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Would you ask freeholders permission if you were me?

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14th December 2014, 12 years ago | 21

I have a top floor flat and urgently need a new boiler as its broke down and the tenants are...

Flying freehold – advice requested

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14th December 2014, 12 years ago | 1

I am looking at (cash sale at auction) a terraced property converted into flats with a ‘flying freehold’. The first...

Mortgage delay caused by a tree

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13th December 2014, 12 years ago | 5

We are re-mortgaging an ex-council flat which has a very large conifer tree standing within 10 metres of the property. ...

Leasehold advice please!!!!

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13th December 2014, 12 years ago | 8

I own the leasehold of a top floor flat in a house converted into two flats, the other flat is...

Capital Gains Tax liability after Split

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13th December 2014, 12 years ago | 5

I know I need to get professional advise on this but just wondering if anyone has any ideas in the...

Had a CCJ demanding 3 times the deposit

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13th December 2014, 12 years ago | 73

Stupidly, and I mean very stupidly, did not put a tenants deposit in a deposit protection scheme. They have just...

What are reasonable tenant fees from letting agents – £600?

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12th December 2014, 12 years ago | 17

My son is moving from one rented property to another and after receiving the contract is horrified by the agencies...

Perfect Tenant Seeks New Home In East London

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11th December 2014, 12 years ago | 6

We have 18 properties in and around East, South & North London and the Home Counties, of which 11 are...

Possession Order – tenant gone but not paid monies. What now?

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11th December 2014, 12 years ago | 6

I secured a Possession Order in October, the tenant moved out in the final hour, but has not paid the...

Tenant check-out delay

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10th December 2014, 12 years ago | 6

My tenants are on a periodic tenancy agreement, rolling monthly. Beginning of Dec ’14 I gave them three months notice...

HMO, Building Regs and other considerations moving a kitchen upstairs

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9th December 2014, 12 years ago | 7

First off I want to thank you for being such a great resource. I have been lurking on here for...

Renovation Expenses

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8th December 2014, 12 years ago | 10

We have recently purchased a very dilapidated house which we have fully renovated and are currently letting. Does anyone know...

Tower Hamlets – HMO legal requirements confusion

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8th December 2014, 12 years ago | 1

I am a private landlord in Tower Hamlets London. I am becoming increasingly confused about various HMO statuses and legal...

Is the tenant liable for the last months rent?

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8th December 2014, 12 years ago | 18

I have a tenant who initially was given a six month tenancy, thereafter the new tenancy was given with a...

Best way to structure three sharers contact?

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8th December 2014, 12 years ago | 39

I have just refurbished my first 3 bed house bought on BTL mortgage. The property is, in Croydon (Article 4...

Overseas Landlord in a bit of a mess

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8th December 2014, 12 years ago | 3

In brief: Three years ago I bought a flat from developer in a refurbished building, developer owns the Freehold and...

Council Guarantee Bonds are useless

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8th December 2014, 12 years ago | 25

I let a property out to a tenant who had no deposit but had a guarantee bond provided from the...

Periodic Tenancy – Notice to Quit

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7th December 2014, 12 years ago | 4

My existing tenants have been on a periodic tenancy for the last 2 years since their first AST expired, do...

Freeholder reappears demanding 6 years ground rent

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7th December 2014, 12 years ago | 24

I purchased a property in 2011 at auction,The solicitor was unable to locate the leaseholder.Recently I remortgaged and this time...

Overseas Landlord with tenant in UK property

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7th December 2014, 12 years ago | 5

I represent my sister who lives overseas but rents out a property in the UK. I read that an overseas...

Do banks require sublet AST for loans?

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7th December 2014, 12 years ago | 6

I own, outright, a flat in Suffolk. I asked LLoyds Bank for a 70% remortgage (approx £34,500). All seems...