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Please help me with my BTL dilemma

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15th November 2013, 13 years ago | 34

This is my first question and will not be the last so please treat me easy. I am trying to...

Leap of faith or road to disaster?

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11th November 2013, 13 years ago | 27

I’m teetering on the edge. I have played it safe all my life and now want to do something for...

Landlord Bank Account for Multiple Properties

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11th November 2013, 13 years ago | 4

I have a separate bank account to receive rent and pay expenses for my property portfolio (80+ properties). Up until...

Choosing a property location

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11th November 2013, 13 years ago | 14

My buy to let property portfolio is within three miles of my main residence but I would venture further out. My...

HMO Question – are basins in bedrooms mandatory?

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9th November 2013, 13 years ago | 25

Is it a legal requirement that every bedroom in a licensable HMO has to have a wash hand basin? I...

Letting Agent won’t release rent (6 months paid in advance)

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7th November 2013, 13 years ago | 12

My tenants have paid 6 month rent in advance ( as they did in the previous 6 months with no...

HMO Internal locks ‘deal breaker’?

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7th November 2013, 13 years ago | 15

I’m at the point of exchange on an HMO licensed 5 bed house, currently let to students. I received a...

What accountancy software do landlords use?

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7th November 2013, 13 years ago | 49

Hi all, I’m fairly new to property investing and brand new to this site. Thanks Property Geek, Rob Dix, for...

Good debt recovery agent?

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1st November 2013, 13 years ago | 39

I have recently had an absconding tenant who owes me £5,000 in rent arrears. I have used debt recovery agents...

Help regarding being a victim of subletting

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31st October 2013, 13 years ago | 13

A well known national letting agency franchise office based in Ealing advertised flatshare, I viewed the property and agreed to...

Are freeholders obliged to insure against escape of water?

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30th October 2013, 13 years ago | 6

I am a leaseholder in a large block of flats built in 2007. After two flats were severely damaged by...

Landlords lose the Zero Tariff with the energy companies

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30th October 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Most savvy landlords will have negotiated with their energy providers, so that in between tenants the tariff automatically reverts to...

I’m losing a tenant every 6 months, please help!

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29th October 2013, 13 years ago | 58

Hi all, My fifth tenant has now decided to leave after having been subject to 6 months of abuse and...

How far back can overpaid Housing Benefit be reclaimed from Landlords?

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29th October 2013, 13 years ago | 32

I am looking for confirmation of the legislation regarding reclaiming Housing Benefit overpaid directly to a private landlord. Is it...

£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...