I am a live-in Landlord, and qualify for the Council Tax single occupant discount. I have just rented out my spareroom to a student, hence can I claim council tax as allowable expenses if my lodger is a student?  Thanks Jane G

We are ( my husband and I ) are trying to purchase a property which consists of a basement flat and a 3 story maisonette ( a Victorian house that has been converted ). The 2 properties are self contained. In trying to get a mortgage for each of these properties we are being told […]

A pilot for introducing checking a tenant’s right to rent under the immigration act 2014 is being introduced in 5 areas as of 1st December. These pilot areas are Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton. Full roll out across the country is expected after a Government review of the pilot within 6 months. Under the […]

I desperately need advice!!! I am a first time landlord and have made a silly mistake of giving the tenants keys before the tenancy started to help them move things in. It was agreed that they would pay rent and deposit on the first day, but this has failed to happen and now my calls […]

My tenant could not afford a months rent and deposit in advance to secure my property. She really wanted the property and offered to pay four weeks rental in advance. She was honest enough to say that she would not be able to pay future rent in four weekly payments so offered to pay one […]

In the last few years I have had several meetings with various Councils across the UK regarding their stance on tenants that are due to be evicted. In almost all circumstances, the Council’s advice is that despite the granting of an order for possession and a possession date coming and going the tenant should remain […]

Each time a new selective licensing consultation period begins in another local authority area we receive another post from another disgruntled landlord. From now on, proposed articles regarding all new Selective Licensing Consultations will be directed to this discussion thread. It appears that landlords seem to bury their heads in the sand and don’t tackle […]

We (husband and I) currently own two let properties.  One is worth around £170,000 – with no mortgage on it – currently let for £675 per month gross. The second is worth around £160,000 with a £63,000 interest only mortgage – repayable in about 10 years and lets for £560 per month. Both sets of […]

I have a property (my main residence) that is currently valued at about £200,000, and I hope to own it outright in less than five years (barring any disasters!). Thereafter, I hope to release some equity from the property in order to invest in property and “work my asset” – the only thing is I […]

First post here but I’ve been reading for a while and this is a great resource.  I’m nearing the end of my first BTL purchase of a flat but there are a few things to be finalised with the solicitor…. We put an offer in on the flat knowing that the lease was being extended […]

I have a tenant who has been renting one room from me since September, she had one kid who is aged under 4 living with her… which I knew about. In the last 3 days I have seen two more kids in the house. I presumed they were her guests or something (visiting), so I […]

On 30th October this year I wrote a blog entitled “Is your MP a landlords champion?” you can read it HERE I asked all Property118 members to send a letter similar to mine to their MP and gave you a link to make it very easy to find your MP’s contact details using just your […]

I’m picking the keys up to my first ever property today which is hopefully the first of many in my BTL portfolio.  I’m 23 and have just purchased a 3 bed recently refurbished terraced house near to where I live with my parents. I have been wanting to start my portfolio for a few years. […]

I rented out my property and was unaware I needed to tell my mortgage company. Since renting it out my relationship has broken down and I became a single mother of my 2 children, having to pay rent alone on the property I lived in of £900 per month. I also got made redundant so […]

I received an unsolicited call this morning from someone claiming to work for G4S, they had seen one of our rental properties being advertised in the paper and wanted to take it on a 4 year lease and then sublet to asylum seekers. Apparently they had lost a contract with a big housing provider and […]

I own the downstairs maisonette in a terrace, with one flat upstairs, which is also tenanted. There has been a water leak from the upstairs hand wash basin which has caused extensive damage to my flat. It was a fortuitous incident, and my upstairs neighbour’s insurance has declined liability. Her tenants might have been negligent […]

I’ve just acquired my first BTL property which will provide me with an additional income in retirement. My plan is to retire in the next 4-5 years, downsize the family home and use the residual equity to acquire a second BTL and take this income too. I’m happy to let the capital growth look after […]

Eastbank Manchester is the perfect development to cater for the abundance of young professionals seeking prime high-end apartments in the popular area of Manchester. The location is close to the city centre  and many apartments will benefit from spectacular city views, with the remainder facing the garden courtyard and terraces. It also benefits from a […]

16% of shared homes in the UK have no living room, according to a survey of more than 10,000 users of flat and house share site SpareRoom.co.uk. Just three years ago, only 10% of sharers lived in properties without living rooms. In London, where demand for rooms in flat and house shares is highest there […]

I use a rolling contract for all my properties as my tenants are all local and tend to be long term, I have a 2 months notice period after the 6 month period and let the lease run on a rolling basis never had a problem doing it this way for 10 years. However a […]

I’ve been trying to get on the property ladder but because of lack of funds, it’s proving difficult. I would like to try to purchase cheaper run down property, from auction north of England, renovate it and possible sell it to raise some deposit money to buy a family home near London. I do not […]