My partner and myself entered a letting agreement were we signed a fixed term 6 month contract via a letting agency. We were advised on signing the contract that at the end of the contract we would have 3 options; 1. to sign a further 6 months 2. to sign for 12 months 3. to […]

I am a private land lord and have 4 tenants living in one of the properties. About 6 months ago, a tenant in flat no 6 rang me and said that there was water leaking into our bathroom from the ceiling. This flat is on the first floor in a 4 story council block. I […]

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has found that the majority of landlords don’t plan to take advantage of pension freedoms to invest in property. The latest research* by the UK’s largest landlord association revealed that, of those with a pension in place, just five per cent are planning on withdrawing a lump sum to invest […]

I was wondering if anybody knew the answer to the following scenario: I will be selling my only rental property (thank you for this George Osbourne!). I will at first try to sell through this website with tenants in situ, but failing this I have read on the government website that in the dwell period […]

He owed three months (£1000+), I served a section 21, and a couple of weeks after that neighbours tell me they saw him moving furniture out. Shopkeeper below no longer hears footsteps above. Tenant won’t answer phone or email. On advice of letting agent (tenant find service only), put a 14 day Notice of Abandonment […]

We run a shop and were able to buy the building in 2010. A protected/regulated tenant has been there since 1987, who we know, and so paid a price that reflected the situation. Somewhere in the distant past, the previous LL gave them permission to rent out a room to help with the rent. The […]

My agent created following clause in the AST where one of the tenant pays some rent in advance and other one monthly: 1.10 Rent : £400.00 exclusive of Water Rates and other Utilities (subject nevertheless as hereinafter provided for) per calendar month of the Term Payable: in advance by standing order or bank transfer due […]

I have a serious potential headache and would welcome your advice. In July 2009 I rented a house to a married couple and their family. The agents took the deposit (788 pounds) and placed it with My Deposits.Co . The agents subsequently closed down and stole the money. This happened in 2011. I contacted the […]

I have heard that West Bromwich can indulge in dodgy practices (like UKAR etc) and I have just received a letter I would like advice about before I answer it. It states that I have 10 years remaining on ‘elements 1 and 99’ of my mortgage term (I don’t know what these ‘elements’ are) and […]

The number of residential tenants significantly behind on their rent in the first quarter of the year was up 4% compared to this time last year, according to latest figures. There were 70,900 UK tenants with two months of unpaid rent in the first three months of 2015, some 1,500 more households than during the […]

I have a 3 floors of a house and the ground is owned by the other joint Freeholder. He has been renting his flat out for a few years now and his tenants insist on making the communal areas look like a cheap shoe shop. I have informed tenants and their landlord (ie the other […]

Newquay Apartment Sale in TR7 is a fantastic buy-to-let investment property in Cornwall. Fully tenanted with a Net Yield of 7.7% on a purchase price of £67,000 provides an attractive all year income. However with the rising popularity of holiday lets and several popular websites such as AirBnB, Homeaway and Ownersdirect that are allowing buy-to-let […]

Ive spent hours pouring over the legal requirements for smoke alarms in privately let homes in Scotland and what this means practically for landlords. My take on it is that a mains wired alarm on each floor is legally required, if the alarm was fitted after August 2007. More recently ‘statutory guidance’ has been issued […]

I have two tenants (a retired old lady and her son) in my flat with 3 months left on an AST, who I kept from a BTL purchase three months ago. We had a new AST shortly after the purchase completion, but only leaving his mum on the contract, as he claimed he didn’t live […]

My daughter is just about to move into a shared house with some friends for her second year of university. The friends have already moved in & discovered some issues – a broken window in a bedroom, TV & toaster missing & “extreme” mould in the bathroom. At first they thought that the house had […]

I have a prospective tenant from Turkey on a tourist visa (up to end of November) who is applying for a residence permit and will be self employed as a translator (they say there is a program which helps Turkish citizens setting up businesses). They are looking to move in before the end of September, […]

I wondered if anyone could help. I’ve just been told that our landlord is going to have to sell our house due to personal problems. Every property I have ever lived in has always been rented from the same landlord and it is thought he thinks he can help us get a Mortgage which would […]

I have just been informed by my letting agent, who fully manages my property. That any Bush/Hedge over 5 ft is the duty of the landlord, due to health and safety issues. Could I request that any one who has knowledge of this matter could enlighten me. regards apex

Close analysis of Shawbrook’s Short Term lending performance over the last 18 months has allowed them to make pricing reductions, LTV increases and add a new product for heavy refurbishment on commercial security. Short Term Loans offer a facility to borrow for up to 18 months with an option to switch to  a longer term […]

With two UK universities struggling to meet demand for first-year student accommodation, flat and house share site SpareRoom.co.uk reveals that up to 22 people professionals and students are competing for every room available in university towns and cities. Competition is at its most fierce in Edinburgh where 22 people are hunting for every room available […]

I know this has been a popular subject over the last few months however, now the October deadline is looming I wonder if other landlords would share their experiences of sourcing these alarms. After reading that the government was funding local fire authorities to provide private landlords with alarms I contacted my council who sent […]