The Freeholder of my buy to let flat undertook a major rooftop development recently, adding flats to the block. Their ”Deed of Variation’ documents reflect the changes that this development has effected by taking into account the new flats in future service charge fees. This seems ok and there is nothing no charge for this. […]

We are in a dispute with the landlord over money owed.  More than a year ago (about 2 weeks after we moved in), my then pregnant wife and I had to evacuate the property on discovering that it was flee ridden, suffering dozens of flee bites on our bodies. The flees had originated from the […]

The 2016 Expo will be on Wednesday 19th October at The Bentley Hotel, Newark Road, Lincoln LN6 9NH. Visitors to the Lincolnshire Landlord & Letting Agent Expo, will be able to benefit from the very latest rental advice and support from the region’s property professionals. There will be plenty of advice and guidance available including […]

Possibly the cheesiest video promo and music I have ever encountered, and yet I still I’m quite fascinated about the possibilities associated with these Dome Houses. Before you ask, no I haven’t been paid to share this video, and no I’ve not had a drink and I’m not smoking something I shouldn’t be! I am, however, […]

Whilst Neil and I have no intention of retiring we do feel Property118 would be better served moving forwards under a larger corporate umbrella. There can be no mistake that growth of our online community has been exceptional. Already this year we have attracted more than 3,000,000 unique users to the website. It’s probably safe […]

Urgent help- I am due to go to a tribunal to appeal my responsibility as owner to having to pay council tax. Unfortunately I do not have a copy of the signed tenancy agreement as I handed it over to the tenant who urgently needed it for his benefits. We agreed he would copy and […]

Hello everyone, I have a HMO. I refurbished it and bought all new beds and wardrobes. I then let all five rooms. One of the tenants have brought bedbugs into the house, in an old chair and left it a long time to let me know. I have had to throw the bed and everything […]

Our landlord has rented out the garage at the back of the property, adjacent to the house, 4.5 metres away to be precise. However we also rent the front shop off him and via a sub meter we feed the garage, which we don’t want to do, we have to do a separate bill and […]

I wonder if anyone could help me. I’m a landlord with a portfolio of properties with The mortgage works. I recently sold one of these properties, I came away with a profit of 130k, I would like to use this profit to release another property from the TMW portfolio. My question is do I have […]

The average cost to a landlord of their tenant being advised to ignore an eviction notice stands at nearly £7,000, according to a recent survey of landlords.  Private tenants are often advised by local councils and agencies to ignore eviction notices served by their landlords – and to wait until evicted by bailiffs – in […]

Hello all – I am looking for some non-legally binding advice! Just your opinions and thoughts on the current market and how you would act in my situation. By way of background I am 27 years old, own my own property which I live in and I am thinking of pursuing BTLs. Given the recent […]

I am about to sign a new lease extension that has been agreed by my solicitor. However there is a final clause that I am worried about, and which my solicitor has stated in his report that I should not be concerned about as it is so far off and will not affect a lender […]

An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are becoming ‘self-sufficient’ by letting and managing their own rental properties, according to a new report. Two thirds (65%) of landlords have an active role in the maintenance of their property and deal with any tenant issues independently without the assistance of a letting or managing agent. 41% of […]

I signed up a tenant in January for six months so now periodic ‘but’ he’s never lived there and uses it for storage only! Problem, he stopped paying rent 3 months ago and I want him gone, but as he doesn’t occupy the flat are the legals just the same eg s21 or s8 notices? […]

The 2016 Expo will be on Thursday 20th October at the Toyota Suite, iPro, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8XL. Visitors to the free Derbyshire Landlord & Letting Agent Expo, will be able to benefit from the very latest rental advice and support from the region’s property professionals. There will be plenty of advice and guidance […]

I’m asking this question on behalf of my niece. She is in an interesting situation and I wondered if anyone could offer any advice or warnings. She owns a flat in Glasgow that she lives in herself. She has a friend who is also a lodger. On my advice she has a lodger agreement in […]

My accountant has advised me that I can no longer claim for replacement carpets even though they are heavily worn. In fact, not just carpets but anything replaced, I can only claim for actual repairs. So if I replace that 10 year old worn out fitted kitchen I can’t claim relief, where as if I […]

I have been told by the Directors that I am breaking the terms of my lease by having Laminate/wooden floor instead of carpet and sub-letting the flat out. However I have found 6 instances from recent flat sales in the same block that have wooden flooring and I have also identified other landlords in the […]

Currently in year four of a new build/grade listed 2 building conversion and just discovered that my waste water pipe from the kitchen is not connected to the main sewer. I initially had an issue concerning a leak under my kitchen. Other than a constantly blocked sink, a smell had developed around the hallway. This […]

Update on Landlords Fight Back #TenantTax  Following our meeting with the Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell, on Friday 9thSeptember, we wanted to share this detailed update with you. We thank him for making the time to see us. In attendance were: – Gavin Barwell (MP and Housing Minister) – Graham Lyon (Croydon resident and landlord) – […]

Our block of flats is 3 stories tall and semi-detached to a 2 story house. The ground floor is a communal entry, and a tunnel through the carpark. We are 50% freehold owners, and both us and the other freeholder agree that we would like to extend up if we can. Ideally we would like […]