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How should landlords handle damp and mould issues?

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10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 22

Hi, hope this post comes as helpful and can kick off some useful discussions. It’s about damp and mould, the...

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Rights to remove tenant’s belongings at end of notice period?

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10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi, I have a tenant who is a professional psychiatrist. She has been weirdly difficult to deal with, and I...

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Freehold management failing to carry out repairs?

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9th July 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Hello everybody, this is my first post but I have been following and reading the forum on Property118 for quite...

Delaying SDLT and paying the fine

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8th July 2024, 2 years ago | 3

I’m buying a derelict property to refurbish and running pretty tight on cash for the first 3 months of the...

How to recover rent arrears?

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8th July 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Hi everyone, please can I get some advice on how to proceed. Tenants have an outstanding balance of around £3000...

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Request for possession on HMO?

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5th July 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Hi everyone, I requested possession on a room in a HMO. I have today received a General Form of Judgement...

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Service fee dispute and invalid directors?

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5th July 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Hi, I am seeking clarification on a situation in which I am a member and leaseholder of a share of...

Letting agent withdrawal fees?

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5th July 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hi, I am torn whether to throw the towel in with my agent and letting? I’ve not had a great...

I’m not a charity: Is it time to issue a Section 21?

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4th July 2024, 2 years ago | 32

Hi, I’ve been a landlord since 2005 and I’ve never issued a Section 21. However, I’m about to change that...

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Freeholder development nightmare?

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4th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Hi, our new freeholder has inherited permitted development rights to add two storeys of flats to our four storey block....

How to challenge unreasonable leasehold charges?

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4th July 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hi there, bit of a steer if I may on my leasehold flat. Out of the blue our Freeholder appointed...

Tenant deductions for defrosting a large freezer?

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3rd July 2024, 2 years ago | 23

Hi everyone, as the student changeover season has now begun, can anyone advise on a reasonable charge for defrosting a...

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Lodger or tenant?

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3rd July 2024, 2 years ago | 23

Hello all, I have ended up in court with the lodger as they refuse to leave after the notice to...

How to handle a tenant refusing access?

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3rd July 2024, 2 years ago | 20

Hi, as a Right To Manage Company, we are dealing with fire safety issues and many other problems. Such as...

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Leasehold and freehold titles for the same house?

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3rd July 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Hi, I’m in the process of purchasing a property, which is a 3-bedroom house with two titles: leasehold and freehold....

If landlords were taxi drivers?

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2nd July 2024, 2 years ago | 38

Imagine this, some time ago, you decided to try to improve your life and to make things better for you...

Should I accept fortnightly rent payments after serving a Section 21?

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2nd July 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Hi, I have tenant who has been served a Section 21 (mortgage increases have taken the profit away and I’m...

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Section 21 in renewed tenancy: break clause timing concerns?

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2nd July 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Hi, we have an AST commencing 22-March-24 finishing on 21-March-25 (and monthly periodic thereafter) with a 6-month break clause (which...

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Student and non-student in same property conundrum?

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1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Hi, probably an apt question at this time of the year. Student tenancy agreements can run until late June, July,...

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Forced maintenance charge by my freeholder?

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28th June 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Hi, I have a top floor 1 bed flat in a Victorian house converted into 8 flats. The freeholders who...

Is this council letter to tenant legal?

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27th June 2024, 2 years ago | 48

This is what the local borough sent to my tenant after I had sent her a Section 21 notice: “I...