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Boiler keeps breaking down

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12th March 2013, 14 years ago | 12

My seven year old boiler keeps breaking down. I must have had about 15 visits from British Gas for the...

Serving the correct section 21 notice

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12th March 2013, 14 years ago | 13

If you serve a section 21 notice to a tenant one month before their fixed tenancy expires i.e it will...

Letting my house without telling the mortgage company

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11th March 2013, 14 years ago | 73

We live in a small two bedroom house with two children already and I have now found out I am...

Letting agent possibly pulling a fast one over rent increase?

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7th March 2013, 14 years ago | 19

We have been renting out our property through a letting agent for the past 2 years. The rent was £330...

Gas Boiler Regulations – Landlords Question

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7th March 2013, 14 years ago | 69

I recently asked a plumber to look at a gas boiler in my rented flat. The hot water was patchy...

Tenant wants hole in kitchen wall for a dryer

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7th March 2013, 14 years ago | 15

My tenant wants to cut a small hole into the kitchen wall that backs into the garden to let her...

Static Shocks in my rental property – what can I do?

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5th March 2013, 14 years ago | 11

My former home has been rented out for the last three years to a great set of tenants who would...

Another question about Renewal Fees (sorry)

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3rd March 2013, 14 years ago | 7

I enlisted an Estate Agency (one of the big expensive international ones) to help me find tenants for a property...

Rent Rise on a Periodic Tenancy – Landlords Question

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1st March 2013, 14 years ago | 9

My letting agent is saying that I cannot request an increase in rent without switching the tenancy back to a...

Newbie Investor would like to pick your brains

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1st March 2013, 14 years ago | 6

A Newbie Investor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has submitted the following and would really appreciate any help and guidance...

Offsetting property income tax – READERS QUESTION

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1st March 2013, 14 years ago | 10

Ian MacQueen has submitted the following “Readers Questions” article seeking advice on offsetting property income tax. I have been renting...

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Bank of Ireland increase differential on tracker rates

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28th February 2013, 14 years ago | 1862

The story of the Bank of Ireland decision to increase to the differential (interest rate margin) on tracker mortgages started...

Landlords Bank Account Question

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27th February 2013, 14 years ago | 6

Scott Hymas has written in to ask what other landlords do in terms of bank accounts. Scott said … “I...

Caught out by Lloyds three mortgages rule

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26th February 2013, 14 years ago | 3

Just in case you are not aware of Lloyds three mortgages rule here’s how it caught me out. I bought...

Is my letting agent treating me fairly?

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25th February 2013, 14 years ago | 20

My partner and I have been renting a flat through a letting agents for the last 2 years. They charge...

Parting company with my letting agent

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22nd February 2013, 14 years ago | 11

My letting agent has been taking £39.00 a month for doing nothing as far as I can see. Our tenant...

Should I sell tenanted or serve notice and sell with vacant possession?

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20th February 2013, 14 years ago | 18

I became a landlord in July 2012 due to a need to move for my job. Initially a 6 month...

Shared ownership – can this be done on leasehold flat?

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20th February 2013, 14 years ago | 4

I own a 5 year old two bed flat. It was not bought as a business venture but as a...

Legal advice required on Scottish HMO issue

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19th February 2013, 14 years ago | 14

I own a flat in Scotland which my daughter lives in along with two rent paying flatmates. I have a...

I think my tenants removal company knocked my garden wall down

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19th February 2013, 14 years ago | 6

Landlord Ian Holmes would like to know what you would do in this situation. Ian said …. “In the last...

Draughty Windows – Landlord SOS

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15th February 2013, 14 years ago | 54

My tenant has complained about draughty windows and vents. I put draught seal on the windows but there wasn’t anything I...