Unfortunately our long standing tenant recently took an overdose, which resulted in her death. We don’t know if she died in the house or in hospital. Our rental agent has said that it is a legal requirement to disclose these facts to prospective tenants. Is this information accurate? It seems a strange area to be […]

In light of the Government’s crackdown of ‘unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system’, online housing agents Sellhousefast.uk decided to investigate the sales of leasehold properties in England and Wales. Sellhousefast.uk analysed data from the Land Registry and found that the leasehold system is very much alive in both England and Wales. Perhaps more […]

An issue which has been bothering me is that when national rent figures are worked out by various organisations, what do they do about student rents? As landlords know, students often pay half rents over the summer. However, since the Government launched its war on landlords, most viciously with Section 24, I believe many landlords […]

This could be more of a true reflection of the real housing market than most other figures as it shows the end product of purchases and remortgages. Stagnated UK property market hits conveyancers During a testing year for the UK property market, conveyancing firms have been fed a lower volume of transactions, resulting in the […]

I have a small portfolio of properties rental properties in the UK as well as a teachers’ pension both of which would remain taxable in the UK if I relocate to France. My problem is that the tax year in each country is not the same and it seems that I can change neither. The […]

In an effort to win over animal loving votes the Labour party wants to give tenants a default right to keep pets in their rented home. Landlords can only refuse permission under the 2015 Consumer Rights Act if it is reasonable to do so, for reasons such as the animal’s size, possible damage and impact […]

Is being in a ‘No Mains Gas’ area a valid reason for EPC exemption? We have a rental property which is in an area that has no mains gas so it has LPG fuel instead and got an EPC F rating. The person who did the EPC said that the property would have a D […]

I hope this forum can help for my CGT/PPR problem. This is my exit strategy to sell my properties I bought House A with my wife in 1987 for £82000 and lived there as my PPR until 2000. I bought House B (my current property) in 2000 for £230000. I let House A from 2000 […]

I was told by the council (South Holland) in North Cambridgeshire that there was a prohibition notice on my property and the tenant has vacated. However, when I sent workmen to secure the property this was not the case the tenant was still in situ. The following week the tenant did vacate and the schedule […]

Bancourt House is a luxury retirement resort based in the Torquay area of Devon – famously known as the English Riviera, aimed at accommodating both short-term and long-term residents. The building will be transformed to include 42 luxury studios. On site will be amenities typically associated with luxury, such as a heated swimming pool, exclusive […]

Telford and Wrekin council wanted to impose a Selective Licensing scheme for Landlords, but had 900 responses to its consultation resulting in the scheme being dropped. This is the most feedback the council has ever received to a consultation with a significant backlash to the plans. Landlords are no longer faced with purchasing a five […]

My son has only £25000 to invest in property which means looking in the North East where good returns can be made if the rent is paid! ​To be safe we think we have to rent to a Housing Association and I’m wondering if landlord readers have done this successfully. I’ve rung a few Housing […]

My wife and I have just had a letter from Mortgage Express to say that our 11 Buy to Let loans are being transferred this month to Rosinca Mortgages a trading name of Topaz Finance ltd. Our loans are on the beloved tracker rate. The letter states that the existing terms and conditions will not […]

I served a section 22 request on a freeholder by which they are required to provide their invoice and other evidence for last year service charge calculation for free within a month. However. instead of sending me all their invoices etc they offered their office visit (saying will provide all I need for inspection) or […]

I actually spend my time refurbishing property and reselling it. I have zero experience in the rental market and no knowledge on how to be a landlord. The property I’m about to buy is comprised of three flats, one has a tenant and I am told is on a fixed contract until next February. This […]

Early in 2016 I obtained probate for a deceased relatives property and sold it at auction, but have just received two council tax bills for it. On checking the Land Registry entry I see that my deceased relative is still shown as the owner! I know that the buyer failed to complete on the due […]

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep the Bank of England Base Rate at its current level of 0.5%. However, the sting in the tail is that excess demand is predicted to exacerbate the ongoing cost push inflation levels of 3%. To bring inflation back down to 2% in the medium term, 2-3 […]

I would be grateful for assistance with my 12 bed property. It is a in Birmingham and really in need of a Housing Association to come on board with me and help utilise as housing. I have no idea where to start and wondered if anyone had any experience of working with Housing Associations on […]

When I bought my flat in an apartment block I applied for consent to rent it out. For a fee of £200 the freeholder granted that consent. However 3 years later the freeholder’s agent now tells me that this consent has to be renewed (and paid for) annually. In my lease agreement there is no […]

My wife and I recently paid a £5k reservation fee to an Estate Agent, in order to reserve a property with development potential that we liked the look of. When we tried to arrange a viewing they didn’t turn up, and subsequently all of our emails and calls were unanswered. The most recent was a […]

On 18th January we hosted a webinar on an introduction to High Court enforcement, we had over 127 people attend. We’ve compiled the Q&A from those who attended. If a defendant has moved after judgment, do we have to notify courts officially first? No notification to the Court is required, however, if you do find […]