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Virgin Money now providing BTL for portfolio landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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28th June 2018, 8 years ago | 0

New criteria is in from Virgin Money who will now lend to ‘Portfolio’ Buy to Let Landlords. Portfolio landlords are...

1991 Building Regulations – I don’t want an HMO?

Author: Readers Question

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23rd July 2018, 8 years ago | 10

I have a property that I inherited from my late husband that has been divided into 8 self contained flats....

Serving S21 when you have not given tenants right paperwork upfront

Author: Readers Question

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28th August 2018, 8 years ago | 17

If you are one of slightly lazy landlords like I am at times, who allowed new tenants to move in...

Complaint straight to ARLA?

Author: LordOf TheManor

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2nd October 2018, 8 years ago | 5

A friend had all his referencing completed by an ARLA agent who insisted on the whole professional shebang…. just as...

Landlord guide to drainage and plumbing obligations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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31st October 2018, 7 years ago | 2

Plumbing, drainage and leak questions are very common for readers of property118 so we thought this article from the Drain...

Tenants moving out because of upstairs neighbours?

Author: Readers Question

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21st November 2018, 7 years ago | 11

May I please ask for an advise with relation to an issue we are facing with tenants from the flat...

‘Bastard Landlords’ but what about bad tenants?

Author: Paul Shamplina

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28th November 2018, 7 years ago | 8

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth wants to rephrase the words ‘ Rogue Landlords’, to the words ‘Bastards Landlords’, as Rogue sounds...

Taking rent from tenant overlap?

Author: Readers Question

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10th December 2018, 7 years ago | 18

I had a tenant whose tenancy ends at the end of Nov, who actually left, checked out and handed back...

Let for 2 to 3 days a time – HMO licence required?

Author: Readers Question

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25th November 2019, 6 years ago | 19

We have an 8 bedroom (7 en-suite) property that we let via booking.com to guests. Most guests only stay for...

Lodger claiming that I am harassing?

Author: Readers Question

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24th December 2019, 6 years ago | 10

I am recently having problems with my lodger whom I lived with two years and a quarter. I met with...

Tenant died and adult son stayed but didn’t pay rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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28th January 2020, 6 years ago | 11

A tenant of mine recently died leaving behind her 18 year old son. Naturally I was very understanding and tried...

Summerhouse, Annex, Studio? Could I rent to a lodger?

Author: Readers Question

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6th February 2020, 6 years ago | 5

I’ve had plans drawn up for a conversion of my outbuilding into an open plan bedroom/kitchen with separate shower room....

Which Solicitor is responsible for not recognising restriction on property?

Author: Readers Question

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1st March 2020, 6 years ago | 6

I have a restriction on a property as security against a loan lent to a property Director of a Company....

Has my ground rent review been calculated correctly?

Author: Readers Question

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12th August 2020, 6 years ago | 12

I am looking for some advice on whether ground rent review calculations have been carried out correctly. I have a...

Global Estate Agent commission comparison

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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26th August 2020, 6 years ago | 3

The latest research by leading property recruitment specialists, Rayner Personnel, has revealed that despite the stick UK estate agents receive...

How best to trace a tenant?

Author: Readers Question

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29th December 2020, 5 years ago | 17

A tenant recently left my rental property with no forwarding address. The keys have been returned and there is an...

Buying a new and selling existing main residence to ltd company?

Author: Readers Question

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30th December 2020, 5 years ago | 2

Hello everyone, I am in the process of purchasing a new residential property and transferring my current residential property to...

Wrongly given lodger agreement instead of AST?

Author: Readers Question

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1st February 2021, 5 years ago | 21

Hi I mistakenly rented out a self-contained studio flat annexed to my house to a young lady. I have given...

Separation and stamp duty?

Author: Readers Question

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10th March 2021, 5 years ago | 5

If a couple agrees to separate permanently, but without getting a court order they will be treated for SDLT purposes...

Unsatisfactory EICR is an absolute shower?

Author: Readers Question

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13th April 2021, 5 years ago | 23

The electrician who recently did an EICR for my property found the installation “Unsatisfactory”, one of the reasons being that...

Can I insist on Shower rather than a bath?

Author: Readers Question

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15th July 2021, 5 years ago | 11

I am buying a 2-bed house off-plan, which specifies that there will be a bath with an overhead shower in...

View on flooring clauses in a tenancy?

Author: Readers Question

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23rd August 2021, 5 years ago | 31

Hi, I have just been having a discussion with my wife regarding costs and tenancy agreements, and I am curious...

Dropped a pole on the neighbour’s roof?

Author: Readers Question

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24th August 2021, 5 years ago | 13

I am currently carrying out renovations to our property and took on a contractor who in turn subcontracted scaffold to...

Help – Tenant won’t move out of unsafe building?

Author: Readers Question

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10th September 2021, 5 years ago | 8

I’m hoping someone can point us in the right direction as Rent Smart Wales, NRLA or the council have been...