Almost half of young people believe that becoming a landlord is the best investment they could make, reveals new research. As many as four million 18-39 year olds are actively trying to purchase a buy-to-let property in an attempt to cash in on the boom, according to research by letting agent Rentify. The buy-to-let market […]

The length of time it is taking to get a County Court bailiff appointment once a possession order has been granted, in some cases up to three months, is having considerable financial impact on landlords. As a result, Landlord Action is campaigning to enable more eviction cases to be transferred up to the High Court […]

Following on from our popular webinar on the eviction of tenants from residential property, which we ran in partnership with Property118, we are pleased to bring you the answers to the remaining questions. I would like to thank Tim Briggs, director of LegalMentor, for answering questions on the process prior to the transfer up of […]

I have an ugly situation on my hands here despite my many years experience in lettings. Our new tenants (& guarantor) signed an AST last month. After they signed and returned it, a full week later I was informed that they had changed their mind. They had made a partial payment (not even close to […]

I own several properties, and I also lease several properties from other landlords to rent out (an agreed Rent to Rent scheme). I’ve been a landlord since 1997, and have been doing R2R schemes since 2005. These have always been as self-contained properties let on standard ASTs, or as properties converted into and let as […]

I am buying my first BTL in an area away from me (my family live there and its much cheaper). I am buying a ground floor 2 bed flat with yard for £69k. should yield £400 month. However, its a freehold flat and I would own the lease above. No real problem with that as […]

I rent a flat out through a company called Northwood who give me guaranteed rent. The company that own the freehold charged me for breach of the lease by not telling them I was renting the property out despite the fact that e management company knew. I thought that was the end of it but […]

I’m in the midst of an application (on my own – am not using a Broker) for a further advance and am reaching out to other Property118 forum members to learn more about their experiences. Having read through several related topics on Property118 I had a vision that this would be a simple (ish) process […]

I own a flat that I rent out. Estates & Management  have just written to me and I just wanted your thoughts as to whether this is legal as I am fuming… “Following a review of the lease for the property it has come to our attention that your ground rent was due a review […]

High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEOs) can support residential landlords through the eviction of tenants and the recovery of rent arrears. Whilst our eviction services are a fast, effective and successful means of repossessing the property, so it can be re-let quickly, enforcement for rent arrears against former tenants can often be a difficult and challenging […]

The Government has announced its proposals for the new Immigration bill and there are significant ramifications for landlords letting to migrants. These follow on the pilot scheme run in the West Midlands as part of the 2014 Immigration Act where landlords had to carry out “right to rent” checks on migrant tenants to ensure they […]

After chatting with a BTL colleague, I’m fairly sure this is unethical and possibly illegal, but I doubt there will be any real repercussions. – My colleague became a first time BTL landlord earlier this year – Advertising and offering unfurnished property – Self Assessment tax return will include personal residence receipts for furnishings to […]

I have just incurred admin costs for late payment for ground rent as I deleted the email from the managing agents demanding ground rent by mistake and have forgotten to pay. I would like to know is it legal for ground rent demands to be sent by email only? What happens if people do not […]

By the time the countdown clock in this article strikes zero I need to have raised exactly £150,000 of investment into Property118. The deadline is critical to secure tax breaks and to raise the investment within a fully compliant structure, which has already been given HMRC advance approval.  Whilst shares remain available to purchase you can keep […]

Do you feel the £750 that you will have to pay Croydon Council by 1st October represents good value for money, or even the £350 “early bird” fee? Do you think it will be good for the local economy and do anything for the borough’s housing situation? Even if you think the fee is just […]

I have had this flat for about 20 years and for a variety of reasons decided I need to sell it. My estate agent found a purchaser who withdrew citing damp patches in the lounge. At present I am liaising with the managing agents (a social housing organization) to put this to rights – suspected […]

We have tenants who vacated a property prior to the end of agreement, without permission, owing rent. The deposit does not cover all overdue rent, repair costs for damage, cleaning, costs of new locks (not all keys returned) and cost of resetting. Does anyone have any successful experience of recouping out of pocket costs such […]

Did the proposed changes to the law that would require landlords to install carbon monoxide alarms become law in October or is this still being talked about. Mark

Our standard terms state at the end of the Tenancy, (or on renewal should this be agreed) to pay a professional cleaning company for the professional ‘End of Tenancy’ cleaning of the Property, the washing, ironing or pressing of all linen and for the washing and cleaning, ironing or pressing of all blankets, carpets, soft […]

I will try and explain this the best I can but it confuses the hell out of me so here goes. In 2009 I bought 2 leasehold flats, shortly after the builder/freeholder who is registered in Guernsey went bust owing money to the bank, the council and a solicitor who also ended up bust. However […]

I have a house in E14 (Tower Hamlets, London) currently arranged as 6 beds, 4 bathrooms and a kitchen/living area over 3 floors. It is let to a group of 6 students on a joint tenancy agreement and is a licensed HMO. The property is classified as c4 under permitted development rights. I am considering […]