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Can EPC rules regarding insulation be a retrograde step?

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30th June 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, we are all required to improve our properties so as to adhere to standards set by the government in...

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Freeholder service and insurance charges?

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29th June 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Hi everyone, my family own several leasehold flats and in each case the leases allow the freeholder to arrange building...

Can I rent a large house as a one bed flat?

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29th June 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, I have a five-bed eco house on the South Coast we recently put up for sale when our last...

Long term leases subject to Section 24?

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28th June 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Hi all! I wonder, for an owner who has a section 24 issue if he lets his property on a...

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Help with choosing leasehold property?

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28th June 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hi everyone, My partner and I have been saving for a long while to buy our first investment property together....

If a right to manage company did not follow due process who is liable?

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28th June 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, if a right-to-manage company or their managing agent did not follow due process, such as issuing a Section 20B...

Abandon order imposed on property?

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28th June 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Hello, can Property118 please offer some advice: A friend of mine has bought a property only to find it has...

Late deposit protection?

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27th June 2023, 3 years ago | 44

Hello, I’m a new landlord with one property. Can Property118 readers please advise I have not put the deposit in...

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Help! Freeholder will not fill out LPE1 form

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27th June 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Hello, I would appreciate some advice on the process of going to a first-tier tribunal and how to keep costs...

Unable to contact deceased property owner?

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27th June 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Hello, I wish to meet and discuss with the owner matters concerning his/this property, however, the registered owner remains a...

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Delayed heating bill issues?

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26th June 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Hello, I have an apartment in Islington which is rented out. Since completion 10 years ago, the managing company has...

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Deposit protection with section 21 issue?

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26th June 2023, 3 years ago | 15

Hi all, I hope you are all well. I have made a mistake on the tenancy and I accidently put...

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Councils offering five year leases to landlords?

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23rd June 2023, 3 years ago | 21

Hello, due to the Renters Reform Bill and renting my properties becoming unworkable I am considering my options. I’ve seen...

Net zero consultation?

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22nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, in case Property118 readers are not aware the building regulations changed on June 15th 2022 with a 12-month transition...

Can a Section 21 notice expire if council refuse to grant a selective license?

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22nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Hello, Property118 readers according to Section 75 and 98 of the 2004 Housing Act, it appears a section 21 is...

Are corporate landords taking over?

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22nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Hello, I’m extremely surprised it has taken so very long for commentators to only now wake up to the fact...

Council planted tree and it ruined my property!

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22nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Hello, I was a London resident all my life but moved with my mother to Yorkshire when she became seriously...

How to dispose of tenants’ building materials in communal hall?

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21st June 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Hello, there is a tenant who has repeatedly used the ground floor communal hall in the block to store large...

Planning refused HMO permission – he did it anyway!

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21st June 2023, 3 years ago | 16

Hello, I’d be really grateful for suggestions on what I could try next – Neighbouring property applied to planning for...

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Leaseholder refusing to pay after Section 20 process?

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21st June 2023, 3 years ago | 16

Hello, we have roof repairs to undertake and have notified leaseholders through the Section 20 process this process is completed....

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Rent increase during assured shorthold tenancy?

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20th June 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, like thousands of others, the monthly interest payments on my one and only rental property have more than doubled...