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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...

My brother is trying to force me into giving him a tenancy – Help!

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7th December 2014, 12 years ago | 22

I am not actually a landlord, but I own my mother’s house. She is 85 years old, and my brother...

Denied pre rental visit – update

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7th December 2014, 12 years ago | 4

In August I explained I was renting out a fairly top end property for the area. The agents successfully referenced...

Evicted Tenant Returning to Property

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5th December 2014, 12 years ago | 7

Our previous tenant was evicted back in 11th October 2014 for non-payment of rent leaving four thousand pounds repair bill,...

Tricky Eviction Situation

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5th December 2014, 12 years ago | 4

I have a tenant in possession of tenancy agreement which was signed by an estate agent. However, this company ceased...

Should tenant be evicted but accept possible Tenancy Deposit penalty?

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5th December 2014, 12 years ago | 15

I have a friend who has let her property for 10 years to a tenant who has now not paid...

Can I end letting agreement if tenants threatening to leave due to complaints about letting agent?

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5th December 2014, 12 years ago | 5

We are using a letting agent to rent out our property. The tenants have been in for around a year...

Change of Protected Tenancy Terms

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5th December 2014, 12 years ago | 5

I have a protected tenant and “Southend’s Private Sector Housing Enforcement Office” are trying to get me to install fixed...

5 year fixing or shorter term and refinance…??

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4th December 2014, 12 years ago | 6

I am just in the process of agreeing a mortgage on a BTL property, and had been heading for a...

Compensation while works go on in a house?

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4th December 2014, 12 years ago | 25

Hi all This is a problem which occurs quite regularly; we do some work in a house and the tenants...

Moving Tenants Between BTL Properties

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3rd December 2014, 12 years ago | 4

I currently own a Buy-to-Let house in which I have a tenant. This property has a BTL mortgage on it....