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Amending a tenancy agreement – HA30?

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17th November 2015, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 years ago | 8

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

Tenant has had to move out 4 times due to lack of roof maintenance!

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10th November 2015, 11 years ago | 0

I have an apartment, but the Right to Manage (RTM) company with their managing agent have failed to repair the...

How do I apply to enforce a Section 21 in a court application

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10th November 2015, 11 years ago | 8

I have an aggressive tenant who always pays late and who I would like gone. I recently tried to increase...

Multi-decade rental lease required?

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9th November 2015, 11 years ago | 5

We are a family with good income, who just moved to UK and we see ourselves living here for another...

Tenants have created HMO and now council insist on licence?

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9th November 2015, 11 years ago | 5

My property is in an area of additional HMO licencing therefore requires a licence for 3 sharers or more. I...

How to add spouse to deeds and save on CGT

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9th November 2015, 11 years ago | 1

I have been married to my husband for 25 years but we still have one flat that is only in...

Can I create an AST with lodgers before I sell the property?

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9th November 2015, 11 years ago | 2

Is it legal to create AST contracts whilst the landlord lives in the same property using the same kitchen etc,...