Y Lana
Y Lana
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Been landlording since 2002
Registered with Property118.com
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Been landlording since 2002
26th April 2025, 12 months ago
Section 20 applies to major works over £250/unit or repairs costing over £100/ unit procured under a long-term qualifying agreement. Thus, on the face of it, Section 20 applies unless a waiver was received from the LVT/FTT. If the agent...
Read More →14th September 2024, 2 years ago
The law requires you to give your tenants a valid EPC and EICR, amongst other docs, at the start of a tenancy; existing ones will do and you don't have to commission new ones. That said, some LLs opt for...
Read More →9th August 2024, 2 years ago
You are responsible for the safety of any appliances you supply, so you should have monitors for any gas boilers/cookers/hobs/fires etc that you supply. Have a CO monitor for each one. The tenant is responsible for the safety of their...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Aghogho Oghojafor at 09/06/2024 - 02:00
On your point about rectifying the lease when you come to sell, you cannot amend other people's leases against their will; so if their leases state 'a fair proportion', then a fair proportion it remains until they agree otherwise. Regarding...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jane Breakell at 07/06/2024 - 13:20
Not necessarily so - you could agree to reduce their contribution without increasing that of the others, which would leave you with the burden of the shortfall (though why you would do that is up to you). As has been...
Read More →13th April 2024, 2 years ago
Yes, it's a H&S issue but I don't see how landlords are responsible for this any more than they are for, say, a tenant's own gas cooker?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Caroline Crute at 14/03/2024 - 16:35
Reply to the comment left by Caroline Crute at 14/03/2024 - 16:35From a purely consumer viewpoint, EPCs should be challengeable as some of the underlying assumptions are subjective, though I'm more used to hearing about appeals because the banding is...
Read More →14th March 2024, 2 years ago
Seems like they've just cut & pasted last year's estimates? It isn't an exact science and some are better at it than others. Also, what with current price inflation, I would rather over estimate than under; allowing for reconciliation with...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 24/01/2024 - 11:05
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 24/01/2024 - 11:05In window humidistat fans are quite common - a google search will throw up several brands and suppliers of such. The issue is that electrical regs require them to...
Read More →17th January 2024, 2 years ago
All the above advice is useful. However, I'd say take a step back and ask yourself why you want to invest in property - if it's for income or capital growth, there are easier ways of making money. Then understand...
Read More →20th December 2023, 2 years ago
You're talking about tied accommodation. This may help: https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/private_renting/accommodation_that_comes_with_your_job
Read More →19th October 2023, 2 years ago
Sorry it has to be you, but presumably such tenants have to live somewhere? They clearly have issues and the question, then, should not be "why next to me?" but rather, "why is the council not managing these tenants properly?"
Read More →3rd October 2023, 3 years ago
Hey Fred, Interesting post. A few quick points: ASTs don’t “finish”; at the end of the fixed term period, they continue open-ended on a periodic basis. The only ways to end an AST are for the tenant to surrender it,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 05/09/2023 - 14:30
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 05/09/2023 - 14:30Not necessarily - there are several house construction types in the UK that are unmortgageable or require specialist lending (Wimpey no fines & BISF to name two). Cash buyers...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Morag Shaw at 04/09/2023 - 10:26
That would be upon you - caveat emptor and all that. Same as if you bought an asbestos-riddled house, say.
Read More →20th July 2023, 3 years ago
Your tenant has a right to install their own appliances including a gas cooker, fridge, etc. and you are NOT responsible for these. The tenant is responsible for the safety of their own appliances including servicing and safety-checking. You are...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Helen Morley at 18/05/2023 - 08:50
Reply to the comment left by Helen Morley at 18/05/2023 - 08:50One of the mandatory grounds for posession is 'serious rent arrears' defined on the Gov.uk website as: The tenant is at least 2 months in arrears at the time...
Read More →20th January 2023, 3 years ago
Late last year, Paul Shamplina did a feature for ITV News to show evictions from both sides of the coin. What was broadcast showed matters only from the tenants stance - the landlords viewpoint was completely missing. The PRS is...
Read More →19th January 2023, 3 years ago
TLDR: follow the Section 20 procedure. Work by a landlord that requires any lessee to contribute more than £250 as a one off or £100 per year falls under Section 20 legislation. The procedure is exact and failing to follow...
Read More →21st December 2022, 3 years ago
As is frequently advised, the lease dictates and should be your first port of call, which you appear to have done. Leasehold is difficult to generalise and its not uncommon to have different lease terms in the same block. In...
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