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Colourful row of house icons representing Section 8 grounds for possession in the Renters’ Rights Bill 2024

Section 8 or Tenant from Hell?

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29th March 2016, 10 years ago | 22

I inherited a tenant who has been in situ since 2011. An annual Agreement is signed each year for a...

Joint owners but with different entitlements to rental income

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29th March 2016, 10 years ago | 14

I have a few properties owned jointly with my wife and have always split the rental profits 50:50. However, my...

Potential tenant on disability benefit?

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28th March 2016, 10 years ago | 11

I have a disabled lady who wants to rent a property of mine. She says it is suitable for her...

Started in construction and want to start my own portfolio

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28th March 2016, 10 years ago | 2

So I got into property at 18 but from a different angle, it was the construction side not the investment...

Implied restrictive covenant breach on Ex LA student let in Norwich

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28th March 2016, 10 years ago | 12

I am wondering if anyone else has come across this problem with Ex Council Houses. I am purchasing additional ex...

Buy to Let starting out – Families DSS Student HMO?

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28th March 2016, 10 years ago | 33

Firstly hello everyone. I am a 55 year old single man. I lost my job a year ago, and it...

£1000 Council tax black hole!

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24th March 2016, 10 years ago | 18

£1000 council tax bill for my ’empty’ property up for sale for a year, ouch! This really ‘grates’ as one...

Leaving previous owners lawn tools and PAT testing?

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24th March 2016, 10 years ago | 8

My wife has just completed a house purchase which she is to let out. The previous owners or their relatives...

6 Months to assess HB claimants rent increase and still no answer!

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24th March 2016, 10 years ago | 20

Can anyone with a good knowledge of the housing benefits system give me some insight and information of the redress...

Landlord kept property left behind and acting maliciously?

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23rd March 2016, 10 years ago | 1

I have now left my rental property where I was living and now moved to a new rental property, I...

Transfer of Equity on former residential home back to sole name

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23rd March 2016, 10 years ago | 6

My husband and I are joint owners of one rented property plus our residential home. I bought the property in...

Can rent portion of Universal Credit be payable to landlord

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23rd March 2016, 10 years ago | 7

I have been renting to Housing Benefit tenants (HB) and have always had the rent paid to me even after...

Stamp Duty on partnership transfers after April

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22nd March 2016, 10 years ago | 3

I’m looking into the possibility of using a BICT to transfer the beneficial interest of my personally held buy to...

Owner of a Leasehold maisonette has offer to buy Freehold?

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22nd March 2016, 10 years ago | 7

I am a owner of a upstairs maisonette in the London area. Price is about £350K for 2 bed I...

Should I convert my 3 flats to an HMO?

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22nd March 2016, 10 years ago | 4

We have a property in Nottingham. It is currently 3 flats (one on each of the 3 storeys). Each flat...

Tenants clashing with each other and subletting?

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22nd March 2016, 10 years ago | 5

We have a tenanted property which is fixed for 12 months (Yes, bad move), with a single AST of 4...

small extractor vent for grade 2 listed in conservation area

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21st March 2016, 10 years ago | 9

The property has a bathroom extractor vent feeding into a chimney, NOT a good idea. I am considering running boxed...

Use of my SIPP to finance holiday let property

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21st March 2016, 10 years ago | 9

I have a property which I am planning to turn into a holiday let before 1st April 2017. I have...

DSS tenant in arrears by nearly 4 months?

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21st March 2016, 10 years ago | 16

I have a tenant who has been with us for 3 years. The original AST tenancy agreement was written in...

I have got stuck with an illegal loft conversion?

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21st March 2016, 10 years ago | 13

I bought a property last July which was a converted 2nd floor flat with a third bedroom in the loft....

Leaseholders responsibility for removal of possessions?

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18th March 2016, 10 years ago | 3

Does anyone have any specific information regarding a very irritating situation that a block of 42 flats has found itself...