I have a tenant who signed a two year lease and a month later was asked by his firm to work overseas for 6 months. It is a two bedroom house and the tenant proposed to put all of his personal things in one bedroom and sub let the other bedroom and remainder of the […]

A client, who I manage a property for, has requested a copy of my contractors direct invoices to me for her accountant. I advised her the statements I provide are sufficient for her accountant and for tax purposes as they detail the cost she has been charged for the repairs. They are given from my […]

Its the first time I’ve ever rented my flat, and at the time didn’t know about the government rental scheme, I just took the deposit and kept in a safe account separate to others until the time came when I had to give it back. Unluckily for me, my first tenants haven’t paid a penny […]

My tenant moved out at least 4 months ago, according to neighbours but has paid rent up till March. April’s rent has not been paid and we have been unable to contact tenant by phone. We visited the property and peering through windows can see some bags, ornaments, papers left behind. There is a large […]

A second round of shares in LettingSupermarket.com went live to members of the Seedrs Crowdfunding Platform just six days ago and has already achieved over 50% of the target fund raising level. Interest from Property118 Members has been particularly high as anticipated given that a large number of our members already utilise their services , i.e. […]

A Press Release submitted to me by a PR agency yesterday really annoyed me, and that was just the headline.  Before you read the press release you might enjoy reading my response ……. “Hi Zoe If this is correct it is absolute proof that the Government tax attack on private landlords is utter lunacy. The private rented […]

Having raised over £500,000 to take West Bromwich Mortgage Company to the Court of Appeal it has been suggested by numerous Property118 members that we should become a Landlords Association. Sentiment appears to be that a group with courage to take legal action against rogue mortgage lenders and poor decisions made by Government is seriously needed […]

Just wondering if anyone can give me some legal advice please? It centres around a property purchase which was due to complete by March 31st, but never completed as it missed the deadline for the 3% stamp duty surcharge. The time line is as follows. Purchase agreed at the end of January. Shortly after I […]

I currently have a couple who have been tenants for the past 3 years, in my 2 bed flat. They have been ideal tenants paying rent on time, the flat is always clean and tidy and there have been no issues with the neighbors. They have had a couple of children whilst in the property. […]

Our town house in London has been invaded by moths. It has woolen carpets throughout and the tenants have some woolen garments, but the place is always immaculately clean. When Moths appeared our Agents had a local pest control Company fumigate the property on two occasions, but the moths remained! A national Company will solve […]

My gas boiler was recently classified “at risk” by gas engineer because following new 2013 ruling the flue cannot be visibly inspected. Property bought in 2008 is one of a number in a Georgian mansion ,conversion completed 2001. I currently live in the property as an Owner but plan to revert to renting the property […]

I have been the main funder of some student properties with a business partner. We have a share of profits from both income and capital appreciation. I put up the deposits for the mortgage, and I paid all the up-front refurbishment costs prior to letting. For the last few years I have been charging each […]

Hello, I’m a landlord due to the fact I’m working abroad so renting out my house whilst I’m not there! So not a professional! I have 3 single male tenants who have rented the house since September lat year. They have always seemed responsible, honest and have looked after the house well so I am […]

HMRC have developed an online e-learning package/guide that professes to help landlords understand what they need to do to meet their tax obligations. I had a quick squizz at some pages and it looked reasonably user-friendly, although judging by the test page on claiming expenses a tad over simplified and possibly patronising (i.e. who would […]

Can anyone recommend a good referencing agency for tenants who have recently lived overseas? I am only aware of one, TenantVerify, and am unable to find any reviews, positive or negative. The tenants I have in mind come from Romania, and all I can find about tenant referencing within Romania is from this EU document […]

Our legal team from Cotswold Barristers and Michael Ashcroft QC were superb at The Court of Appeal. Three judges sat on the panel to hear our case, two Lords Justices of Appeal and one Lady Justice, the most eminent being the Rt Hon Lord Justice Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division and third most […]

For a couple of years now, my unmarried partner and I have been sharing rental income from her old (leasehold) flat, which she owns outright. It never occurred to us that we couldn’t split the income in this way. It was a way of rewarding me for loss of rent-a-room income when she moved into […]

My tenant has been paying their rent six months in advance for the last year. They’ve now asked to pay monthly. Anything I should be aware of, do I need another credit check? Many thanks Ian

Buy to let landlords have experienced total annual returns of 12.2% over the past year assisted by the increase of purchases prior to the stamp duty deadline on April 1st. Average rents across England and Wales now stand at £791 a month, following a 3% increase over the year. The Midlands experienced the fastest rent […]

Could anyone please let me know if it is possible to have a small sum of money deducted from a tenant’s housing or other benefit payment following an eviction where the tenant has got a county court judgment. I know this may seem a futile exercise where a landlord claiming would probably only get a […]

The share offer in LettingSupermarket.com has gone live to the general public via the Seedrs crowdfunding website. Please Click Here The crowdfunded share offer was restricted to Property118 members until now. Well over a hundred Property118 members completed the “Expression of Interest” form and I know that Chris Sheldon (Managing Director) has been busy talking […]