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Property Partnership 2% Stamp surcharge as Overseas buyer?

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2nd February 2022, 5 years ago | 4

Hello all, To explain my situation, I am a UK citizen, but currently living in Hong Kong. I already have...

Contract or deposit first?

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1st February 2022, 5 years ago | 8

For those of you that manage your own properties (without using an agency etc), what is your sequence of events...

Section 24 question? – BTW Osborne I’m not going to give up and sell!

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1st February 2022, 5 years ago | 37

I’d welcome readers’ thoughts on an issue I have discovered with S24 that was not immediately apparent (to me at...

What is the best Landlord accounting system?

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1st February 2022, 5 years ago | 8

Hi All, As a Landlord, I have been using Rent Central software for my accounts up until now. However, it...

White piggy bank tipped over with coins spilling out, symbolising rent arrears and financial loss

Top savings deals vanish

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31st January 2022, 5 years ago | 2

The start of 2022 has seen some of the top rate deals vanish from the saving market, according to the...

The wildfires are out but are disputes on the horizon?

How often should a Fire Risk Assessment be upgraded?

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31st January 2022, 5 years ago | 7

Hi everyone, I own a property in a Victorian building with four other owners. We had a fire risk assessment...

Tricky lease situation/nightmare?

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31st January 2022, 5 years ago | 4

Hi, I realise I need professional assistance for this, which I plan to do in the following weeks, but I...

Let to Buy condition on not being Freeholder?

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28th January 2022, 5 years ago | 9

We have Let to Buy (LTB) mortgage offers, but they are conditional on the freehold not being held in my...

Council Bond and DPS now the rent has increased?

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27th January 2022, 5 years ago | 2

The council is just about to release money held in a deposit Bond which I now have to protect in...

My dad wants to open a Ltd company in my name and buy land?

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27th January 2022, 5 years ago | 5

My dad wants to create a limited company under mine and my brother’s name and then buy land with it....

Profit Margins and expenses – there’s easier ways to earn a crust?

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26th January 2022, 5 years ago | 11

When looking for a comparison of typical Private Rental Costs v Income I struggled. The Tax return asks for number...

Council tax exemption on dilapidated purchase?

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26th January 2022, 5 years ago | 9

A landlord client has bought a probate sale property that is not quite dilapidated but is barely habitable (depending on...

Tenants (contract Holders notice) Wales regs?

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26th January 2022, 5 years ago | 18

While reading the new Welsh Contract holder regulations due to come into effect, it left me with questions, I have...

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...