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Can’t trace suspected leak from flat above

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10th September 2014, 12 years ago | 23

My flat has suffered from a persistent leak, that is coming into my bedroom ceiling from the flat above me....

How should I split my savings between a new main residence and starting a BTL portfolio?

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9th September 2014, 12 years ago | 6

I have been reading this amazing forum for quite a long time already and I am learning something every time...

Should I invest in BTL with a 4 year time frame for my retirement

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8th September 2014, 12 years ago | 9

We live overseas and will return to the UK on retirement in 2018. We are cash buyers about £500k, but...

How could I convert my property so it is no longer an HMO?

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8th September 2014, 12 years ago | 9

Sometime ago I purchased a large property in Portsmouth. I have converted the property so it has 6 bedrooms but...

I am paying for the management company’s electricity!

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5th September 2014, 12 years ago | 6

Is there anyone able to advise me on this problem? I am paying for the management company’s electricity! I inherited...

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Landlord & tenant + Employment issues

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5th September 2014, 12 years ago | 6

Hello everybody and thank you for reading my article. I’m in need of some direction if you could spare a...

Recently purchased flat has prior leak into flat below!

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5th September 2014, 12 years ago | 12

I purchased a first floor flat beginning of August, it was completely redecorated, carpeted and prepared for letting and a...

Where are the best yields in Manchester/NW?

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5th September 2014, 12 years ago | 6

Hello readers – I’d like to draw on your wealth of experience. I have circa £50k to invest and already...

Green Deal Home Improvement Fund voucher?

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4th September 2014, 12 years ago | 4

Has anybody redeemed their Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) voucher yet? I’m told [ by someone answering the Phone...

Why is it so hard to find 5 bed properties with an HMO license in the Clapham/Battersea area?

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4th September 2014, 12 years ago | 5

We are a group of sharers falling into the “young professional” age category (a mixture of accountants, engineers and consultants)...

Problem freeholder when selling flat

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4th September 2014, 12 years ago | 5

For 8 months I have been trying to sell my leasehold flat. I have had two offers but both sales...

Tenants have done a runner – what should I do?

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3rd September 2014, 12 years ago | 7

It looks as if the two tenants in a property of mine have done a runner as the flat shows...

CAB giving tenant stupid advice?

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3rd September 2014, 12 years ago | 28

Hmmm, it never rains, but it pours .. having had a blissful tenant-communication free few months it all happens at...

Tenant just arrived from British Virgin Isles

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3rd September 2014, 12 years ago | 9

A lady and her daughter have just come into UK from British virgin isles and wants to rent house for...

Advice on negotiating with other freeholder to develop the loft?

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2nd September 2014, 12 years ago | 11

I’ve just exchanged on my first buy to let and it’s a purpose built maisonette. I’m upstairs and there’s another...

Tips for ‘tenant proofing’ your property

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2nd September 2014, 12 years ago | 39

I’ve just exchanged on my first Buy to Let and as I’ve got some work to do on the property...

Tenants rights following repossession order of rented property

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1st September 2014, 12 years ago | 4

Urgent advice needed please. We are tenants of a property that has been served with a repossession order by the...

Good Landlord, Bad Letting Agent

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1st September 2014, 12 years ago | 13

My letting agent is now 4 months late paying any rent to myself. The payments have never been on...

The Mortgage Works (TMW) Redemption figure – Help!

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1st September 2014, 12 years ago | 5

We have five portfolio loan accounts with TMW. These five portfolio loans are held under one account number. We have...

Tenant wants her daughter to move in

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1st September 2014, 12 years ago | 16

I have a couple who are on an ongoing AST. They have been in the house for one year now...

To buy a house with old uncertified loft conversion?

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1st September 2014, 12 years ago | 12

I need some advice about buying a house with an uncertified loft conversion please. It’s advertised as a 3-bed house...