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Does L have to give T opportunity to fix end of tenancy repairs themselves?

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11th May 2015, 11 years ago | 21

Does a tenant have to be given opportunity to put right any issues at the end of a tenancy themselves...

Missing lease document

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1st June 2015, 11 years ago | 14

I have been in a process of buying my first BTL.  All was going well up until this last week...

How do I register a charge against a property?

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1st June 2015, 11 years ago | 9

I have just been granted my first charging order against the property of a tenancy guarantor. I got through to...

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. ...

Can I let it a Caravan on the driveway?

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3rd July 2015, 11 years ago | 10

I mainly let to DSS/Housing Benefit tenants. Many of them are referred by homelessness organisations, so most of these are...

Lawns ruined and tenant is refusing to pay?

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20th August 2015, 11 years ago | 29

My tenant has been in two years and in that time has totally neglected the two small lawns at the...

Lodger refusing to pay rent for time spent away on holiday?

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13th October 2015, 11 years ago | 3

I rent a flat with my boyfriend and we have rented out our spare bedroom with our landlord’s permission. When...

Compensation for rooftop development

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4th November 2015, 11 years ago | 7

I am the owner of a flat in a block of 10 flats each with a leasehold interest. The freeholder...

Do vacant or tenanted properties yield higher or lower valuations?

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12th January 2016, 10 years ago | 7

I remember an agent explaining there is a difference in a valuation if the property is tenanted or vacant at...

I have got stuck with an illegal loft conversion?

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21st March 2016, 10 years ago | 13

I bought a property last July which was a converted 2nd floor flat with a third bedroom in the loft....

Joint owners but with different entitlements to rental income

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29th March 2016, 10 years ago | 14

I have a few properties owned jointly with my wife and have always split the rental profits 50:50. However, my...

Stuck letting out a property as HMO with a BTL Mortgage

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19th April 2016, 10 years ago | 6

Hi, I currently have a BTL mortgage with Natwest for a property I purchased last year. However I have decided...

Caught out by tenant paying council tax at another property?

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27th June 2016, 10 years ago | 35

I am in quite dire need of advice. The local council (Shrewsbury) made me liable for my tenants’ unpaid council...

How do we remove a Management Company?

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25th July 2016, 10 years ago | 10

Two years ago I bought the 999 year lease for one of 12 flats in a converted property. A Ltd...

Evicting my son – help please

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5th September 2016, 10 years ago | 2

I have both of my sons living with me in my home which is in NE Scotland. One is very...

Vendors can’t find deeds of mother’s house and it is not registered

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13th October 2016, 10 years ago | 9

Last August, after many years of searching, I found a house that I would love to live in, but the...

How to interpret one clear calendar month’s notice?

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7th December 2016, 9 years ago | 9

My tenant gave notice on 23 November. ( currently on periodic tenancy) His lease period runs from 15th – 14th...

Unable to obtain mortgage on auction purchased ex-local authority flat?

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19th December 2016, 9 years ago | 14

I’m in a bit of financing conundrum and was hoping your good selves might be able to provide some potential...

What are the legal issues purchasing a repossession?

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3rd January 2017, 9 years ago | 4

We are purchasing a repossessed residential property in Gloucestershire and have engaged a solicitor I haven’t used before (the previous...

Unilateral second charge on my mortgage

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3rd January 2017, 9 years ago | 15

My current mortgage arrangement ends in June 2017 which means I have to repay my lender, C&G. The property was...

Will HMRC let you claim for a property purchase that fell through?

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26th January 2017, 9 years ago | 20

Can anyone please advise me on an HMRC issue? We were buying our first Buy to Let property at the...

Forwarding address not supplied?

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7th February 2017, 9 years ago | 12

If a tenant refuses to supply a forwarding address when leaving a property how do I inform the relevant authorities?...

Can landlords let out rooms on airbnb without tenants’ knowledge or permission?

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14th February 2017, 9 years ago | 24

I’m living in a shared house with an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (minimum term 6 months). There’s currently an empty room...

Letting Agent Jailed for Fraud “Abuse of Position”

Author: Mark Alexander

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27th February 2017, 9 years ago | 0

Mark Procter, director of Kirby Property in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, was sentenced to three years and four months for fraud at...