Question of the Week

The slightly unusual dilemma of a Croydon landlord...
This is our favourite and most popular ‘Readers Question’ to date, hence we re-bublish it from time to time.
Dear Mark (and all Property118 readers)
I think my wife might be having an...

Divorce and Transfer Of Assets For Tax Planning Purposes...
I hope you will not mind me posting anonymously but you will understand when you read my question.
I read with interest on Property118 that a landlord can transfer a percentage of ownership of a...

Thought provoking HMO and selective licensing question...
The importance of my question is that, depending on the answer, it may be a way for landlords to bypass requirements for HMO licensing, selective licensing and the problems associated with article 4...

Static Shocks in my rental property – what can I do?
My former home has been rented out for the last three years to a great set of tenants who would like to stay there long term. However, I fear they will move on because they keep getting static...

Tenant being held on remand – what should I do?
We have received a cry for help from Julie Dawson. Her tenant is being held on remand and the Police have caused damage to the property through forced entry.
Below is the email we received from Julie,

Zoopla or Rightmove?
OK, we know which is the biggest (for now at least), my question is; which do you think is best, Zoopla or Rightmove and why?
This all started with a tweet (embedded below) but then I decided to make...

HMO Licensing – what’s the point?
This article about HMO Licensing is very different to many of the other articles I’ve written as I’m looking for answers as opposed to giving them.
I can accept that the principles of HMO...

Might the word ‘Landlord’ be damaging relationships?
I’ve been writing for P118 for a while now and feel I have connected with enough sane voices here to put forward a slightly more insane idea for reasoned discussion, ideas that have been occurring...

Can the Housing Benefit Office Do This?
I have a property which I rent to my son who is on Housing Benefit.
He has several medical problems mainly brought on by the use of drugs in the past.
I had two other properties which I had let out...

Traditional or Fixed Fee Online Estate Agents?
Hi Mark
I have a question for you and your readers regarding traditional estate agents vs fixed fee online estate agents if you think it’s worthy of publishing.
I’ve never tried these fixed...