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End of mortgage for Leasehold flat. Do I need a solicitor?

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16th February 2015, 11 years ago | 11

The mortgage for the purchase of the leasehold of my ex-council flat will end after one month. Do I need...

Benefits of owning a share of a freehold?

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16th February 2015, 11 years ago | 7

I own a flat in an 18 flat development. I get a good rental and the service charge is very...

Council Tax for absconding LHA tenant?

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16th February 2015, 11 years ago | 7

Since council tax for empty properties became a landlord’s responsibility in April 2013 councils are trying every which way they...

Noise in shared house

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16th February 2015, 11 years ago | 10

I live in house that I share with three other tenants. We all have locks on our bedroom doors. The...

Modern Method of Auction – does reservation fee count towards mortgage value

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16th February 2015, 11 years ago | 12

We are considering a property for sale by modern method of auction, specifically by Great Northern Property Auctions. The vendor...

Watch Out – Best Mortgages But With a Catch!

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16th February 2015, 11 years ago | 11

Watch out. We bought 2 properties recently on really good terms with Woolwich & Natwest. The Mortgages were very good...

Inheritance planning need advice

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16th February 2015, 11 years ago | 5

Looking for some advice on what’s best to do in our current situation. My mother has a BTL portfolio of...

Assigning part of an AST

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16th February 2015, 11 years ago | 3

My property has 4 students. One is dropping out of Uni. In the AST, he’s allowed to find a replacement...

Raising a deposit for a buy to let

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15th February 2015, 11 years ago | 8

I own a house worth £320,000 with no mortgage or loans. I want to buy a ‘buy-to-let’ property for £180,000...

What’s your Vote? Strategy Options for 15 yr Plan

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15th February 2015, 11 years ago | 9

Firstly, can I say what a great website this is – full of really useful content and discussion, especially for...

Sellers Property Information Form

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15th February 2015, 11 years ago | 7

I bought a new house but the the builder did not declare that there was an outstanding/incomplete planning issue that...

My Agent is quoting Data Protection at me!

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15th February 2015, 11 years ago | 10

My agent is refusing to provide details of an absconded tenant under the Data Protection Act. As the tenant is...

Structural survey was OK but tenants report damp after just two weeks

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15th February 2015, 11 years ago | 24

I recently posted the ‘Newbie‘ thread so I haven’t been a landlords for very long. I bought a mid-terrace in...

Capital Gains Tax in Divorce – Deal or No Deal?

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15th February 2015, 11 years ago | 6

I am just hoping for a little bit of advice as my solicitor has my head in a spin and...

Running cost of bio mass boiler

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15th February 2015, 11 years ago | 7

I have been a tenant on a farm on an AST for nearly three years. I have always had trouble...

The implications of employing someone to help with the buy to let business

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13th February 2015, 11 years ago | 14

Just wondering about what the legal implications would be of employing someone for, say 20 hours a week – I’m...

Land Registry restriction – No disposition by a sole proprietor?

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13th February 2015, 11 years ago | 18

I have a restriction on the land registry for a property I have a sole mortgage on – the restriction...

Cannabis smoking in property – what is the legal situation?

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12th February 2015, 11 years ago | 25

I’ve a property with 10 self contained units – one is smoking cannabis early morning (night workers) which is permeating...

Dishonest and neglectful freeholders

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11th February 2015, 11 years ago | 4

The freeholders of the property my flat is in have neglected the building for years and deceived at every opportunity....

Landlord looking for Let to Buy advice

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10th February 2015, 11 years ago | 6

I’m new to the site and fairly new to property investment and with a wealth of knowledge and information on...

Split 1 Title Into 3

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10th February 2015, 11 years ago | 8

I need advice on the best way to split 1 title into 3 and keep hold of the split units....