Any advise would be greatly received as we have a problem with a new roof being put on a council block where we lease a flat. The block is 1950’s build, we have had the flat 7 years and have always paid our service charge bill by return. We were advised in Autumn 2013 that […]

I am a tenant of a property with my partner. Since moving, we have had continuous problems with faults requiring repair. As soon as something is fixed, another problem arises. We’ve been here since March 2013. We renewed in October 2013 for 12 months as we didn’t fancy moving and also in the hope things […]

I am selling one of my properties to release some capital. The tenant is the daughter of one of my friends and moved in without a deposit and below market rent and has been a good tenant to date. Before I get estate agents involved I am offering the property to the tenant at a […]

Hi everyone, Happy New Year. With the Scottish referendum looming, I wanted to get people’s thoughts on what impact a YES vote may have on the Scottish residential property market. Should this be an area of concern for investors looking to build a BTL portfolio over the coming years and what considerations should be made […]

We have just recently bought a property and are renting it through a letting agent. They have possibly found us a tenant 🙂 She is currently renting in the area and wants to downsize but she wants to pay 6 months rent in advance. My feelings are that this is not a good idea. My […]

I was wondering what happens with leases when they reach the last year of the lease, the lease I am interested in is a 123 years lease on a 1 bed flat in London, the original lease was for 125 years so was recently granted? Obviously I will not be around at that time of […]

The management company of a development of apartments is trying to raise the service charges. The increase in the charge wasn’t on The AGM agenda as such, however it was discussed during the AGM and agreed. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend the AGM (being one of the landlords). Interestingly, the only attendees for the […]

A study released by Secured Loan company Ocean Finance has revealed some of the main qualms that put potential property renters off. Here are some of the key issues revealed by the survey, and tips on how to address them in your own property: Noisy neighbours (55%) – More than half  of potential tenants are put […]

Kent based Landlord Mr Fergus Wilson reported to the press that he has served section 21 notices to more than 200 tenants on housing benefits asking them to leave after six months. Mr Wilson has a portfolio of over 1000 properties and has decided not to rent in the future to tenants claiming housing benefit […]

I am in a predicament and my accountant is confusing me even more. My husband and I have jointly owned a commercial property over 10 years of which ground floor has been let to retail business. The whole of the building is Vatable and we charge vat on the rent to the retail tenant. The […]

Hi Everyone, First of all, an introduction. My name is Nathan, I’m 27 years old, originally from the UK but currently living in Brisbane, Australia. I have always been interested in property and bought my first buy to let investment in 2012 with my Wife. We knew we would be returning to the UK in […]

Hi all I was hoping someone could give me a bit of advice. I am looking to diversify my investment portfolio (mainly stock market investments) by looking at investing for the first time at Property. Having done a bit of reading, and looking at property prices (particularly down in London where I am based), I […]

I am a property investor in the South Wales area and currently interested in a property that was previously 2 houses with 2 bedrooms each, converted some years ago into a 3 bedroom property. Could I get buy to let mortgage on the 3 bed house and then convert back to 2 houses? How would […]

My tenants of five months seem to live on curry. The flat smells of it every time I go around, despite my asking them to open windows and ensure the cooker hood is used. A tenant from an adjoining flat has already left because of the continuous smell. Three questions: (a) can I evict due […]

With the ever increasing popularity of peer to peer lending sites like Zopa, Ratesetter, Rebuilding Society etc, why has some enterprising group come up with a way of participating in the burgeoning rental sector for those without the resources or time to commit to a full BTL of their own? I’m sure many would jump […]

I’m just in the process of filling in a tax return for the first time and understand I can claim miscellaneous costs for such things as phone calls administration cost etc. As this seems to be a subjective calculation, (I’ve spent hours on the phone interviewing tenants and a similar amount of time in front […]

I live in North London (Enfield) and want to buy a 1 bed flat for renting out. Flats in my area are priced around £180K to £230K to buy and rent from £850 to £1,150 per month. Everyone and his brother that I talk to (not all in property) tell me that the rental demand […]

My parents were declared bankrupt over 4 years ago and I am now in a financial position whereby I can purchase a house for them to live in. I am aware that a rental agreement will have to be put in place and I will have to get all of the relevant landlord insurance etc. […]

Just wanted to post a note on here for those landlords who let properties to single people claiming Housing Benefit. For people age between 25 and 35 there is an exception to the Local Housing Allowance restrictions if they have spent a total of over 3 months in a homeless hostel, at any time (even […]

Hello Property118 readers, I just wanted to thank everyone who gave advice back in November. I had a query with the letting agent in Cirencetser who wanted to keep/look after the 6 months rent. About a week later I received the rent. Thank you. I have a property in Clay Cross NE Derbyshire, it is […]

Hello readers, For the last 3 years I’ve rented my flat on a residential mortgage whilst simultaneously living in a rented house. This is because of a change of a job which meant I had to move. I however couldn’t sell the flat due to negative equity. The flat contains roughly 15% equity and I […]