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Additional Licensing – how to sneak it through?

18th April 2014, 12 years ago | 11

Whilst I applaud high standards of safety in rented accommodation, there are different ways of achieving this. Some of the...

Refused a copy of check out report!

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17th April 2014, 12 years ago | 20

Dear Readers I’m a landlord and I’ve had several small issues with with my letting agent who seems to get...

Why is rental income no good for residential mortgages?

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17th April 2014, 12 years ago | 18

Can one of your many learned members explain to me why rental income can’t be used to get a mortgage...

I want my tenancy to remain periodic but …

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16th April 2014, 12 years ago | 72

I’ve received a letter from my letting agency (not going to name them) saying that the guidelines and regulations have...

Questions from a property speculator

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15th April 2014, 12 years ago | 15

I see myself as being more of a property speculator than a property investor or a landlord. I would very...

Do men or women make the best landlords?

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15th April 2014, 12 years ago | 13

Having typed this question into Google I couldn’t find the answer so I thought I’d start a thread here. Maybe...

Rent to Buy…. good or bad?

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15th April 2014, 12 years ago | 19

I am trying to sell a rental property and have been approached by someone offering me full market value with...

Adding a family member to Title Deeds

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12th April 2014, 12 years ago | 9

If I want to add my daughter to the deeds of my BTL properties. Can I do so without informing...

Reducing CGT by getting married

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11th April 2014, 12 years ago | 37

Hi there, I have a B2L property that I bought 9 years ago for £250k and I’ve rented it out...

Ground Rent increases – Are they a big risk?

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10th April 2014, 12 years ago | 26

Hi We are in the process of buying a brand new property with Redrow. Looking into the conditions of the...

Selling a property -help remove tenant and getting rent paid

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9th April 2014, 12 years ago | 3

Hello All, I am hoping to tap into your wealth of experience here. I am helping a physically ill person...

Restricted occupation rent reduction

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8th April 2014, 12 years ago | 11

I am very new to this. I am negotiating a rent review and my tenants agent says that as the...

Tenant only gave 5 days notice

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8th April 2014, 12 years ago | 37

I have just had my tenants move out of the property during a 2 month section 21 notice I served...

Surrender of shorthold assured tenancy

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8th April 2014, 12 years ago | 3

My tenant signed surrender notice on 7th march and agreed to vacate on 31st March. They say they wont leave...

Selective licensing – can a part- time investor landlord fulfil the requirements?

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8th April 2014, 12 years ago | 54

I became a landlord about 10 years ago, as a pension investment. At that time, returns in my local area...

Landlord Insurance Clauses

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2nd April 2014, 12 years ago | 29

How many landlords have the time or the inclination to read their building insurance policies from start to finish? The...

Inventory question – tenants refusing re-entry for cleaning

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1st April 2014, 12 years ago | 11

Hi there, I am looking for some advice as this is a situation I have never come across before, and...

Advice for new starter with healthy equity

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1st April 2014, 12 years ago | 11

Hi all, I’m currently looking into Buy-to-Let or development properties and I would love some advice on a “what would...

Question re tenants running a business from a rented home

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31st March 2014, 12 years ago | 1

I have my own business, my registered business address is separate to my home flat address but I send my...

Concerns re Skipton BS Commercial Mortgage

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27th March 2014, 12 years ago | 4

We have a small office building in the home counties which was purchased with the help of al loan from...

Legal rights if deposit not paid

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27th March 2014, 12 years ago | 2

A member of staff have let their property to a family member and it was agreed one months rent would...