In my earlier post on speedy evictions I talked about how High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEO) can be a fast alternative to County Court bailiffs (CCB) for enforcing a possession order. We EVEN find that many property solicitors are not aware of this option, and those that have heard of it have been put off […]

I have a tenant who is currently in arrears and has despite my efforts is not responding to my letters, texts or even answering the door! Earlier this month I attempted too hand deliver a Section 21 Notice to them, but they did not answer the door so I then posted it. I enclosed two […]

First of all I’m called Max and I have just become a member after reading a lot of the great advice that is available on this page. I am 27 years old and I bought my first property 3 years ago off the back end of a 3 year experience in setting up my first […]

We have a married couple with children as tenants in a house. The husband’s mother is gravely ill and the husband will move out to live with his mother for an indeterminate time period so the tenants have asked for the husband’s name to be removed from the Tenancy Agreement. We assume this is so […]

Recently I obtained the services of a structural engineer to undertake a structural survey on a buy to let I have owned for a number of years. This is following a mortgage valuation survey undertaken by a perspective buyer, during this they identified some small structural movement in the 100 year old pre war victorian […]

If you are angry about being ‘ripped off’ and being left out of pocket then you probably don’t relish the thought of spending money on solicitors or grovelling to disinterested authorities either! There is another option though, which has been in existence longer than the police and the CPS, and which can be cost neutral […]

I’m new to this website and forum so pleased to make your acquaintance.  Does anyone know of a property management company in Cardiff or the surrounding area that they would recommend for the management of a small portfolio of residential properties? Two are student let and three are professional lets. I need a company whose […]

… a landlord needs to affect the credit rating of a tenant who is in arrears.  Is this possible ?? Landlord misses mortage payment and rating is effected. Not so with rental payments as far as I am aware ?? (less civil court). Regards Lord Foster

I have a small portfolio of 5 properties that I let and one that I live in.  Two of the properties are owned outright the others have BTL mortgages. All mortgages including the one I live in are interest only. Ease of managing a single mortgage and being able to release equity from the total […]

I have a buy to let property (Flat) which I used to reside in 2001 until 2003 and then moved in with my wife and started to rent the flat out. I changed the mortgage to buy to let and took a personal loan to cover some improvements to the flat.  Basically I haven’t paid any […]

New to the forum so please bear with me….we have a property managed by a letting agent. The tenant breached contract by having cats. The agent was aware of this as we have some written evidence from them that demonstrates that they were aware. However, now the tenant has left (having given notice) and we […]

I started renting my property from a couple that emigrated, the tenancy is for 12 months and started at the end of June. The tenancy agreement is in joint names for the landlords.  They have now split up and each of them are saying that they want to be paid for the rent and for […]

I’m hoping some of you experienced property people could offer me some advice as I seem to be lacking direction. I have 3 rental properties in and around Glasgow and I’m not sure what to do next.  Property 1 is valued at around £75,000. The interest only mortgage (6 years left to run) is for […]

The bathroom in our downstairs flat has sustained water damage due to a leak from the owner occupied flat above. Her insurer said we must rectify the damage through our insurer as their client had caused the damage accidentally and had her leak mended when we complained to her. So we went ahead (at age […]

As an interested daily reader of Property118 and seeing the professionals who utilise it, I was hoping someone could offer their opinions. Our situation is as follows:  We purchased our existing home in Bristol as a new build in December 2010 from a well-known developer (the name sounds not too dissimilar to a brand of […]

We are trying to work out our Capital gains liability on our buy to let property as are planning to sell it. There does not seem to be any clear information saying that we can take off the mortgage (not the cost of the mortgage) off the basic sum. We bought the property for £56K […]

I have a tenant who is on a 6 month AST which started on August 23rd. The tenancy agreement was signed by her and her boyfriend but this relationship has broken down, I understand with police involvement.  The problems I have had so far are as follows:- Two internal doors removed and left for around […]

I have a tenant that I have not been able to contact for several months regarding a gas safety check. The rent comes in each month from housing benefit and the tenant is not in arrears. Although he has always been unreliable and disorganised we have previously been able to contact him eventually. This time […]

I have a tenant who is currently in a periodic tenancy, he and his family are neglecting the property.  He informed us of a small drip coming through the ceiling he thought was from the shower over the bath, so I asked he not to use the shower until it was repaired. When I arrived […]

I have searched high and low for a definitive answer to this question to no avail.  In a nutshell – my tenancy agreement states that I am liable to a £75 renewal fee for a new 6 month tenancy (which I won’t be paying after having read many threads on this subject). Now, I am […]

A client has a property at the top (3rd floor) of a building that houses a dental practice.  A lot of people use the main staircase over the other floors. The dentists are saying that the tenants caused a lot of damage carrying a sofa up and down the stairs and that they are responsible […]