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Bailiffs coming – can I put tenant on a holiday let contract?

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5th May 2015, 11 years ago | 7

I’ve been awarded possession of my house and the bailiffs are booked for Thursday 7th May at 12 noon. (I’m...

Guarantors – Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1991

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5th May 2015, 11 years ago | 59

I let out one of my properties and the estate agent that dealt with the letting obtained a guarantee. The...

Communal heating regulations

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5th May 2015, 11 years ago | 2

Communal Heating Regulations just landed on my inbox and regulations keep on adding up. What are the communal heating regulations?...

How much for ground rent? What about spare car park space?

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30th April 2015, 11 years ago | 4

I am a freeholder of a block of 17 apartments and the lease is from 1/1/99 for 125 years. Ground...

How to get a holding deposit back?

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30th April 2015, 11 years ago | 7

I am a prospective tenant where the agency and landlord have taken considerable time drafting the lease, so much in...

Private sector leasing and Tri party agreement with lender. Is this normal?

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30th April 2015, 11 years ago | 2

Hi all, I have approached my lender to request consent to let on my main home. They have responded and...

Could I get stitched up buying an informal HMO?

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29th April 2015, 11 years ago | 13

I have had an offer accepted on a 3 bed house which I am buying, but what worries me is...

Subletting a property but refused consent

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29th April 2015, 11 years ago | 9

I’m currently living in a room in a rental property under a tenancy agreement scheduled for a period of 4...

Buying a property already tenanted through an agent

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29th April 2015, 11 years ago | 7

I am buying my first buy to let and I am going complete in the next few days. The...

Deposit protected and confirmed in writing but no prescribed information?

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29th April 2015, 11 years ago | 13

I am landlord with a case on deposit. The tenancy started april 2008. I protected the tenancy and I also...

Landlord Licencing scheme debate - Mark Alexander and the Mayor of Newham

Newham Council, Licensing and Planning

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28th April 2015, 11 years ago | 20

As mentioned on a previous thread I got an outrageous fine and increase in license cost from Newham Council, however...

Buying the freehold – last minute show stopper

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28th April 2015, 11 years ago | 11

We own a leasehold flat in a block of 5. Our Freeholder has always been absent and a year ago...

Swapping to BTL after relationship break-up?

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27th April 2015, 11 years ago | 14

My partner and I have unfortunately broken up after 7 years together, during which time we have cohabited on a...

HMO’s and Heat Networks Legislation???

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27th April 2015, 11 years ago | 21

Has anyone got a clue what “Heat Networks Legislation” is all about? I read an article and links yesterday having...

Electronic weekly rent book?

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27th April 2015, 11 years ago | 7

As we know, if rent is paid weekly, by law the landlord must provide a rent book and it is...

Mortgage provider mandating back-to-back fixed term AST

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27th April 2015, 11 years ago | 5

Having nearly come to the end a remortgage process the lender has now sent me a form that am supposed...

Cutting off my nose?

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27th April 2015, 11 years ago | 6

I have my eye on a prospective rental investment, a modern 2 bed town house which I know will rent...

Tenant not paying rent because I don’t have consent to let

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23rd April 2015, 11 years ago | 73

I am and a landlord and currently completing eviction orders on a tenant who has not paid his rent in...

Subletting and deposit protection dilemma

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23rd April 2015, 11 years ago | 20

I need some help to get my head around this subletting and deposit protection scenario please. The landlord (person A)...

Should we offer longer term tenancies?

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22nd April 2015, 11 years ago | 21

Hello everyone, This is the second question I have asked here, thank you for all the fantastic responses last time. ...

Death of a Tenant

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21st April 2015, 11 years ago | 8

My Tenant since 23.07.2007 has died unexpectedly in hospital. He had recently married at the beginning of this year, but...