2

Has any one has any experience of doing the following; selling the home that they live in and a rental...

Gift home to daughter then buy another residence

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12th April 2016, 10 years ago | 7

In short, is it legal to buy another main residence then gift the previous home to your infant child who...

Periodic Tenancy agreement terms?

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12th April 2016, 10 years ago | 15

I am a tenant who has been living on an assured short hold tenancy agreement over the last four years....

Crack in toilet overflow pipe – can the lardlord refuse to fix?

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12th April 2016, 10 years ago | 10

My landlord and I have had a perfect interaction for 3 years until very recently we have fallen out. We...

PPR and date it commences on new build in garden

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12th April 2016, 10 years ago | 3

I am a little uncertain of the how PPR election works. I built a new house in the garden of...

BTL Ltd company Mortgage and source of Refurb properties

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12th April 2016, 10 years ago | 5

I am looking to purchase couple of investment properties. I already owned 2 properties in joint names with my wife...

Section 21 notice or New Form 6a/6A

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12th April 2016, 10 years ago | 4

I wish to sell one of our rental properties this summer. Tenants have been in the property since February 2014...

Wife dying and CGT issue with a remortgage?

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8th April 2016, 10 years ago | 7

My wife is terminally ill, she has weeks or a few months to live. We have a BTL property that...

I am a guarantor to house I thought was mine?

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8th April 2016, 10 years ago | 2

I’ve been trying to get a new mortgage to cover existing mortgage (£35,000), add extension, funds for refurb and lastly...

New SDLT Rules when partner does not own a property?

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8th April 2016, 10 years ago | 11

I have a question about the new SDLT rules, and I am hoping someone is able to assist: For inheritance...

Housing Benefit 4 weekly or monthly payment confusion

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7th April 2016, 10 years ago | 2

Just had a quick question about how Housing Benefit is paid. I have two properties rented to the London Borough...

Am I liable for tax building two properties on my residential land?

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7th April 2016, 10 years ago | 4

I own a property that I have lived in for 30 years. I have just gained planning permission on a...