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Deed of Trust to Spouse or Ltd Company to reduce Tax?

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5th January 2022, 5 years ago | 11

I am a high rate income taxpayer with 3 Buy to Let properties in my sole legal name. All three...

Consent To Let Problem?

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5th January 2022, 5 years ago | 4

Between Christmas and New Year, we became aware of a problem regarding consent to let on our home. I bought...

Renting out our main residence?

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5th January 2022, 5 years ago | 2

We have a shared 25% ownership apartment with a mortgage in London which is currently our main residence, and we...

Do you remember offset mortgages?

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30th December 2021, 5 years ago | 18

Hi all, Do you remember offset mortgages and in particular if they are still available on Buy to Let property?...

Flaw in the Tenancy Referencing Process?

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29th December 2021, 5 years ago | 40

Being a newbie to the rental business, I employed an agent to find me a tenant plus full management of...

Letting agent fees query – 6 months management charge?

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29th December 2021, 5 years ago | 15

Hello everyone, My question is If you pay/select full management for a letting agency for a year’s tenancy, but subsequently...

Nightmare tenants – Aren’t they always?

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23rd December 2021, 5 years ago | 6

Hi everyone, I’m new to the forum. I renovated my daughter’s house (Scotland ) which was uninhabited for some time...

EPC rating low but sticking to Planning Requirements?

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23rd December 2021, 5 years ago | 12

I have just had an EPC done which refers to the single glazing as ‘very poor’ leading to a D...

Form 17 vs Actual Equity Transfer?

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23rd December 2021, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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...