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Fire break wall – Capital Expenditure or Revenue Expenditure?

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14th September 2022, 4 years ago | 8

Hi all. Hopefully, somebody on this superb property resource can help me with a tax query. At the request of...

Issues with landlord-section 13

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14th September 2022, 4 years ago | 7

My partner and I have been having issues lately with our landlord. The Property was not in good shape and...

Offer accepted on a house. They have no extension papers or PRC certificate

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14th September 2022, 4 years ago | 4

I have had an offer accepted on a semi detached house. It was offers over £260,000. I had an offer...

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Scratched hob – should the tenant pay?

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14th September 2022, 4 years ago | 10

Hi, I installed a brand new ceramic hob before my tenant moved in, even provided liquid hob cleaner, along with...

Property insurance costs

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13th September 2022, 4 years ago | 12

Hi, I made a claim after my tenants ruined the property, stole the bathroom, kitchen, radiators. The place has been...

Obtaining freehold of 2 end of block maisonettes

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13th September 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Hello all, Looking for some advice and guidance please. I own the leaseholds of two maisonettes (1 up, 1 down) on...

How to fill in the N325 form?

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13th September 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Hi, Can anyone give me a sample screen shot how to fill in and complete the N325 form? I am...

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Is this legal? Bank wants to amend tenancies

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12th September 2022, 4 years ago | 17

Hi, We are in the process of remortgaging a block of 9 flats and have had a mortgage offer. But...

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Renting 4-5 rooms on AirBnB – which use permission class?

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12th September 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Hi, I’d like to move house but retain my existing property, rented to multiple single occupants using AirBnB for periods...

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To sell, or not to sell?

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12th September 2022, 4 years ago | 10

Hi, I have a mortgage coming off its fixed rate at the end of October and it’s not possible to...

Rats in brand new block of flats?

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8th September 2022, 4 years ago | 11

Hello All, As a landlord, when a tenant mentioned there were mice/rats I immediately called in someone who knew how...

Free lease extension – Is there a tax liability for this?

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8th September 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Hi all, I need some advice, please. I own a flat in a house that was originally split into two...

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Our tenant claims a first floor flat must have a Yale lock?

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8th September 2022, 4 years ago | 23

Hi, Our tenant claims a first floor flat must have a Yale lock and not a more secure Chubb lock....

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Valuations are down?

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6th September 2022, 4 years ago | 6

After several years of onerous taxes regulations etc. etc. I finally put my London flat on the market for sale....

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A seemingly new scam for landlords to be aware of

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6th September 2022, 4 years ago | 26

Hi, I would like to highlight tenants taking advantage of the landlord and Universal Credit and the likes of Shelter,...

Tax penalty for reducing carbon footprint?

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6th September 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Hi, Like a good number of fellow residential landlords I am exiting the PRS in favour of a holiday let...

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Fair Means Equal

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6th September 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Hello everyone, the levelling up proposed by ministers is good only if it is equally distributed amongst the PRS AND...

Campaign to start protecting landlords?

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5th September 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Hi Property118 readers, I am writing to request if you could share my petition – on change.org >> Click Here...

Are commercial valuations appropriate for higher yield HMOs?

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5th September 2022, 4 years ago | 5

I’m hoping to sell my portfolio of 4 x HMOs in Aberdeen. 2 are 5-bedroom flats with a yield of...

5-year electrical safety tests for PRS?

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5th September 2022, 4 years ago | 9

Hi. I have four properties and yes all with recent electrical safety certificates. The solicitors have advised that the certificates...

Tenant Track and Trace – GDPR?

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31st August 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Hi All, I have a tenant who is subletting (I don’t know any details of their agreement except that the...