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Has George Osbourne launched Pension billions into the PRS?

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20th March 2014, 12 years ago | 25

I hear that the Chancellor has changed rules on pensions today. From April 2015 the over-55s will be able to...

Mortgage Express instructed Valuations without my permission!

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19th March 2014, 12 years ago | 80

Hi All, Some of my Tenants have been contacted by a company called Landwood group. They are trying to gain...

Leasehold, tenancies and lodgers – Help?

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18th March 2014, 12 years ago | 4

Hello to all, My girlfriend’s parents are buying a two bedroom lease hold flat in a building with three flats....

Superstrike rules clarity required for 3 times 3 penalty?

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17th March 2014, 12 years ago | 47

Hi All, Looking for some advice…. We (married couple) have been Tenants since 2nd Feb 13 on a 6 month...

Landlord responsibilities post break in?

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17th March 2014, 12 years ago | 23

Dear readers, I am asking this for my friends who are tenants. Their 1st time Landlord (who was previously the...

Giving a Tenant a Reference

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13th March 2014, 12 years ago | 25

I was approached this week to give a reference to an outgoing tenant by an Agency in Beverley. I answered...

Should You Employ an Estate Agent?

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12th March 2014, 12 years ago | 11

When you’re selling your property, you naturally want to get the most you possibly can for it. Paying expensive estate...

A Tenants Perspective

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12th March 2014, 12 years ago | 15

Would you guys mind giving me a landlords perspective on a tenancy problem my ex wife is experiencing at the...

How to make single family rentals cash flow instead of HMO’s?

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11th March 2014, 12 years ago | 9

I have owned four single family cash flowing rental properties since 2006 and last year started looking for ways to...

Buildings Insurance – Lender’s Interest

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10th March 2014, 12 years ago | 3

Ever since I took out my buy to let mortgage, I have availed of the lender’s building’s insurance, but as...

Remortgaging not so straight forward

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10th March 2014, 12 years ago | 8

I have a couple of properties which I purchased a few years back using 70% LTV buy to let mortgages....

To-Let Advertising – Dissing the Opposition!

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7th March 2014, 12 years ago | 26

Sales and marketing isn’t my thing and I’m wondering how aggressive I should be in my property To-Let advertising. The...

Guest Article from Rob Moore of Progressive Property

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6th March 2014, 12 years ago | 17

If you’d have been on the front line with active property investors in 2008 when the market fell off a cliff...

Best way to sell a very small studio flat?

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5th March 2014, 12 years ago | 7

I want to sell one of my BTL properties, it is a very small studio flat on the outskirts of...

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Best way to get tenants to agree a call on their damage deposit?

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5th March 2014, 12 years ago | 4

Hello all, I need a bit of advice on how best to get my vacated tenants to pay for a slightly...

Tenant Sent to Jail

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3rd March 2014, 12 years ago | 18

Hi All Have just followed a thread from a few years ago about an “abandonment notice”. I found out last...

Does a 2nd tenancy supersede the first?

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3rd March 2014, 12 years ago | 3

Dear Readers, I have a tenant on LHA in a 3 bed property rented for £695 since 2010 The Council...

No Tenancy Agreement – and I need vacant possession for HMO sale?

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3rd March 2014, 12 years ago | 6

Hi All I could use a bit of advice, I have been forced into the situation that I have to...

How crucial is lift for a 2nd floor flat?

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3rd March 2014, 12 years ago | 4

I’m a first time buy to let landlord. Just reserved a 2nd floor 1 bed flat in an office conversion...

Buyers Premium Rip-Off At Property Aution

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28th February 2014, 12 years ago | 19

Help! I have just purchased a property at auction for the first time. I read through all the T&C’s in...

Tenancy Renewal Fees

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27th February 2014, 12 years ago | 25

I’m renewing my tenancy, same price, just an extension. My tenancy agreement states that I have to pay the agent...