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What do readers think will happen to London house prices?

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3rd December 2015, 10 years ago | 6

Due to the recent changes in Stamp Duty and mortgage interest tax relief how does everyone think they will effect...

Bought a property with tenants in situ

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2nd December 2015, 10 years ago | 4

I just bought a property with tenants in situ. Previous owner has been using a letting agent who introduced the...

Interest and capital repayment split – which to repay?

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1st December 2015, 10 years ago | 2

I have a mortgage split into two accounts with one interest only and one repayment. Is it better paying a...

Shared freehold with permanently empty flat and unresponsive owner?

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30th November 2015, 10 years ago | 3

I have a rental flat with less than 70 years in the lease – the freehold is shared with the...

Council Bankrupted me by Stealth!

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30th November 2015, 10 years ago | 10

I have been made Bankrupt by the Council last week and they managed to prosecute the whole thing without my...

How to tell a great tenant the rent has to go up a third?

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30th November 2015, 10 years ago | 10

I have a number of properties I let out at normal rents, but one property I have never put the...

New build stamp duty?

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27th November 2015, 10 years ago | 1

We are just about to build 2 flats which we were hoping to keep to add to our portfolio so...

Room size rules – Council want to issue closure notices!

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26th November 2015, 10 years ago | 47

I have been an avid reader of your letters for many years and wish to put to you a quandary...

Property management not answering calls on noisy gym above my flat

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24th November 2015, 10 years ago | 5

I own a flat with a gym above it, managed by a property management company to whom we pay our...

Eco boiler scheme refused as agents signed AST?

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24th November 2015, 10 years ago | 2

I have just had a note from British Gas informing me that the tenancy agreement does not meet the requirements...

Real rents v LHA rents – info request

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24th November 2015, 10 years ago | 50

I am always astounded by how much more the real market rents are compared to the LHA (Local Housing Allowance)...

Plasterer staying on premises overnight!

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24th November 2015, 10 years ago | 8

I am completing on a property next week. Some rooms need re-plastering. One of the plasterers whom I have been...

Tenancy changed to 2 months holiday rental but still paid holding deposit?

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24th November 2015, 10 years ago | 3

Less than a month before moving into a one year rental property, the landlady changed her mind and only wanted...

Rent including bills but no access to the heating!

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24th November 2015, 10 years ago | 3

I have had numerous rented accomodation over the years (~10), and I have always been lucky enough to have a...

Is Hounslow Trying to tax landlords by redefining HMOs?

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23rd November 2015, 10 years ago | 10

I was looking at renting out property in Hounslow. One of the agents says a great deal of confusion has...

Joint tenants split up and principal wants single tenancy in his name

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23rd November 2015, 10 years ago | 8

The couple (Joint Tenants) in my flat have parted. The principal wage earning tenant wants to change the tenancy (periodic)...

Freehold Company Directors In Dispute With Each Other and Refusing To Maintain Building

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23rd November 2015, 10 years ago | 2

I own a one bed flat in a block of eight in East Sussex. I have owned it and let...

Councils of Britain are you ready for Osborne’s Housing Crisis?

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20th November 2015, 10 years ago | 35

Councils are going to be on the front line of this complete disaster and we should all make this clear...

Section 21 question on dates?

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20th November 2015, 10 years ago | 5

A little advice requested on if Section 21 is legal regarding the date. The original AST commencement date was the...

Shareholders bought property but director keeping proceeds!

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20th November 2015, 10 years ago | 4

Many years ago I, and a group of other shareholders, bought a holiday cottage and unlike a timeshare we each...

Eviction process and confusion over who is at the property?

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20th November 2015, 10 years ago | 3

I have been granted an eviction order on my property for breeches of contract all relating to non payment. Tenants...