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Is Limited Company the way to go?

26th March 2014, 12 years ago | 5

I’m looking for insight from fellow landlords, especially any that have already gone down a sole trader/limited co. route and...

Builder’s Schedule of Works

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26th March 2014, 12 years ago | 7

We are refurbishing a flat won at auction and the discussions with the builder are dragging on a bit. He...

Management company dispute

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26th March 2014, 12 years ago | 2

I recently bought a top floor flat in a building with 4 flats . The management company is made up...

Management agents bill for external works

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26th March 2014, 12 years ago | 9

I own a leasehold flat which is on the ground floor of a converted Victorian terrace. The managing agents have...

Are They Tenants or Squatters (or something else completely!)?

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21st March 2014, 12 years ago | 29

My ex tenants are a married couple with grown up children. They recently moved out of my 3 bed house...

Good Landlord trying to find a win win – any ideas please?

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20th March 2014, 12 years ago | 4

Hi all Every so often a deal comes up that I feel I ought to look at for the purpose...

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...