Tag: Damp

Dehumidifiers may reduce energy costs as well as solve damp issues

Author: Mark Alexander

8th November 2013, 12 years ago | 15

For landlords with tenants who do all the wrong things and cause condensation and damp problems this can be a...

Housing Bubble fears – genuine or an overreaction?

Author: Neil Patterson

17th September 2013, 13 years ago | 22

There has been a great deal of commentary in the press the last couple of days raising fears of a...

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Key Property (UK) Ltd fined £47k for damp unlicensed HMO

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2013, 13 years ago | 16

A letting agent who rented out a damp, dangerous and dilapidated property received a hefty fine following a successful council...

Retaliatory eviction – possibility of civil litigation?

Author: Anon 68

12th August 2013, 13 years ago | 74

We’re a professional couple with a limited company which provides a technology solution to the NHS. It suits our circumstances...

Party Wall Damp Ingress

Author: Readers Question

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...

Dont panic, woodworm wont make your house fall down

Author: Robert Desbruslais

8th June 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Have you ever wondered why old wood worm holes are often visible in floor boards  yet there is no history...

Landlords: how to counter tenants’ complaints about damp

Author: Robert Desbruslais

6th June 2013, 13 years ago | 22

How often have you had a tenant complain about damp patches or mould? You may even have had builders or...

Robert Desbruslais of AskASurveyor Brighton

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Robert Desbruslais of AskASurveyor Brighton I am neither of the above, however I do want to support The GOOD Landlords...

Agent’s breach or tenant’s breach? Please HELP!!

Author: Readers Question

22nd April 2013, 13 years ago | 2

Our tenants moved in with pets (ferret, cat and a dog) even though we had advised our letting agents that...

Condensation claim and prescribed information question

Author: Readers Question

15th April 2013, 13 years ago | 17

A tenant sneaked out 2 months into a 6 month tenancy without paying for the rent. At the start I...

Student buy-to-let investment property review

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Is there a solid grounding behind the hype surrounding student buy to let investment property? The positive market fundamentals of...

Landlords Guide To Health and Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2013, 13 years ago | 4

A Simple Landlords guide to Health and Safety written by Syd Lewis When I first started renting properties some 20...

Many landlords are not maintenance experts, however ….

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

25th March 2013, 13 years ago | 7

One of the things that always scares me about property and, to be honest, stopped me from buying properties earlier...

Hounslow Council Targets Rogue Letting Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2013, 13 years ago | 2

Hounslow Council is warning rogue letting agents that they could be prosecuted for advertising illegal backyard dwellings. More than 100...

Draughty Windows – Landlord SOS

Author: Readers Question

15th February 2013, 13 years ago | 54

My tenant has complained about draughty windows and vents. I put draught seal on the windows but there wasn’t anything I...

LCP analysis of official Land Registry data just released

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th February 2013, 13 years ago | 0

    Prices in England and Wales rise marginally by 2.27% across the year, bringing the average price to £238,293 Prices in...

Damp problem in South Tyneside flats built on watercourses

Author: Readers Question

29th November 2012, 13 years ago | 5

I have a few flats in South Tyneside, some of which are known to have been built on watercourses and...

Landlords Stories – The Angel Fish Saga

Author: Landlord Stories

29th November 2012, 13 years ago | 6

We like landlords stories here at Property118 – Thanks for sharing this fishy tale of a tenant who flooded a...

Winter Letting Tips for Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

27th November 2012, 13 years ago | 0

The following guide provides a run-down of the areas of a home that are most at risk of being damaged...

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Constant water leaks from the flat above – what would you do?

Author: Readers Question

9th November 2012, 13 years ago | 12

I’ve received the email below from a landlord called John Caversham who has a problem with constant water leaks from...