Tag: Advice requested by readers

Tenant Disappeared

Author: Readers Question

15th August 2013, 13 years ago | 13

Hi, hope I am in the correct place!!  I rent out a flat using a letting Agent. I should just...

Buy to let anguish – landlord being repossessed – rent paid 6 months up front!

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15th August 2013, 13 years ago | 9

My daughter moved to Manchester for work on a temporary contract in March 2013. She stayed with friends initially but...

First time buy to let – North West

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14th August 2013, 13 years ago | 15

Okay readers. I’m a buy to let newcomer looking to spend approx £25k, hopefully on two BTL properties priced up...

I have been asked for a 12 months rent in advance

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14th August 2013, 13 years ago | 36

I am a student that will be studying in the United Kingdom soon. I really need some advice on whether...

Bedroom Tax affecting private landlords?!!!

Author: Readers Question

14th August 2013, 13 years ago | 35

As everyone knows bedroom tax is not  tax, but the above is a handy way to refer to it.  Earlier...

Question – can landlords claim for use of home as office?

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13th August 2013, 13 years ago | 11

I am employed full time and have one buy to let property managed by a letting agent.  I have claimed...

Prohibitive Covenant restricts occupancy

Author: Readers Question

12th August 2013, 13 years ago | 26

OK This is a complex one for all you experts out there. I rented a property on an AST contract. The...

Evicting a racially abusive tenant

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12th August 2013, 13 years ago | 27

One of my tenants has been charged with racially abusing one of my other tenants. Can I ask him to...

Will my Letting Agents Section 21 be valid?

Author: Readers Question

12th August 2013, 13 years ago | 33

My letting agent served a section 21 notice soon after the tenant moved in, but only told him verbally a...

Freehold Maisonette – why is this a bad thing?

Author: Readers Question

10th August 2013, 13 years ago | 17

We have just put our freehold maisonette up for sale. It is ex local authority and ground floor, the property...

Can I take a locksmith with me?

Author: Readers Question

10th August 2013, 13 years ago | 55

I have purchased a property recently but have no keys for it.  The previous landlord says she cant find them....

Story of an Eviction

Author: Readers Question

8th August 2013, 13 years ago | 42

I thought it might be helpful to other readers to post a blog on an eviction process.  In one of...

What First Motivated You To Start Investing In Property?

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8th August 2013, 13 years ago | 9

Really interesting to see why we all got into buying property?  To get a feel for the stories & circumstances...

Convert Mid Terraced property into flats

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7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 6

I am in process of buying a residential mid terraced property. I am a first time buyer and got residential...

Can I get out of paying a renewal fee to my agent?

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7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 4

I let my flat through an agent in 2007 and signed a Letting Agreement with renewal fees.  I pay the...

Ending a management contract with a letting agent

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6th August 2013, 13 years ago | 3

I rent 16 properties out and used an agent to manage them. I instructed them in 2007 and signed T&Cs....

Save up for deposit or release equity?

Author: Readers Question

5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 16

I currently own 2 buy to let properties in South Wales, I have had one for coming up to 4...

Party Wall Damp Ingress

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5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I own a 1900’s end terraced house that had some damp / water ingress via the defective chimney stack on...

Charging for your own labour

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5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 21

I have been renovating my buy to lets without making a charge for my time and effort. I told the...

Why serve a Section 21 notice just after a tenancy agreement has started?

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31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 28

I have heard a lot of Letting agents or private landlords tend to serve a section 21 notice at the...

Are freehold ground rents a good investment?

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31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 43

I have just started investing in property. Living overseas, I have been unable to get a U.K. mortgage so I...