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Tenancy Renewal Fees charged by Estate Agents

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29th May 2014, 12 years ago | 3

My estate agent found a tenant for me and sent me a bill for £1,000 plus vat for finding me...

Council flat and contribution towards double glazing

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29th May 2014, 12 years ago | 14

I own an ex council flat that I rent out which I had double glazed some years back. I’ve just...

Second home tax relief

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28th May 2014, 12 years ago | 10

Please help me … I am rather confused on this issue. I have paid off mortgage on my primary residence....

Invoice for property secured after police break in

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28th May 2014, 12 years ago | 31

I have received an invoice after my property was secured after a police break in. My tenant of 7 years...

Eviction based on morals

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27th May 2014, 12 years ago | 9

Our tenants son is been done for ‘sex trafficking offences’, he’s given his address as his parents address so our...

Refund of service charge credit on selling a leasehold flat

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26th May 2014, 12 years ago | 5

Does anyone know the legal position on my dilemma? I was paying a reasonable service charge of £60 per month...

Advice starting out as a BTL Landlord

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26th May 2014, 12 years ago | 10

My wife and I have been considering starting with BTL for quite some time with the aim of building a...

Tenants Smoking in Non Smoking Flat – is it a breach?

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26th May 2014, 12 years ago | 14

I am a new B2L landlord and after 18 months of trouble free letting I now have a troublesome tenant. ...

Early termination of a fixed one year tenancy agreement

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26th May 2014, 12 years ago | 30

Following the non payment of rent due on the 1st May, my tenants have requested an early termination of their...

Selective Licensing – Liverpool landlord needs help

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26th May 2014, 12 years ago | 19

Liverpool City Council is proposing to bring in ‘selective licensing’ for all private landlords – if you own property in...

Any reports of tenants successfully claiming 3 times deposit

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23rd May 2014, 12 years ago | 11

I am about to issue section 21 notices on two of my properties, I plan to sell one property and...

BTL Stress testing – increased affordability rates?

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23rd May 2014, 12 years ago | 8

I found out yesterday that Woolwich have now started using a reference rate of 5.79% at 125% in their rental...

Can I do tenant checks myself?

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23rd May 2014, 12 years ago | 2

Can I as a Landlord, do my own tenant checks? Or is my only real option to use an agent...

Day one remortgage for cash purchase – failed score?

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23rd May 2014, 12 years ago | 18

I completed on a new flat purchase around 5 weeks ago which I paid for in cash. When the property...

Broken shower surround and disabled tenant unable to use bath

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22nd May 2014, 12 years ago | 28

I have had a tenant in my property since 2012. The most recent letting agent inspection report identified a major...

Social Services let me down!

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22nd May 2014, 12 years ago | 7

Last autumn I put up my property to rent and used my local authorities approved rental list to advertise the...

Selling to tenants – Letting agent wants 2% commission!

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22nd May 2014, 12 years ago | 19

I have let my property for the past three years to the same tenants. My situation has now changed and...

Next best place to invest ?

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22nd May 2014, 12 years ago | 5

Where would you invest next for capital growth? If you had 200K to invest would you buy 2 houses up...

Director Liable for Company Debt?

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21st May 2014, 12 years ago | 4

I rented my property to a Limited Company based on my knowing the director. Over the period of the tenancy...

Letting Agent Deducting Commission from Deposit Refund

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21st May 2014, 12 years ago | 14

Hi Readers, My previous tenant vacated the property leaving £787 in rent arrears. The secure deposit which the letting agent...

Rent after death

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21st May 2014, 12 years ago | 11

My late Uncle died in December 2013. He lived in rented property which I believe is owned and managed by...