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Accidental Landlord Becomes Lifestyle Choice

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5th February 2014, 13 years ago | 8

Following divorce I have found myself owning the former marital home in Newcastle but with my kids having moved to...

Do landlords have to pay class 2 National Insurance?

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4th February 2014, 13 years ago | 48

We have three properties which we let out via a letting agent. My husband works full time and I have...

Does landlord or agent keep the holding deposit if a tenant pulls out?

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4th February 2014, 13 years ago | 56

Should a holding deposit be retained by the agent or the landlord? A tenant paid my agent just under two...

Ending an AST Agreement

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3rd February 2014, 13 years ago | 24

Hi All, Simple question which I guess a lots of people must have asked in the past. I have a...

Returns for Joint Venture Property Partners

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3rd February 2014, 13 years ago | 14

I have a portfolio of ‘vanilla’ BTL properties with 70% mortgages on interest only basis. I have have come to...

How many buy to lets can I buy?

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3rd February 2014, 13 years ago | 25

Does any one know the current limits on how many buy to lets/how much one can spend, before the big...

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How would you invest £500k?

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1st February 2014, 13 years ago | 14

Dear community Having recently joined this group and fairly new to looking at property as a way to replace the...

Are carbon monoxide sensors a legal requirement in tenanted properties?

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1st February 2014, 13 years ago | 18

Question from Matt Does anyone know if its the landlords responsibility to supply a carbon monoxide sensor, in particular, when...

Residential and commercial in one?

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29th January 2014, 13 years ago | 3

I’m a buy-to-let landlord of one property (should be two in a couple of weeks). My wife came across another...

Why has supply of properties dropped?

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29th January 2014, 13 years ago | 6

Does anyone have any suggestions as to why the supply of new properties for sale in London has has reduced...

Buying a property with a lifetime tenancy

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29th January 2014, 13 years ago | 13

Hi all, I have been looking at sales particulars for 3 bed house which is subject to a lifetime tenancy....

Calculating rent arrears when dealing with partial payments

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28th January 2014, 13 years ago | 15

How do I work out when a tenant hits the ‘2 months arrears’ threshold that allows for the serving of...

Check out report – can a landlord insist on being there?

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28th January 2014, 13 years ago | 38

We are about to check out at the end of a tenancy. The landlord is insisting that he attends the...

Property developing VAT

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28th January 2014, 13 years ago | 9

I know this site is mainly for renting, but a lot of landlords also flip properties so may be able...

Maximising Cheap Mortgage Funds

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28th January 2014, 13 years ago | 14

Hello All, Just a quick one. I’m keen to get some opinions on the way forward. I currently have one...

Why don’t agents use ‘bad tenant’ databases?

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27th January 2014, 13 years ago | 20

I’ve discovered that a tenant I’m currently trying to remove is already registered on a ‘bad tenant’ database. I’ve done...

Noisey tenants are putting my HMO Licence at risk

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27th January 2014, 13 years ago | 3

HELP! I’ve an HMO Licensed flat in Edinburgh. My tenants have been noisy late at night and the Council Night...

Can I hold the letting agent liable?

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27th January 2014, 13 years ago | 20

A tenant has left a property with damage worth more than the deposit held, as well as owing one month’s...

Estate agents duty of care to tenants?

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27th January 2014, 13 years ago | 34

My partner and I began renting a house through an estate agent last year. We paid our month upfront, our...

Worried about a 20% drop in property prices?

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26th January 2014, 13 years ago | 22

Hello! I am hoping to get some ideas from a dilemma that I have. I have just had an offer...

Accidental Landlord Twice – needs experienced help please

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26th January 2014, 13 years ago | 16

Hello everyone, I need advice as a Buy To Let novice I am what might be called an accidental landlord....