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Mandatory HMO Licence requirements?

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19th March 2024, 3 years ago | 8

Hi, I have a 3-bedroom house in Newham I am thinking of converting the through lounge to two bedrooms thus...

Which is the best property management software?

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19th March 2024, 3 years ago | 5

Hello, I am a commercial and residential landlord; I have 60 properties in 5 limited companies and am looking for...

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Can I get minutes from a board meeting where I was removed as director?

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15th March 2024, 3 years ago | 2

Hi, I was the managing director for a residential management company. I started asking uncomfortable questions and requesting to see...

Over 80 days to reclaim deposit?

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15th March 2024, 3 years ago | 13

After a year of waiting for legal repossession, I have up to another 80 + days before I can access...

Tenant has taken carpet, blinds and lampshades!

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15th March 2024, 3 years ago | 16

Hi, I have had a tenant in a 2-bedroom house for one year. At the end of the year, they...

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Tenant allowed to challenge new EPC rating?

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14th March 2024, 3 years ago | 31

Hi, we purchased a property in 2.5 acres of land from a company that owned it as well as other...

Academic research project – looking for landlord participants

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14th March 2024, 3 years ago | 2

The University of York and the University of Sheffield are carrying out a research project looking into the experiences of...

Service charge estimate and spend not adding up?

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13th March 2024, 3 years ago | 7

Hi all, does anyone have any knowledge regarding service charges and monies spent in a financial year? Last year’s projections...

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Non-qualifying leaseholders impact on portfolio landlords?

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13th March 2024, 3 years ago | 5

Hi, I’ve recently come across this in a property talk, and am very concerned about the implications of this to...

My tenants’ solicitor is demanding costs!

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12th March 2024, 3 years ago | 15

Hello, We have been trying to evict our tenants for the last 9 months as we are selling the property. Court...

My tenant is expecting – advice?

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12th March 2024, 3 years ago | 10

Hello, first time posting on here so please go easy on me! One of my tenants has just mentioned that...

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Why is the NRLA supporting anti-landlord needs?

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12th March 2024, 3 years ago | 33

Hello, We all know that politicians of all parties have some very strange ideas and like to waste our money,...

Throwing the baby out with the bathwater?

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11th March 2024, 3 years ago | 7

I was going to buy x 2 houses and turn them into HMO’s to put on long-term leases to SERCO...

Will insulation save the planet?

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11th March 2024, 3 years ago | 9

Hi, I just got the following warning about insulation from rogue traders passed on by trading standards: “Trading Standards is...

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Non compliant service charge regime since 1993?

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8th March 2024, 3 years ago | 4

Hi, my daughter is a newcomer in a block of flats. A young NHS carer and a first-time buyer the...

Must I use managing agent’s surveyor at over £600?

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7th March 2024, 3 years ago | 3

Hi, my rented top floor flat (4 storeys up and on the corner of the block) has developed horizontal cracks...

Is my managing agent keeping me in the dark about a known building issue?

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5th March 2024, 3 years ago | 23

Hi, I planned to sell my flat this year, but have only recently been told (by chance) that there is...

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Will a guarantor letter be valid if the tenancy agreement is renewed?

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5th March 2024, 3 years ago | 8

Hello, Does anyone know if a guarantor letter is still valid, if I renewed the original tenancy agreement with the...

The landlord vote – who gets it?

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4th March 2024, 3 years ago | 7

Hi, as a landlord with over 20 years of experience in this business, I realise that we are not all...

leaseholder didn't send invoice, money worries

Is my letting agent breaching contract by partial rent payments?

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4th March 2024, 3 years ago | 16

Hi, I would like to know if my letting agent is in breach of contract. This is the third time...

No hot water or heating, help!

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4th March 2024, 3 years ago | 14

A friend has asked for my opinion, and help, however despite being a landlord I do not feel fully qualified...