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Tenant information requested by freehold managing agents

Author: Readers Question

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25th September 2013, 13 years ago | 36

I own four flats in a block of 16. The managing agent has been asking me for £30 per flat...

Can I serve section 21 to someone who is not present?

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30th September 2013, 13 years ago | 6

I have a tennant who hasn’t been staying in a studio flat that I own for the last two months....

Mesne Profit – can it protect HMO landlords from a sneaky tenant trick?

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21st December 2013, 12 years ago | 13

Mesne Profit – Pronounced Meen Profit, what the heck does it mean? As a landlord with a small portfolio of...

Tenants smelly cooking

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8th January 2014, 12 years ago | 42

My tenants of five months seem to live on curry. The flat smells of it every time I go around,...

Buying a property with a lifetime tenancy

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29th January 2014, 12 years ago | 13

Hi all, I have been looking at sales particulars for 3 bed house which is subject to a lifetime tenancy....

Data Protection for Landlords and Tenants

Author: Readers Question

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10th February 2014, 12 years ago | 23

How does the Data Protection Act apply when it comes to landlords and tenants details ? With regard to the utilities,...

Deed of Surrender – Landlord and Tenant Q&A

Author: Readers Question

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20th February 2014, 12 years ago | 96

Dear Readers, If a tenant signs a tenancy surrender form (Deed of Surrender), but subsequently changes their mind and refuses...

I am being bullied by my tenant

Author: Readers Question

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12th May 2014, 12 years ago | 18

I look after a small property portfolio and going forward I will be handing it over to a managing agent....

Tenants and bathrooms

Author: Readers Question

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12th June 2014, 12 years ago | 29

I wonder if anyone has had a similar experience and/or can advise on the issue of who is responsible when...

Buying and selling parts of gardens

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5th August 2014, 12 years ago | 7

I have one property where I would like to increase the size of the garden and another where I would...

To buy a house with old uncertified loft conversion?

Author: Readers Question

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1st September 2014, 12 years ago | 12

I need some advice about buying a house with an uncertified loft conversion please.  It’s advertised as a 3-bed house...

Tenant gave fraudulent information to Utility provider

Author: Readers Question

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11th September 2014, 12 years ago | 13

I’ve just found out that a Tenant who has now left put my name in his energy bills 1 month...

How to determine if Purpose Built or Conversion?

Author: Readers Question

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15th September 2014, 12 years ago | 8

I’m trying to purchase a property that is a circa 1910 built share of freehold, 900 year lease, maisonette. The...

Subletting fees likely to be outlawed

Author: Mark Alexander

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29th September 2014, 12 years ago | 3

The Leasehold Knowledge Partnership “LKP” recently reported that the Law Commission is going to examine subletting fees charged by freeholders...

Establishing Loft Space Ownership

Author: Readers Question

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18th December 2014, 11 years ago | 8

I bought 3 bedroom leasehold flat 6 years ago which included the loft space.  Three years ago, 4 leaseholders collectively...

Recommended Carpets for rental property?

Author: Readers Question

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29th December 2014, 11 years ago | 18

I am refurbishing my first rental property and undecided on what type of carpets to fit. I have been recommend...

Can a Company be my tenant’s Guarantor?

Author: Readers Question

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6th February 2015, 11 years ago | 7

I have a tenant who has just moved into my property. When I agreed to let her have the house,...

Probate dispute can I rent out property from the estate?

Author: Readers Question

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25th March 2015, 11 years ago | 10

My husband is the executor of my late mother’s estate (her only asset was her home), and I was her...

Landlord boundary fence – HELP!

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4th April 2015, 11 years ago | 13

Hello, we live next door to a rented property. We have contacted the agent to report their boundary fence. It...

Can we stop the landlords agent doing viewings?

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7th April 2015, 11 years ago | 38

I rented an apartment for my son that is studying in Cardiff last September. A contract was signed for 6...

Paul Shamplina helps landlord evict bankrupt Pete Burns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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21st April 2015, 11 years ago | 5

A landlord claims to have suffered a mental breakdown due to the stress of renting to the former singer of...

Swapping to BTL after relationship break-up?

Author: Readers Question

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27th April 2015, 11 years ago | 14

My partner and I have unfortunately broken up after 7 years together, during which time we have cohabited on a...

Buying a newly converted property with no NHBC or Zurich Warranty

Author: Readers Question

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8th May 2015, 11 years ago | 7

I am thinking of buying a newly converted flat (leasehold) that I really like. My mortgage broker however pointed out...

Two Residences and lodgers

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2nd June 2015, 11 years ago | 4

Currently I have a residential mortgage and have permission for two lodgers; I now have two lodgers residing with me. ...