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Council tax liability?

Author: Readers Question

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 39

Hello, My tenant had a two years AST but she left after 18 months. The council made her liable for...

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Government energy discount – Do tenants or the Landlord get this?

Author: Readers Question

15th December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, this is the scenario: Landlord owns and rents a property to students. Landlord is the registered payer for energy...

7 Things to find when you read your lease

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29th November 2022, 4 years ago | 9

If you’re a long-leaseholder, it is important to understand what your lease terms mean. This article highlights the top 7...

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Breaches of the Land Registry’s Charges Register?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Hello, I’m looking for some help, please. One of my rental properties is an ex-local authority terrace. The immediate neighbour...

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Legislation is destroying our business and we might as well sell up. My question is – How??

Author: Readers Question

8th November 2022, 4 years ago | 14

Hello, No landlord can be immune to the ever increasing attacks, not only on the buy to let business in...

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I have great tenants, but I have left a painful conversation overdue, any tips?

Author: Readers Question

8th November 2022, 4 years ago | 38

Hello, I am small-scale landlord, with 3 long-held properties that give me a steady income. I treat my tenants well,...

EPC cavity wall insulation?

Author: Readers Question

2nd November 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Hello, I hope someone can advise, appreciated if so. We have a nightmare of a freeholder. We recently had one...

Exempt accommodation providers – who are their agents?

Author: Readers Question

19th July 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Has anyone released their property to or entered into short-term lease arrangements with a managing agent who then goes on...

Claims history declaration on rent guarantee insurance?

Author: Readers Question

19th July 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Hi, Could I please ask for a specialist opinion? I have had a claim made on my Rent Guarantee Insurance....

Charging an extra week’s rent to buy deposit insurance?

Author: Readers Question

19th July 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Hi everyone, A friend of mine who owns a small portfolio of let houses like me has asked me if...

Common parts fire risk?

Author: Readers Question

18th July 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Hi, I have several flats in conversions in two-storey buildings. Yes converted pre 1991 Building Act. On viewing properties to...

Window opening onto a neighbour’s shared courtyard?

Author: Readers Question

18th July 2022, 4 years ago | 7

We rent a recently refurbished a terraced cottage with upstairs windows at the back of the property opening outwards onto...

Scrapping the 3% SDLT surcharge would increase PRS supply by 900,000 over 10 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2022, 4 years ago | 3

The Government could benefit to the tune of £10 billion if it scrapped the stamp duty levy on the purchase...

Being manoeuvred out of my tenanted council flat?

Author: Readers Question

14th March 2022, 4 years ago | 21

I bought a flat in 2008 in a block owned by the local council. It was rented out to two...

En-suites make it ‘separate dwellings’?

Author: Readers Question

14th March 2022, 4 years ago | 5

I’m upgrading a 5-bed student house in Stoke-on-Trent to provide en-suite bathrooms in each room plus a separate visitor toilet....

Demonstrating the cost of Landlord Licences?

Author: Readers Question

7th February 2022, 4 years ago | 24

My understanding is that the cost of the Licences that Councils are issuing, (HMO’s, Selective Licenses etc) are supposed to...

Being an expert after an expert is employed?

Author: Readers Question

7th February 2022, 4 years ago | 13

You have an EICR done by a NAPIT registered professional – it raises a few C’3. The report actually states...

Flaw in the Tenancy Referencing Process?

Author: Readers Question

29th December 2021, 4 years ago | 40

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