Hi, I am completing the N5B form for an accelerated possession order. Question 10a asks about how the Section 21 Notice was served on the tenant. I had previously sent the tenant the Section 21 Notice (Form 6A) by email as an attachment, as my AST contract says that any notices can be sent via […]

“Learning from other peoples experiences is much less expensive than making your own mistakes”. I read that on Property118 several years ago and it has always stuck with me. So, to give something back I’m sharing my story so that other Property118 members don’t make the same huge mistake that I did. The story begins […]

Hi, this question mainly relates to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Principal Private Residence Relief (PRR). I know you are going to tell me to speak to my advisers, but they are simply not property experts and just don’t know. In the not too distant future, I am thinking of moving back to a property […]

I have recently applied for selective licensing as required by the council. After submitting relevant documents, the council have rejected the EICR as the contractor is not registered to carry out inspections, only domestic installation. I have subsequently managed to verify this too with NICEIC who have asked me to supply them with a copy […]

Why Should I Sell My Portfolio Now? The market is high, Sky-high, but the window is closing, and we’re unlikely to get prices like this again for another 7 years. Over the last decade, a huge proportion of landlords have been enjoying rental yields from portfolios and HMO’s they’ve built up over the years, but […]

Two thirds of English councils have prosecuted no landlords for offences related to standards in or the management of private rented housing over the last three years.  The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that this failure to take action against the criminal minority brings the sector into disrepute and risks undermining further reform of […]

I am currently renovating a large 3-story flat into three totally separate self-contained flats – one on each floor. Clearly, they will need to be separately CT banded – how, and when is this done? Am currently paying the CT on the whole flat as it is currently banded, but a bit of research states […]

Today we had an unusual communication: This morning was one of those mornings where you receive a message and punch your fist in the air with delight – discovering that there are still some good, discipline-fashioned Enforcement Officers standing up and enforcing in the right way. This sort of good news that never makes the […]

I am sure lots of you have dealt with this situation before and know the best way to handle it, but it’s a first for me, and I am after a little advice. I have a couple who have been renting off me for the last 6 years, always paid on time and have never […]

The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, and the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities has announced the introduction of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill into Parliament alongside a new code of practice. The Bill will introduce a ringfence for rent debts built up as a result of mandated business closures during the […]

It’s been a while since I gave anyone access to my computer, but the time has come when I need help with storage, speed and backups. Who do I trust to do this? Firstly, is the person techy enough to know what they’re doing, and secondly, will they secretly install spyware or run off with […]

HM Treasury (HMT) and the Bank of England (the Bank) have announced the next steps on the exploration of a UK Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). CBDC would be a new form of digital money issued by the Bank of England and for use by households and businesses for their everyday payments needs. It would […]

Nightmare Tenants Slum Landlords is back on our screens tonight Wednesday 10th at 10pm on Channel 5 (there is always catch up), this time exposing the very real issue of landlords dealing with anti-social tenants. Anti-social behaviour comes in many different forms of unfavourable activity, including drug abuse and prostitution, harassing neighbours or other tenants, […]

Universal Credit tenants, more bad news, I’m afraid. The MP for Welfare Delivery doesn’t know how your Benefit is paid. So I’m afraid more Landlords aren’t taking you. I and many Landlords are pulling our hair out at the daftness and lack of communication from DWP Universal Credit, which is making many of you tenants […]

Hi, my name’s Melissa Lawford, I’m the property correspondent at The Telegraph. I’m writing an article about what changing EPC and heat pump requirements mean for the buy-to-let sector. I want to hear landlords’ thoughts on what the extra costs of upgrades will mean for them. Are you concerned about how expensive these works could be […]

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has questioned why leaseholders have to pay anything towards replacing unsafe cladding on their buildings. Gove said that despite the £5bn government scheme he was: “still unhappy with the principle of leaseholders having to pay at all, no matter how effective a scheme might […]

Paragon Development Finance has launched a Green Homes initiative to support SME housebuilders developing new domestic properties with an Energy Performance Certificate rating of A who will receive a 50% reduction on loan exit fees. To qualify, at least five private units must be built within the development and 80% or more of these must […]

Hi, I have a question about filling out form N5B specifically on Question 6 and 7: 6. On what date was the property let to the Defendant by way of a written tenancy agreement? The written tenancy agreement I have with my tenants is an AST which commenced on 10 November 2020. So I will […]

Finally, an industry body actually doing its job. Richard Davidoff’s ABC Estates booted out. “Residential management firm ABC Block Management has been expelled from industry body the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) after a formal complaint by leaseholders and a property tribunal ruling.” https://www.propertyweek.com/news-analysis/abc-estates-expelled-from-industry-body/5117287.article

Using Property Auction data Jay Howard, Rod Turner, Piotr Rusinek and I predict the UK Property Market as well as analyse 2 property investment deals coming up at auction. Please click on the video below:

Dear Property118 My wife and I are in early discussions with our Accountant about incorporating our BTL portfolio. We mentioned this to two of our friends who have utilised your services to incorporate and were very impressed, so naturally the point of cost came up. At this juncture I should mention that my wife and […]