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Advice needed re insurance cover and freehold managing agents...
There is a leak in my ground floor 2 bed flat which is in a block of 17 flats.
The water is emanating from under the floor and I have duly contacted the Insurance providers who are arranging for loss adjustors...
Problem with a new Combiboiler...
Just before the 1st annual check on a newly installed combi boiler my tenant reported a smell of gas when she showered.
At first we thought it was incomplete combustion and a leaky flue, which is exposed...
No pet policy, tenants have 2 dogs with pups, help!
We have a no pet policy in our properties and we always make it clear to tenants.
Our tenants have been with us for three years (two different properties) and now have two dogs with FIVE puppies.
They...
Service Charge Supplement – Advice Needed...
I have recently purchased a one bed flat and have a professional couple renting it.
The property consists of 7 flats, we all own a share of the freehold and we self manage the property.
Shortly after purchasing...
Pursuing rent arrears after tenant leaves the property...
I have a property (on a buy-to-let mortgage) which has been let to a couple for the last six years. Both names appear on the tenancy agreement.
Over the years there have been a couple of instances of minor...
Utility supplies for a flat conversions...
I think everyone who has had to organise new utility supplies for a flat conversion will agree that getting new gas, electric and water supplies to a property is not a trivial task, especially when you...
Implied surrender and changing the locks...
Is this a case of implied surrender and is it safe for me to go and change the locks, asks Landlord Karen Southworth.
“My tenant gave notice on the 6th march by text message.
The AST was due to...
Will I have to pay tax on rental income or not?
I am currently looking to buy a (probably) new property for the sole purposes of letting it out.
I currently own my own home and do not have a mortgage on it, n or do I have any other debt.
Property swap and tax treatment of peppercorn rents...
UK Tax and Working Tax Credit question regarding Peppercorn Rent and Rental Property Swap.
The lady that I employ part time as my bookkeeper and manager has put a proposal to me.
She wishes to live in...
Missed Second Charge. How to get it removed?
We purchased a property in March 2008 from a rather devious lady who didn’t let on about an impending second charge.
The conveyancing completed and about a year later when we had to evict her for...
Switching letting agent without penalty...
I need advice on switching letting agent without penalty.
I received no rent from my letting agent in March.
On checking my bank statements back to the date the tenant moved in, I find that other payments...
Should I let my tenant rent out the spare bedroom to a lodger?
My tenants have requested my permission to rent out a spare bedroom to a lodger.
I have three tenants, a husband and wife and the husbands brother renting a 2 bed 2 bath flat from me. However, the brother...
Why the need for larger gas pipes for Condensing Boilers?
Chris asks what reason is there for the change in Gas Safe regs reducing the allowable pressure drop between meter and boiler?
It now seems to be between 1 and 3mbars the pressure at the governor is 19-21mbar...
How can honest Landlords remove bad or non paying tenants...
Recardo writes to raise a debate on how honest landlords can remove bad or non paying tenants.
I have been a landlord for 12 years and as I manage my own BTL properties I am always looking for information...
Tenant claims to have moved out and ex-partner has moved in –...
I Just saw an article on Property118.com about the new “squatters” law and would like some advice with a tenant that claims to have moved out but now the ex-partner has moved in and refuses...
Mortgage Express are forcing me to sell my home – HELP!
I own a property in the UK that I rent out since being made redundant, getting offered work in Spain and moving approx 4 years ago. My UK property is my only home and I intend on returning to live in it...
Student Landlords/Agents – When do you register a “new”...
I recently had to renew my membership of mydeposits. Part of this process involved sending in a copy of my client deposit account bank statement. Immediately back came the comment to the effect that “at...
Benefits tenants and the effects on landlords insurance...
We have one buy to let property and a friend mentioned in passing that our landlord insurance policy may not be valid on that property if the tenants are claiming unemployment benefits.
Having contacted...
Buying a rented house and not retaining the agent...
I am buying a house from my brother that he is renting via an agent. I do not want to use the agent and would like to manage it myself however the existing tenants want to stay whom were found by the agent.
Interesting Landlords Tax Question...
Malcolm Ingham has raised an interesting landlords tax question
“Our son has a mortgage on a leasehold flat which he owns.Having gone through some lean years in a business he runs, the bank of mum...
Can I offset losses from a bad Spanish property deal?
Some time ago I went to Spain to buy a flat off plan with a view to selling it on for a profit once the build completed or perhaps to let it out.
I used a couple of different agents to source a flat and...