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Agency not a redress scheme member and Trading Standards okay about it!

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9th December 2015, 11 years ago | 5

I reported an agency for not being a member of a redress scheme (they’ve been in business for over 30...

Capital Gains Tax post divorce settlement

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9th December 2015, 11 years ago | 1

If I receive a transfer of a rental property as part of a divorce settlement is there a Capital Gains...

Am I responsible for the deposit money paid to my brother?

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8th December 2015, 11 years ago | 15

Hi all I hope someone can help on this peculiar situation. A tenant was signing up to a lease with...

Damp and what the correct next steps are?

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7th December 2015, 11 years ago | 39

Tenant has just reported damp in many rooms of a small 2 room terraced property. Visited the property 8 weeks...

Insurance premium not paid but owner now wants to make a claim?

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7th December 2015, 11 years ago | 5

I own one of five flats in a converted house and as I’m the underlessor am responsible for obtaining and...

Is there really no way to remortgage my BTL as my son lives there?

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7th December 2015, 11 years ago | 1

In 2014 I was able to buy my sister’s 4 bed BLT using my inheritance and some of my pension...

Neighbouring Property Drainage Issue – should I just sort it?

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7th December 2015, 11 years ago | 3

My Girlfriend owns a house that we both live in. It’s basically the first house in a row of terraces...

AST in previous landlords name – can we issue Section 8/21?

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4th December 2015, 11 years ago | 8

We bought a flat with a sitting tenant on an AST. We did not need to occupy it ourselves at...

Strategy for a Second property we will let for 2 yrs max

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4th December 2015, 11 years ago | 12

We will be downsizing in next 2-3 years so are buying a 2 bed bungalow in same area as current...

What do readers think will happen to London house prices?

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3rd December 2015, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 years ago | 8

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