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Can delayed reporting of a leak make a tenant liable for damage?
My tenant of 14 years reported a puddle on her carpet, which she had noticed three weeks ago, and she tried to mop it up with a towel.
Do head lease terms override tenant pet requests?
Hello, hopefully a quick question. It is my understanding that if a Head Lease (from the freeholder) prohibits pets residing in the...
Rent refund to all tenants years after S21 eviction?
Do any landlords know why several former tenants (who each rented a self-contained flat within a very large house) might each receive...
Mystic Mortar Landlord Horoscope – 10 Oct 2025
Mystic Mortar’s Landlord Horoscope
Edition: Friday 3 October 2025
Welcome, star-gazers and key-holders, to another week where the...
Tenant tampering with metering safety?
Hi, we have a tenant in arrears who appears to have had previous landlords turn off his electricity.
In our small block, the electric...
Bailiff waiting times and rent arrears piling-up?
Dear all, hope all of you are keeping well and many thanks for your time with this post. The purpose of my question is to get any feedback...
Tenant claims compensation for failure to serve PI?
My previous letting agent found the current tenant in 2018 and managed the property until 2021. During that time, the agent collected...
Management not responding to water damage?
I had a leak from the stopcock in the foyer in a block of 8 studio flats where I own and rent out. I didn’t know where the water...
Harassment and illegal eviction claim – not yet gone to tribunal?
Hello, I’m a landlord managing a tenancy situation that has gone badly wrong. We’ve been hit with a letter before action and a...
Right for refusal to purchase freehold?
We are leaseholders of three flats within a block. Beneath its are some shops. We found out by accident that the previous freeholder...
Home-buyer CCTV Surveys?
Following the advice of their Home-buyer surveyor, my purchasers had a Home-buyer CCTV Pipe Survey done on the house I’m selling.
Downsizing BTL portfolio and falling foul of non-qualifying lease conditions?
I am in the process of downsizing my BTL portfolio (2 long leasehold flats and 1 freehold house), which I own alongside my other half...
New tenancy agreement or addendum to old one in Scotland?
I am looking for advice, please. Bear with me – it’s a bit of a saga. I have one property I rent out – a two-bedroom...