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Off plan purchase delays – Advice on stamp duty/mortgage

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19th January 2016, 10 years ago | 5

Due to events outside of our control we exchanged on an off-plan new build apartment on 1st December 2015. Our...

Investment strategy for a 55 year old?

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19th January 2016, 10 years ago | 24

My fundamental question is “what property investment strategy would you recommend for a 55 year old starting out today?” The...

Warning letter template?

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18th January 2016, 10 years ago | 2

Does anyone have a template letter warning tenants? Our tenants are manly students and we don’t have many problems with...

How to reduce costs in first HMO?

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18th January 2016, 10 years ago | 8

I am creating my first HMO. I am installing a Hive thermostat to control heating and water remotely, replacing all...

First time Buy to Let buyer looking for advice on the risks?

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18th January 2016, 10 years ago | 4

I am looking for some advice. I’m a 21 year old who is in full time employment earning £21,000pa +...

Help my tenant wants a section 21?

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15th January 2016, 10 years ago | 13

Help, my tenant is causing damage to the property and have been there just over 2 years now on periodic...

New Plastic fuse board? No it’s got to be Metal today!

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15th January 2016, 10 years ago | 21

Today the electrician came to do a 5 year routine test. Twas rewired 5 years ago, brand new plastic fuse...

Additional stamp duty deadline for Land Registry?

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14th January 2016, 10 years ago | 20

I am in the process of buying a second property (eighth actually) and will be “Completing” prior to 1st April...

Is gas a legal requirement?

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14th January 2016, 10 years ago | 16

We are about to start building 8 flats, it is in fact an extension on to the rear of an...

Maybe I shouldn’t give up so easily?

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13th January 2016, 10 years ago | 12

I have 4 BTL’s and have decided against buying any more, but I have a niggling feeling that I shouldn’t...

Do vacant or tenanted properties yield higher or lower valuations?

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12th January 2016, 10 years ago | 7

I remember an agent explaining there is a difference in a valuation if the property is tenanted or vacant at...

Judge threatens to throw us out of court because we took 11 months to instruct Bailiffs!

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12th January 2016, 10 years ago | 13

Our tenants owes us in excess of £5000 in unpaid rent. Is 11 months from possession date too long to...

Notice time for tricky tenant Section 8 (10 11)

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12th January 2016, 10 years ago | 5

Tenant on periodic after an initial 6 months AST. Rent has been spasmodic resulting in nearly £2000 in arrears on...

Soon to be Homeless Landlord

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11th January 2016, 10 years ago | 26

I am a private landlord working abroad but will return to live in my flat in mid-March. I have issued...

Landlord entering without notice and retrospect complaint?

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11th January 2016, 10 years ago | 11

I rented a property privately and have since moved. The landlord of the previous property went into the property several...

Conflicting advice to Pay down debt or not?

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11th January 2016, 10 years ago | 16

I’m one of the many ‘accidental landlords’ with a single property that was my primary residence until a work relocation...

Asking for readers experiences of purchasing Freehold please

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11th January 2016, 10 years ago | 8

We live in a largish development of flats, town houses and commercial properties. The owners of the freehold have approached...

Agent told me they had a Holding Deposit when they did not!

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7th January 2016, 10 years ago | 2

I have one property I let out, which was recently becoming vacant. After working with a single agent and them...

Being sued by tenant that hadn’t even moved in?

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6th January 2016, 10 years ago | 16

Grateful for some advice on a situation that has occurred. I use a managing agent to manage a property about...

Mortgage Express repayment strategy letter – How many times should I ignore?

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6th January 2016, 10 years ago | 2

I have received last month a letter from Mortgage Express re my Repayment Strategy for on or before 2032!! I...

Clause 24 Rent Increase letter to tenants template?

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5th January 2016, 10 years ago | 16

Good morning and a Happy New Year to you all! Now that our first working day of the year is...