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Letting agent closed their office?

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24th January 2022, 5 years ago | 3

Hi – my letting and managing agent closed their local office and made the staff redundant, without informing me, or...

Tenants “blackmail” me to lie to council?

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24th January 2022, 5 years ago | 30

The court has granted me S21 possession, vacate date was 18 January. The tenants had promised to move out on...

Divorce and getting off joint buy to let mortgags?

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21st January 2022, 5 years ago | 8

I am in the process of getting divorced and have 16 Buy to Let properties with my ex. The mortgages...

Gifting to my brother?

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21st January 2022, 5 years ago | 4

My mother died 5 years ago, and we jointly owned a property. I would very much like to now transfer...

HMO Tenant Clarification Scenario?

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21st January 2022, 5 years ago | 5

I’m thinking about renting out my 2 double bedroom house in the future if we need to move for work....

Should I hang tight on lease extension?

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20th January 2022, 5 years ago | 14

I own a leasehold property with 85 years left on the lease. I am aware of proposed changes to the...

Letting in Wales – The pain of going through such a load of red tape?

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20th January 2022, 5 years ago | 9

I only have two small terraced properties that I am letting in Wales, but this year big changes are looming...

Should I sell, pay the CGT and take my tenant?

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20th January 2022, 5 years ago | 4

Hi All, I am looking for some advice. Firstly, I will explain my situation. I have a leasehold flat that...

EPC – Improvement advice for 2025 please?

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19th January 2022, 5 years ago | 59

We are a company just starting our adventure into the BTL market – we own 1 property and are nearing...

Do I pay eccentric tenant’s Gas Bill?

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19th January 2022, 5 years ago | 22

I bought a house in 2007 and let it to a single person, who has remained in place ever since....

Can I rent out 2 small rooms to one person to get around minimum HMO sizes?

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18th January 2022, 5 years ago | 5

I would like to hear other members opinions on HMO room sizes. I understand that national standards for room sizes...

Rent a Property before Probate is Granted?

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18th January 2022, 5 years ago | 2

I am an executor of an estate that includes a property that is currently empty. Probate has been entered, but...

Landlords not included in cladding remuneration?

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18th January 2022, 5 years ago | 11

This came into my inbox: Housing secretary Michael Gove has revealed that landlords will not be included in the cladding...

Keys and tenants own appliances?

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17th January 2022, 5 years ago | 11

I hope I can ask about two things at once here. Firstly, as a private landlord, I don’t have an...

Major works gone bad – Decisions?

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17th January 2022, 5 years ago | 5

Following a couple of years of ‘major works’ costing so far £1m in a block – it has as expected...

Commercial Tenancies – What can be charged?

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17th January 2022, 5 years ago | 10

I have a tenant who wants to retire from his business, and he has an employee who wants to purchase...

Letting agent not responding to my hand-delivered letter

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14th January 2022, 5 years ago | 8

I am a first-time Landlord and the Letting agent does not respond to my hand-delivered twice repeated letter regarding a...

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

New Government consultation reforming leasehold and commonhold systems

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14th January 2022, 5 years ago | 0

There is a new Government consultation on reforming the leasehold and commonhold systems in England and Wales. It seeks views...

Proposed £1100 licence fee for Landlords in Leicester?

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12th January 2022, 5 years ago | 17

My local authority in Leicester is consulting to introduce a Licence for landlords in certain areas or Citywide for fees...

My 2 hour walk cost me £194 when my tenant could not contact me?

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12th January 2022, 5 years ago | 41

While I was out on a walk my tenant tried to contact me to say her boiler had broken down...

Rent being held back by agent after slipping on to periodic tenancy?

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11th January 2022, 5 years ago | 17

When starting out as a landlord 10+ years ago, I used letting agents to find tenants. One extreme annoyance was...