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Is this HMO persecution from the council?

31st August 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Hello everyone, I have just renewed my HMO licence with no conditions. However, the council still demands trivial and unnecessary...

Selective licensing? If I were a criminal…

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31st August 2022, 4 years ago | 15

Hello everyone, If I were a criminal I would run a protection racket as a source of funds. It produces...

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Gas check failed – is the S21 still valid?

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31st August 2022, 4 years ago | 8

Hello everyone, I understand that a S21 is invalid if a gas cert is not in date and/or has not...

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What is a Solicitor’s fee for signing a DPS form?

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31st August 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Hi, I have completed a statutory declaration to retrieve a deposit from the DPS. It has to be signed by...

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Do rent rises around the time of issuing a Section 21 affect it?

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31st August 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Hello everyone, Does raising the rent either just before or just after issuing a Section 21 notice have any bearing...

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Winter of Discontent: All electric leasehold property question

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30th August 2022, 4 years ago | 3

What are peoples’ thoughts re a landlord’s requirement to provide heating in an all-electric leasehold flat, please, and what can...

Selling some properties to reduce our exposure to risk

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30th August 2022, 4 years ago | 8

My wife and I only found Property118 a few months ago and we’ve since become huge fans. We have read...

Guarantors legal liability throughout periodic?

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30th August 2022, 4 years ago | 4

I am still uncertain whether a guarantor can be held liable for various debts throughout a periodic tenancy. Referencing a...

Electric blue lightning spelling out the word “ENERGY” to highlight issues around EPC accuracy

£400 energy rebate for 4 studio units when tenants are on the edge?

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30th August 2022, 4 years ago | 12

How do my tenants get the £400 energy rebate when they pay their gas bills as part of their rent?...

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Advice needed on the allocation of residential service charges

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26th August 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Hello everyone, I am a leaseholder in a small block of 6 flats that is self-managed through a limited company...

Cavity wall insulation to get block down to EPC rating C?

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25th August 2022, 4 years ago | 10

I have a flat I rent. It is 1 of 4 in a block. It is located on the first...

Student landlords fixed term tenancies property118.com

Any out of the box suggestions for the end of student fixed term tenancies?

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24th August 2022, 4 years ago | 41

Hello everyone, All of us as landlords are affected in different ways by the raft of HMRC taxation and government...

How to find status of unadopted lane?

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24th August 2022, 4 years ago | 10

There is a lane at the back of one property (well, at the back of the entire terrace). I don’t...

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Fire risk assessments and FRAEW?

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22nd August 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Hello everyone, I am keen for readers’ views relating to the fire risk assessments and Fire Risk Appraisal of External...

How to resolve £400 outstanding on a prepayment meter?

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22nd August 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Hello everyone, The property I have just purchased has over £400 outstanding on a secondary prepayment meter in a leasehold...

Mechanics of putting a clause in a long lease – Lender wants a soft charge?

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19th August 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Morning All, I have a remortgage renewal and the lender wants to take a ‘soft charge’ on the freehold of...

What is the Universal Credit maximum rent?

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17th August 2022, 4 years ago | 11

Hello everyone, How do landlords with long term tenants achieve the best rents when they let to tenants receiving Universal...

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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...