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Why do HMO bedroom requirements matter?

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17th August 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Hello everyone, I have a 3 bedroom flat, that was rented to 3 sharers (friends on 1 AST) for over...

What is a guarantor’s suitability and need?

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16th August 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Hello everyone, I am being told, I think, some unusual things about the need for guarantors by a large national...

Demand for 18 years of council tax – but tenant has already paid

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16th August 2022, 4 years ago | 10

Hello everyone, We have a rented property which we have rented to the same tenant since 2003, a verbal tenancy...

Media Support for Landlords?

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15th August 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Ben Beadle of the NRLA has managed to have a much-needed article in support of the PRS published in the...

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How do I identifying a freehold owner?

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15th August 2022, 4 years ago | 8

Hello everyone, How do I identify the freehold owner of a 999-year leasehold, 2 bed terraced property? I would like...

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Do I need consent to let from the Freeholder?

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15th August 2022, 4 years ago | 8

Hello, Do I need consent to let from the Freeholder when I am planning to get a potential tenant on...

Refund for damages out of tenant’s deposit

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15th August 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Hello everyone, Based on the level of damage at the end of a tenancy, the tenant agreed to refund me...

Help with independent subsidence claim needed

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15th August 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Hello, Can anyone suggest where I can find a genuinely independent firm to oppose/fight disinterested insurers for a subsidence claim?...

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Are student HMO rentals in decline?

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15th August 2022, 4 years ago | 7

Hello everyone, My 4 bed Victorian terrace in Leicester, a big university city, has been rented to students for 7...

I’m selling my rental property – but tenants are struggling to find a home

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12th August 2022, 4 years ago | 16

Hello everyone, We’ve had a great tenant for over a decade – single mum with 2 boys. She has an...

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What can a tenant’s deposit be used for?

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12th August 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Hello everyone, I have had a housing benefit tenant, with the rent paid by Universal Credit, since April 2021 and...

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Is it time for landlords to have guarantors for all tenants?

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12th August 2022, 4 years ago | 13

Hello everyone, In these difficult economic times, firms are regularly going bust and creating financial problems for their employees, and...

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Unacceptable tenants – do I need to supply a reference?

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12th August 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Hello everyone, We had tenants for 4 years living in our 5 bed house next door. We got on very...

Short-term let over the winter to cover energy prices?

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11th August 2022, 4 years ago | 11

Hello, We have a holiday let and as the cost of living climbs… are considering putting our 5-bed holiday house...

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What to do about CO alarms?

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10th August 2022, 4 years ago | 9

Hello everyone, If you have fixed gas appliances in residential premises you let, the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment)...

Tenant’s poor housekeeping causing property disrepair?

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10th August 2022, 4 years ago | 6

What to do for the best? I have long-standing tenants (from 2016) who don’t appear to have done any cleaning...

Return of deposit with Blu Tack marks on walls

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9th August 2022, 4 years ago | 16

Hello, I value everybody’s opinion here. I had a long term tenant in a flat which has been quite low...

Shaving Foam Is Dead!

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8th August 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Those of you with long memories will recall the talks I gave 5 to 10 years ago about my ‘shaving...

Anyone housed an Afghan family via an AST?

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8th August 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Hello everyone, Isn’t the language barrier the biggest issue at the end of the day? I’ve taken a single Ukrainian...

Head leaseholder wants to muscle in!

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8th August 2022, 4 years ago | 17

Hello everyone, My wife and I own a leasehold flat in a block of six. A head leaseholder is named...

Loft Flat Is Uninhabitable at 38 Degrees

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8th August 2022, 4 years ago | 8

Hello everyone, My London (Clapham) Loft flat has become “uninhabitable” and/or “uncomfortable to live in” says my Tenant. She further says...

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