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Form 17 vs Actual Equity Transfer?

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23rd December 2021, 4 years ago | 6

Hello, My wife and I hold a rental property with 50:50 share, due to changes in our employment situation I...

£4,000 Legal Claim for Damages – Advice Please

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23rd December 2021, 4 years ago | 27

I have received a Solicitor’s Letter (No Claim No Fee Solicitors) sent on behalf of my ex-tenants claiming £4,000 in...

Management Agent Overcharging from 2019?

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21st December 2021, 4 years ago | 15

Dear All, I own a flat in a block of 6 flats and have been up-to-date with my service charge....

Can I charge a Management Fee for my essential services as a Freeholder?

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20th December 2021, 4 years ago | 7

I own the Freehold of a block of three tenanted flats. I own two of the flats. I have been...

DPS Statutory Declaration to rub salt into the wound?

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17th December 2021, 4 years ago | 26

Hi guys. I’ve been a landlord for around 15 years, managing my own small portfolio, for the first time I’ve...

Do you think the reality is dawning at last?

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17th December 2021, 4 years ago | 1

Hallelujah! At last, the Council (or in this case Council’s) are realising that the risk is way too high for...

Small strip of land causing massive leasehold issue?

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17th December 2021, 4 years ago | 17

I am looking for advice/support please for a colleague whose property sale is being compromised by a leasehold issue. Can...

Plans for basement with separate dwelling stalled?

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16th December 2021, 4 years ago | 1

I own two mortgage leasehold titles in a house that is split into two flats – A and B. I...

Law student sues landlord – But wait?

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15th December 2021, 4 years ago | 23

Reading an article on the BBC today about a Law student, who successfully sued his landlord for breach of contract....

Hazard Awareness Notice?

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13th December 2021, 4 years ago | 4

Due to excess heat in some flats in a block (where I have a couple of units) some tenants contacted...

Evergrande – Seen this movie before?

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13th December 2021, 4 years ago | 6

Hui Ka Yan is a Chinese billionaire who owns Evergrande (a Cayman Islands company) As we know, Evergrande has enormous...

Anyone have a tenant successfully apply for an insulation grant?

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10th December 2021, 4 years ago | 8

Has anyone had a tenant that has applied and been successful in gaining a grant for insulation? The tenant needs...

Fire risk assessment wants new 60-min door?

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8th December 2021, 4 years ago | 14

I have been told I need to replace a 30-min fire door (it’s a door in a communal hallway leading...

Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge best cities to invest in for 2022

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8th December 2021, 4 years ago | 2

Aldermore’s Buy to Let City Tracker1, has named Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge as the best cities for landlords to invest...

Joint tenancy obligations for lad that has had to quit?

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8th December 2021, 4 years ago | 26

The Basic scenario is: HMO joint tenancy, five tenants. On a fixed element for first 12 months. Then break clause...

Helping a tenant find alternative accommodation with insured guarantor?

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8th December 2021, 4 years ago | 6

I have a tenant with a cash deposit and Rent In Advance (RIA) ready to go. He gets paid £700...

What happens to service charges if management company goes insolvent?

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7th December 2021, 4 years ago | 12

I own a flat in a block of 20 flats, where the leaseholders jointly manage the flats under a management...

Selective licensing in Southend put on hold?

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6th December 2021, 4 years ago | 3

Hi, I just wondered if there are any articles going up about selective licensing in Southend? Only because I’ve had...

Domestic Reverse Charges for VAT?

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6th December 2021, 4 years ago | 11

I am a Director of an RMC (Right to Manage company) and we recently had a Fire Risk Assessment wherein...

ECO3 New gas boiler – just a lot of hot air?

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3rd December 2021, 4 years ago | 3

Another advert push for ECO3 and the installation of both gas lines (up to 23m) and new Worcester boilers. Is...

Underoccupied property?

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3rd December 2021, 4 years ago | 10

Minister for Housing, Christopher Pincher, spoke to the Lords recently about underoccupied property. He wants the properties to be used...