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Should I help a friend with BTL mortgage?

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21st May 2015, 11 years ago | 16

My very close friend has asked if they could put me down on their BTL mortgage application for better interest...

Charging Admin Fees Post Tenancy

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21st May 2015, 11 years ago | 12

I have a question about making signed AST’s available after end of tenancy and the tenant has vacated the property....

Can I request advance rental payments from parents acting as Guarantor?

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20th May 2015, 11 years ago | 14

I have 2 HMOs that I rent out to ‘professional Tenants’ I took one tenant who is on a very...

Tenants notice to quit by text

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20th May 2015, 11 years ago | 17

I am being messed about by a young HB tenant. I said never again to young HB tenants, but this...

Unfair fees for Deed of covenant after 18years of renting my flat

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20th May 2015, 11 years ago | 35

I have been renting my flat for 18years without any need for a deed of covenant. I with other owners...

Mortgage Express sells a part of its portfolio to Rose Mortgages

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19th May 2015, 11 years ago | 2

I received a letter from Mortgage express today explaining that they are selling part of their portfolio to Rose Mortgages...

Adding value by changing layout of the flat

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19th May 2015, 11 years ago | 1

I would appreciate advice from someone who follows the strategy of adding value to flats by changing the layout in...

Intelligent Finance changes terms on Mortgage Contract

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19th May 2015, 11 years ago | 5

I have a residential offset mortgage with Intelligent Finance (IF). I took this specific mortgage out as it had specific...

Keys not handed over on completion

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19th May 2015, 11 years ago | 1

We received a bundle of keys from Estate Agency after completion. None of the keys were identified by labels. We...

The Housing Enforcers BBC 1

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19th May 2015, 11 years ago | 14

Take a look at The Housing Enforcer programme on BBC iPlayer which relates to private property lets. It’s an eye...

Fair split of purchase price of a freehold title?

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19th May 2015, 11 years ago | 0

I have a leasehold/freehold question and appreciate the input and thoughts of the many here. I own a 2 bed...

Legionella scaremongering by some letting agents debunked

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18th May 2015, 11 years ago | 80

For months now I have been fending off veiled and not so veiled threats from ill-informed letting agents about the...

Vile tenants ganging up on me, please HELP!

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18th May 2015, 11 years ago | 46

Long story cut short … the last tenant (A) to move out of one of our small portfolio of 5...

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Mortgage Express – UKAR – Catch 22

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18th May 2015, 11 years ago | 2

I am a landlord with 3 Buy 2 Let properties and my own private mortgage with Mortgage Express ( 4...

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Consumer Protection Act regarding property for sale

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18th May 2015, 11 years ago | 3

I am considering selling my investment property which is a terraced cottage. The estate agents have asked me to sign...

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Property let to London Housing Trust

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16th May 2015, 11 years ago | 2

First of all many thanks for providing support, I have now finally got the possession order for my flat. It...

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Tenant Claiming Personal Injury

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16th May 2015, 11 years ago | 16

I am a landlord with honestly the worst tenant ever (This was my first and last rent). I have now...

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BTL mortgage – No DSS LHA or Student clause?

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16th May 2015, 11 years ago | 13

I’m in the process of buying my first Buy to Let property and have just received the mortgage offer from...

Evicting a house share tenant who is a bully

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15th May 2015, 11 years ago | 13

We signed a new tenant in a house share on a 3-month tenancy due to end on the 30th of...

Nasty Estate Agent Fees and Terms and Conditions

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14th May 2015, 11 years ago | 4

I have asked an estate agent to help me to find tenant for a flat in London. Initially I was...

Tenants claiming for noise from upstairs

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14th May 2015, 11 years ago | 6

I have a victorian house that has been converted into 2 flats. The issue I have is that the tenants...