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£700 per room council tax!

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23rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 9

I am trying to find out when council tax would become payable by the room instead of for the whole...

Boiler Theft – Copper and Carpets Too!

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23rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 13

I had a call about one of my properties in the Middlesbrough area that has gone downhill quite a way...

Letting a residential property to use as a detox retreat

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22nd October 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Hello, I am looking to set up a holiday ‘detox retreat’ in the Cotswolds where people stay for a week...

My tenants (a couple) have split up – Advice required

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22nd October 2013, 13 years ago | 19

HELP! We took on a couple a year ago as tenants. A month before the end of the contract the...

Deposit Dispute – ADR – Evidence viewing

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22nd October 2013, 13 years ago | 9

I am currently going through ADR with DPS, and am just wondering is it at all possible that the lead...

Damage caused by leak from neighbouring flat

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21st October 2013, 13 years ago | 11

My tenants reported a very serious leak from the water cylinder to my letting agents, who called in my plumber,...

Should I raise rent in line with RPI or CPI?

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18th October 2013, 13 years ago | 14

I have just read the latest survey about rent rises. We have several properties, but one, a townhouse, is coming...

Who is responsible for my tenants £400 water bill?

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18th October 2013, 13 years ago | 21

I recently visited my tenant with a congratulations card as they had recently had a new baby. While I was...

Annual Inspection Certificates for HMOs – Am I on the right Track?

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18th October 2013, 13 years ago | 3

I have a 6-bed HMO (2 storeys and unlicenced). I was inspected recently by the local authority and all was...

Ground rent increased between signing our Lease and Completion

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15th October 2013, 13 years ago | 2

This is my first contribution to Property118. I hope to make many more. We have formed a Right to Manage...

Expat couple looking for advice investing in London

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15th October 2013, 13 years ago | 12

First off, great site! As a wannabe investor/landlord for several years, I’ve been a keen follower of this and similar...

Why Aren’t We More Worried About Withdrawal of Benefits?

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11th October 2013, 13 years ago | 14

I am interested that I can’t see any response to, or comment about, George Osborne’s announcement last week to withdraw...

Return of Tenant’s rent?

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11th October 2013, 13 years ago | 16

I would like help please with legal clarification over whether I have to legally return rent paid in advance by...

Section 8 notice procedure

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9th October 2013, 13 years ago | 13

I have served section 8 notice to my tenant because she was over 2 months behind with rent, I gave...

My garage roof has collapsed onto my tenants car

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9th October 2013, 13 years ago | 34

I had a call on Saturday from my tenant to say the garage roof had fell in and covered his...

Negative equity – forced to repay mortgage

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4th October 2013, 13 years ago | 29

I have a buy to let mortgage with Mortgage Express. This mortgage finishes in April 2015. The value at present...

Ground rent doubles every 10 years – is my property mortgageable?

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3rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 4

I have exchanged contracts on my sale but am worried that my buyer will not be able to secure the...

My property investment career – please help me to make some choices

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3rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 49

I have questions which I’m sure many people outside of property investment ask themselves before drawing a blank or getting...

Mortgage Mugging

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30th September 2013, 13 years ago | 1

First they came for the Bank of Ireland ‘buy to let’ landlords, I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a...

Who will lend on a property with no bathroom?

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30th September 2013, 13 years ago | 8

I’ve got my heart set on a property going to auction, which has no bathroom. I can get a mortgage...

Can I serve section 21 to someone who is not present?

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30th September 2013, 13 years ago | 6

I have a tennant who hasn’t been staying in a studio flat that I own for the last two months....