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How to avoid 6 months waiting to sell a property to a BTL purchaser?

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18th November 2015, 10 years ago | 11

I have found a BMV property which am buying soon. I want to do a redecoration and to sell straight...

Privately purchasing residential freeholds currently within my own limited company

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18th November 2015, 10 years ago | 1

I have a small limited company (only directors being my wife and myself) within which are the Freeholds of 2...

Form N5b questions

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18th November 2015, 10 years ago | 5

Can form N5b be submitted online or does it have to be posted/hand delivered? Do you just state “County court”...

Fixed term AST or SPT?

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18th November 2015, 10 years ago | 1

I have had a tenant for 12 years and currently each 12 months issue a new AST contract raising the...

Limited Company Tax Partnership Confused!?

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18th November 2015, 10 years ago | 4

I have a few queries which I need to iron out as I am receiving different advice all the time....

Tracing employment from National insurance number?

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17th November 2015, 10 years ago | 10

I currently have a case with the Sheriffs but the ex-tenant is being evasive and has defaulted on the last...

Amending a tenancy agreement – HA30?

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17th November 2015, 10 years ago | 4

I am a private landlady. My tenants have signed a 6-month Shorthold tenancy agreement and have now been renting my...

Freeholder difficult to communicate with and looking to sell?

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17th November 2015, 10 years ago | 1

I own a leasehold flat and which I presently Let. The property is a conversion 1930’s standard build split into...

Divorced Tenants and New Tenancy Agreements

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17th November 2015, 10 years ago | 10

I have a dilema here and I would like your advice. Property Rented to Tenants (Estate Agency) – March 2012...

Religious symbols and Facebook Posts?

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16th November 2015, 10 years ago | 4

Just wondering what people’s views would be about tenants in a shared house (all on individual room contracts) putting religious...

I paid for alternative accommodation but now tenants want rent refunded too!

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16th November 2015, 10 years ago | 9

No Fault Fire in the house – I paid for alternative accommodation while the house repaired and re-decorated. Tenants are...

Assigning a Joint Fixed Term AST?

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16th November 2015, 10 years ago | 23

My house is let to four people who jointly signed a 12 month fixed term AST last June. One of...

Tenant eviction register

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13th November 2015, 10 years ago | 9

Not sure how controversial this is but with all the changes to protect tenants which I don’t think is wrong,...

Newbie Landlord – Taking risks growing my portfolio

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13th November 2015, 10 years ago | 3

I became an accidental landlord in October 2014. I bought myself a one bed property in Surrey in December 2012,...

BTL Clause 24 and Sharia mortgages

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13th November 2015, 10 years ago | 11

How does Clause 24 impact on Sharia mortgages where interest isn’t paid? Are Sharia mortgages exempt from clause 24? If...

Letting Agent charging for HMRC tax assessment

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13th November 2015, 10 years ago | 15

The latest statement from my letting agent had a fee of £35 for ” HMRC tax assessment”. When I queried...

Need help with a s21 and s8 notice please

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12th November 2015, 10 years ago | 9

First Post so be gentle! I have a periodic AST where the rent is payable 4 weekly, so on serving...

First BTL purchase and want to make sure we are fully compliant with all regulations

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12th November 2015, 10 years ago | 14

We have just purchased a house with attached land recently for future development. The house was already let and we...

What steps to follow for a new Housing Benefit tenant?

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11th November 2015, 10 years ago | 16

I have now found a Housing Benefit tenant and done all the credit checks/ references etc and all is good....

Council tax demand and told every tenant should be on a fixed term AST!

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11th November 2015, 10 years ago | 33

I have received a demand from Bedford Borough Council for back dated council tax for 2013. The tenant said he...

Fire risk assessment templates – what do you use?

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11th November 2015, 10 years ago | 8

Does anyone know, or have, a good template for Fire Risk Assessments please, as most I look at seem a...