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Tricky Use Class Issue (D1/E or F1)?

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19th May 2022, 4 years ago | 8

Can anyone please advise on this? We have had our offer accepted on a little church hall which is being...

Can they build another 2 storeys on top of my block?

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18th May 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Hi everyone, I own a top floor flat in a 3 storey flat roof 1960’s Block and the new freeholders...

Transfer of equity with partner not spouse and SDLT?

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16th May 2022, 4 years ago | 3

I own a BTL property in my sole name and intend to transfer the title into joint names with my...

Lease Extension – Tax Implications?

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16th May 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Hi everyone, In 1999 we purchased a one bedroomed leasehold flat. Several years later we extended the lease at some...

CGT on selling a share of my Buy to Let?

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16th May 2022, 4 years ago | 6

I need to raise some finance shortly and one of the options I am looking into is to sell 2/3rds...

Letting agent didn’t serve prescribed information for deposit protection?

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16th May 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Hi everyone, My letting agent didn’t serve the tenants the prescribed information for their deposit protection. This was for a...

Can I index link rents into my tenancy agreements?

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16th May 2022, 4 years ago | 72

Hi all, I have just been talking to a fellow landlord and in the discussion, the question and idea came...

Smart Property Investment UK – Bank Conversion Site Tour

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13th May 2022, 4 years ago | 0

How you can do smart property investment in the UK right now. Join me on site of my latest Property...

Personal borrowing hampered by BTL mortgages?

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12th May 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Has anyone else found that since the financial crash of 2008 you are unable to get so much as a...

Dry rot in two leasehold flats and the joint freeholder is not responding?

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12th May 2022, 4 years ago | 2

My daughter owns a 1st-floor leasehold flat with 50% of the freehold. In April last year, dry rot was identified...

Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill gives Councils power over private property

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12th May 2022, 4 years ago | 12

Government released details of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill discloses powers that will be given locally to councils to...

Tenant cannot quite raise enough to buy their home?

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12th May 2022, 4 years ago | 15

Hi everyone, We have a very good tenant of nearly 13 years standing. However, we would now like to sell...

Guaranteed Rental agency – Can’t get my property back after 3 years

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10th May 2022, 4 years ago | 12

Back in 2013, we signed a contract with a Guaranteed Rental letting agency for a 3 year period. The contract...

I am inclined to Ok tenant leaving early before the break clause?

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10th May 2022, 4 years ago | 8

I rent out an apartment. The initial contract started on February 13th 2021 and the fixed term was for twelve...

CGT return – Have I got this right and can I use paper?

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10th May 2022, 4 years ago | 28

My net income for the tax year ending April 2021 will be £20,000 and I expect it to be the...

The Council has no workers?

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6th May 2022, 4 years ago | 5

My neighbour is a council tenant and is not the best neighbour it is possible to have. Her children have...

Build to Rent – A good idea or not?

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6th May 2022, 4 years ago | 4

I am wondering what subscribers think about the new trend of large build to rent developments. I can see the...

Non-Permitted occupier in second bedroom?

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5th May 2022, 4 years ago | 27

Having recently let a two-bedroom flat to a young couple through my local letting agent, the tenants have recently moved...

How long are courts taking to send notices?

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4th May 2022, 4 years ago | 18

Hi everyone, I have recently been to court and got an order for a tenant who is in arrears with...

BTL Insurance refusals after fire damage claim?

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2nd May 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Does anyone have the same issues with insurers as I have? My insurance company has refused to renew my policy...

School fees funding from unencumbered equity?

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2nd May 2022, 4 years ago | 7

I own four Buy to Let flats outright/unencumbered. I also have 4 grandchildren all due to attend private schools with...