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Fire test certificate needed?

Author: Readers Question

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6th March 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Hello, I let a 5 bed semi detached. The house is over 2 floors, ground and first. I have radio...

Can I remove the inner trickle vent covers?

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30th March 2023, 3 years ago | 13

Hello, I have a tenants that will not open the trickle vents. Most of the trickle vents seem to be...

Claim for damage against a tenant who has moved out?

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25th April 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, I would like some advice from Property118 readers. My previous tenants caused considerable damage and carried out unauthorised electric work...

Unreasonable leaseholder refusing to pay towards ‘Major works’?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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28th April 2023, 3 years ago | 27

Hello – I was hoping someone could help me and stumbled upon this site. We have a share of freehold...

How do the government expect us to afford to achieve EPC C rating? 

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20th July 2023, 3 years ago | 30

Hello, I own a couple of semi-detached properties on a housing estate built in the mid-70s all of which have...

Is the Private Rented Sector heading back to the 1970s?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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21st July 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Strikes, rocketing-interest rates and high demand for housing. You would be forgiven for thinking that we were back in the...

How to register a CCJ on the register of judgments orders and fines?

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4th August 2023, 3 years ago | 22

Hello, the order for possession (accelerated procedure) orders the tenant to pay me fees. However, it also gives the following...

Tenant runs up £882.60 on prepayment meter?

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29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 24

Hello, I am being harassed by a debt collection company. They claim that electricity worth £882.60 was used at a...

Tenant eviction – proof of Gas Safety certificates?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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20th November 2023, 2 years ago | 17

Hi All, I wondered if anyone has experience of this or some advice please. Through the letting agent I gave...

Permitted Occupier – are backgound checks permitted?

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24th November 2023, 2 years ago | 11

Hello, I have had a request from a tenant who wants to move her boyfriend in. She has been there...

How can I deal with a non payer on a joint tenancy?

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14th December 2023, 2 years ago | 7

Hello, I have 5 tenants in an HMO on a joint tenancy with one non payer who is refusing to...

Subletting insurance wake-up call for landlords

Author: Jason McClean

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8th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

One of the biggest challenges facing landlords is they simply don’t realise they need subletting insurance. Subletting poses a real...

Urgent – Guarantor form advice?

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7th February 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Hello, I have been asked to sign as a witness to a deed on a guarantor agreement. My friend’s daughter...

How to handle rent arrears when guarantor has passed away?

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12th February 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hi all, not too sure how to proceed with this tenant, the tenant has paid rent regularly for about 1.5...

Student HMOs VS Professional HMOs?

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24th April 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Hi, hope all is well. I have purchased an HMO that was let to students and I have continued renting...

Freeholder forcing me to pay towards a new for roof?

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4th June 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Hi, I have a one bed top floor flat in a converted Victorian house I rent out. The roof has...

Council tenant above regularly flooding our property!

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4th June 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Hi, we have a BTL in an ex-local authority building where the council is the Freeholder. Since 2019 there have...

Selective Licence expired?

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11th July 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Hi, I have a property in a Selective License area and my property was licensed. I have just been checking...

A David and Goliath Story in Modern Law: This could change everything

Author: Mark Alexander

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27th July 2024, 2 years ago | 78

There are always two sides to every story, this is ours. Following the triumph in our legal action against the...

As a Landlord am I entitled to receive a copy of Agent to Tenant emails?

Author: Readers Question

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30th July 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Hello everyone, I use a Letting Agent with full management services with a Landlord Agreement The agreement states that the...

Sublet Registration fees?

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5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Hi, I’m looking for advice on sublet registration fees. Case law appears to indicate that if ‘classified’ as registration fees...

Selective licensing – should I appeal the number of occupants restriction?

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29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 24

Hi, The London borough where I own a single apartment has recently introduced selective licencing to all rented properties across...

Can you serve a Section 21 notice via WhatsApp?

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25th September 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Hi, my tenant’s main home is abroad in Lithuania. They own other properties in their own country and have others...

How will Renters’ Rights Bill change logistics of student rental market?

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21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 21

Hi, still trying to get my head around how this is going to work in practice. I work within a...