My tenant who is on benefits is in arrears and the guarantor is not paying the rent. Do I take legal action against,the tenant or guarantor? I have been granted order of possession by the court and the council have told tenant not to move out until a bailiff knocks on the door. I have […]

Partnerships operating a property rental business can convert to a Limited Company status (“incorporation”) and claim tax relief to offset both capital gains tax and Stamp Duty that would otherwise be payable. The benefit of incorporation is that it allows landlords to retain profits at corporation tax rates of 20% and falling, and continue to offset 100% […]

Mohammed Ali, not the boxer but a landlord from Birmingham, has already done the necessary tax planning to nullify the effects of the tax changes that will increase the tax bills for over 500,000 landlords from April 2017.  He and his wife manage their property rental business full time and don’t have any other income from any other […]

National campaign kicks off in Swansea and Dorset to improve industry compliance and raise awareness among consumers so more landlords and tenants ask about fees when they shop for an agent. The Property Ombudsman Scheme (TPO) has launched a new national campaign with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) to tackle lettings agents that are […]

I read this wonderful website and it’s so helpful half of my knowledge as landlord is coming from here. So thank you to all of who contribute to this place. I need urged advice and opinion from everyone regarding a situation in which I am at this point. I have two properties one BTL and […]

The question arises in relation to pet damage caused to a kitchen unit door. The property was occupied as a HMO which a group of friends occupied. Two of them jointly requested permission to ‘get a dog’ – which resulted in two puppies (from the same litter) being brought back to the property. Unfortunately the […]

Today I launch my comprehensive report: Section 24 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2015: “the unjust legislation that will make the UK housing crisis much worse.” I would like to thank all of those who have contributed to this report, which I hope will have a significant impact in our campaign to reverse this […]

First of all, thank you for creating and managing the web site which I find very useful in this changing environment. I have read most (if not all) of the articles trying to get my head around all the current and new requirements and I still have so many questions. I hope I can get […]

I completed on a sale of a flat in 2009, received my first service charge invoice in 2013 with backdated amounts. Was not happy about this so spoke to the management company and told them they had failed to comply with section 20B of the landlord and tenant act 1985. We agreed (verbally only – […]

Getting a deposit from tenants with no assets has always been a problem, but for those of us who let to DSS tenants we are left open to the risk of criminal damage and rent arrears if the tenant turns out to be a rogue/bad tenant. For landlords who let to professional tenants, this is […]

I live in a property with 3 flats. One of the flat owners owns the share of freehold of the property along with myself. The leaseholder of the 3rd flat is failing to pay the service charge (£250 every 6 months) on time nor is he paying the yearly ground rent (£200) on time and […]

I hope you will not mind me posting anonymously but you will understand when you read my question.  I read with interest on Property118 that a landlord can transfer a percentage of ownership of a property as well the tax liabilities accruing to that percentage to a spose without incurring Stamp Duty, capital gains tax […]

  Research conducted by Property118 members has revealed how up to 4.6 million tenants could be affected by George Osborne’s tax attacks on buy-to-let landlords.  In spite of ever-mounting criticism of the Clause 24 tax-grab from various quarters of the United Kingdom’s private rental sector, constituency MPs persist in replying with the following two points, […]

We have decided to let out our primary home as we have now had two buyers pull out and we’re worried the vendor of the property we are buying won’t wait. So, we are aware we’ll have to find an extra £11,000 for stamp duty on the second property. Initially I thought that we had […]

Ok….I’ve got a right mess to try and sort out. I had a couple move into my property 18 Months ago, six months later they split up and she moved out, giving us written confirmation of this. We were hesitant to offer him a new 6 months tenancy until we saw regular payments. He was […]

Can anyone help me with this question please? I Own a leasehold flat in a mews property that has been divided into 2 flats, the flat which I have owned for 8 years is leasehold and the freehold is held by the freeholder who lives below, I have asked about purchasing our share of the […]

Hotel room investments are one of the newest and hottest products on the global property market. Part commercial property investment, part residential property investment, hotel room investment is one of the fastest growing forms of investment. Here is why. The UK Hotel Market PwC’s latest UK hotels forecast predicts that UK hotels will continue to […]

If you have ever wondered why I so openly help other #landlords, many of whom I will never know or meet or even get a thank you from, this short story might give you a clue.  There was a farmer who won an award every year for the best quality corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed […]

I am very new to the idea of buying a property to rent so please excuse me if my questions are somewhat naive.  I am aware of the extra stamp duty payable on second homes and was wondering if the following is actually ‘allowed’/ possible. I currently own a family home with my wife. I, […]

You may have noticed that in the last week or so our articles regarding tax changes affecting landlords have shifted slightly away from campaigning towards highlighting solutions. We continue to vigorously support the various campaigns of course, and pictured below you will see Steve Bolton who co-founded the “Axe The Tenant Tax” campaign with Chris Cooper […]

Our target for this year of 5 million page views seemed very ambitious when we first set it. However, we have smashed through it already and our stats over the last week are higher than ever. Is this a sign that the PRS is one step closer to coming together? See the stats below showing annual growth and another […]