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Looking to connect with investors who have purchased student pods

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5th April 2015, 11 years ago | 19

I’m a new member and I’m trying to connect with anyone who has (or is thinking of) investing in one...

Property swap rather than sell

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4th April 2015, 11 years ago | 1

I have an apartment which I want to sell but the fact is it does not have the desired value...

Mortgage issues on seperation

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4th April 2015, 11 years ago | 4

Hello All, I wonder if there is any advice for my current, awkward, situation. Just a bit of background story...

Agent charges Landlords Exit Fee after 15 years

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4th April 2015, 11 years ago | 5

My management agent has just sent me an invoice amounting to 1 months rent plus 3 months management fee to...

Landlord boundary fence – HELP!

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4th April 2015, 11 years ago | 13

Hello, we live next door to a rented property. We have contacted the agent to report their boundary fence. It...

HMO Property – Who should pay the Council tax and fines?

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2nd April 2015, 11 years ago | 3

I have a HMO property which is rented out with separate AST to individuals. As such the council tax is...

Transfer of profits from property letting to wife?

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1st April 2015, 11 years ago | 29

I have 5 rental properties all with BTL mortgages. The properties are in my sole name, as are the mortgages....

Rent Charge – A North West phenomenon!

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1st April 2015, 11 years ago | 1

As leaseholder we received a letter demanding 6 years worth of Rent Charge on our commercial property amounting to about...

Tenant security deposits for new development?

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1st April 2015, 11 years ago | 26

We are in full planning for developing 8 x 1 bed flats. Once approved we will start to market them,...

Press reaction to rental increase letter in Bristol

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1st April 2015, 11 years ago | 16

I was reading my local rag online last night and came across the following story regarding rent increases (I’ve removed...

Can a contract be extended month by month after possession order?

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1st April 2015, 11 years ago | 21

My tenants were ordered to leave on 2/1/15 after I obtained a Possession Order. They are hoping to be rehoused...

3 Year minimum rental contract proposals

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1st April 2015, 11 years ago | 6

Without wishing to get into party politics, especially during an election period, we also don’t want to ignore so many...

WARNING Unregulated Advice

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1st April 2015, 11 years ago | 20

There has been a great response to my last post ”effect of pension release on the BTL market” so I...

Tenant wanting to leave 2 weeks into 12 month contract

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31st March 2015, 11 years ago | 8

My previous tenants had a mouse problem and I paid for an exterminator to come in and try and eradicate...

N325 possession form – covering letter?

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31st March 2015, 11 years ago | 5

Hooray! Got the order of possession today (just claiming back the property and not outstanding monies). Filling out the N325...

Freeholder playing dirty tricks

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30th March 2015, 11 years ago | 13

I have a dispute around ground rent with the property management company and desperately need some advice. I am the...

Tenant ignoring section 13 notice – HELP!

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30th March 2015, 11 years ago | 8

I have issued a Section 13 notice to increase the rent on my rental property – tenant has been in...

Borrowing/gearing to expand BTL portfolio

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30th March 2015, 11 years ago | 16

I’m on the verge of rapidly expanding my BTL portfolio. I’ve had one on the go since 2011, bought my...

Low re-valuation on refurb project

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29th March 2015, 11 years ago | 20

Last February I purchased my first buy to let property, a 2 bedroom mid terrace house in Lowestoft. The house...

Rent to rent on BTL mortgaged property

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29th March 2015, 11 years ago | 5

I have a friend who would like to rent me their buy to let property with a view to me...

How to stop the freeholder from building another floor on top of our block?

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29th March 2015, 11 years ago | 6

I bought my lovely flat because it’s on the top floor so there’s no one thundering around on top of...