Hi everyone, I’ve had a Rent to Rent HMO in Liverpool since March 2013. I’m now passing it on to someone else, furnished, and tenanted, as I’ve had enough myself, but it is a good house. When I first got the house, I obviously furnished it from top to bottom, at a lot of expense […]

I have a 2 bed house that I’ve just refurbed after a family did a lot of damage to it and ran up rent arrears. I’m now debating whether to holiday let it or family let again. However, I’m reluctant to family let again without rent guarantee insurance. I’ve never taken this out as I’m […]

LandlordZONE and the NRLA are to jointly host a webinar on Tuesday 1st December that will give landlords an update on the Coronavirus emergency and its impact on the housing market and legislation. The Webinar will be hosted by Paul Shamplina Head of Property at Hamilton Fraser, Landlord Law and presenter of Channel 5’s ‘Nightmare […]

The National Landlord Investment team to host their online Super Show, Tuesday 3rd November with over 1200 minutes of free content! Join the team and over 40 expert speakers and connect with 50+ exhibitors online. Click Here The team delivered their first online event on 8th October which covered the Midlands and Manchester areas. The […]

A tenancy started 7th September 2018, becoming a periodic tenancy on 7th March 2019. I did not protect the deposit until 14th October 2019, and understand I am liable for a fine. I’ve done wrong, I accept that, so no need to lambaste me over it. The couple separated and the deposit was returned to […]

I am interested in investigating the advantages/disadvantages of selling my main residence to my Property Limited Company and then leasing the property back to myself (possibly on a Opco/Propco type of arrangement). My residential property is probably worth around £850k with a outstanding mortgage of £180k and the registered address of my Property Limited Company […]

In the past, if someone was in a reasonable job, I was willing to risk taking them on without a guarantor. In fact, it seemed rude to ask a professional in their 30s or 40s for one. The worst thing that could happen would be me losing about 6 months rent – which I may […]

In this video we have a property auction review of some of the best property investment deals coming at auctions Allsop, Acuitus Auction House and Auction House London by myself, Rod Turner, Jay Howard and Piotr Rusinek. In this episode, we review four forthcoming auction lots from Auction House London, Savills, Allsop Auction, & Acuitus. […]

Can anyone clarify the new rules? UK residents must now declare any Capital Gains due on a residential property within 30 days of completion. According to the HMRC website, the rules do not apply to Commercial property. My solicitor has said that if any part of a property is rated Commercial then the whole property […]

New guidance for councils to help ensure care leavers have the stable homes they need and prevent them from becoming homeless has been published by Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing Kelly Tolhurst. Care leavers can often struggle to cope with the challenges of living independently at a young age without a family network, and […]

I own a rental property which is now mortgage free. I would like to find out the easiest way to transfer ownership to my wife as she is a low rate taxpayer and I am not. Do I need to instruct and pay a conveyancer, or can I do it all myself? I’ve noticed there’s […]

I am seeking some views as to whether I am likely to end up with a commission dispute when selling my house. The circumstances are that I had my house marketed on a sole agency agreement with an estate agent from January to June. There was some interest, but no sale agreed. I then marketed […]

A recent market forecast by a wealth of industry experts, including the OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility), Savills, and Knight Frank, concluded that house price growth should increase by a further 14.5% across the UK by 2024. With a current average house price of £233,512, this 14.5% uplift would see a further £33,877 added to […]

Confronted with the high income tax rates in the UK, British citizens have been more interested in alternative taxation programs in recent years. One of them is the Non-Habitual Residency (NHR). According to a study by UHY (Urbach Hacker Young International Limited) in 2019, tax rates for salaries in the UK are higher than the […]

Has anyone any advice for the following situation: 3 BTL properties with Mortgage Express (now Rosinca Mortgages) which still have 8 years left on a 25-year interest-only mortgage term. The properties are jointly owned by myself and my Brother. We also each of us have our own substantial property portfolios which are independent of these […]

I’ve read Bexley Council and Government guidance but am just more confused than when I started. I have converted my house into 3 separate living ‘units’, I’m not calling them flats as they don’t meet building regulations (I do have planning permission for the extension and conversion works). Each unit has its own entrance, bedroom, […]

I rented my flat to a friend, and he recently got fired from his job. He’s about £1,600 in rental arrears. Given that he is currently unemployed and broke I suggest the best course of action for us both is for him to vacate the flat and stay in my place (as I have a […]

I have sold one of my rental properties and have done my own conveyancing, on the sale as well as on the purchase. I understand that I can put related buying, selling and improvements, but not general maintenance, to reduce the amount of CGT liability. In relation to the buying and selling costs to lessen […]

Bailiff trade bodies have agreed to suspend the enforcement of court order evictions for areas under Tier 2 and 3 restrictions after a request sent from the Justice Secretary Robert Buckland. Buckland wrote: “We would request that your members should instruct the enforcement agents working under their authorisation not to enter properties including taking control […]

This video is a review of four upcoming property deals on sale at auction over the next fortnight. In the video I am joined by Piotr Rusinek, Jay Howard and Rod Turner as they analyse four potential auction bargain opportunities. 0:00 Into to lots from – Auction House London, Savills, Allsop Auction, & Acuitus. 3:34 […]

I have had a raft of new EPC’s done and the assessors have just emailed me the link to the .gov site where they are stored. You can’t download them (I have tried). Question – do I have to send a copy of the new EPC to the existing tenant? (they already had a copy […]