Tag: discussion

Meet The Landlords TV programme – fair representation?

Author: Mark Alexander

30th July 2013, 13 years ago | 73

Last night I finally got around to watching a TV programme I recorded on BBC a few weeks ago called...

Council tax exemption

Author: Readers Question

29th July 2013, 13 years ago | 25

I purchased a property about 18 months ago in the Falkirk District. It needed some refurbishment so was empty for...

Tenant Refused Deposit Back!

Author: Readers Question

29th July 2013, 13 years ago | 30

Being a first time landlord I was very naive in the rules around securing the deposit (yes, I am another...

Agency never informed me of the erection of imposing extension next door

Author: Readers Question

29th July 2013, 13 years ago | 19

I have a house fully managed since 2006 through what is probably the largest agent operating in the UK.  I...

Deposit query, delay with obtaining quotes for repair

Author: Readers Question

29th July 2013, 13 years ago | 14

I have 3 tenants who recently vacated a property. During their rental I only dealt with one of the tenants...

Electrics tripping issue

Author: Readers Question

27th July 2013, 13 years ago | 9

A flat that has been rented has developed an electrical problem. It keeps tripping intermittently. We have got an electrician...

It’s all falling apart and I could do with some advice please

Author: Readers Question

27th July 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Our first flat was bought at auction and cost 33k, spent 7k on a refurb and was valued at 55k,...

Age discrimination from buy to let mortgage lenders?

Author: Readers Question

26th July 2013, 13 years ago | 11

Last year I was in the process of identifying a good interest only re-mortgage – nothing out of the ordinary...

Buy to Let Property Sales – Partnering With Estate Agents

Author: Mark Alexander

24th July 2013, 13 years ago | 9

Earlier this year we spotted an opportunity to set up a buy to let Estate Agency. However, due to lack...

Property Investment – what would you buy?

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

Whenever I walk down a high street I can’t help looking through the window of the local estate agents and...

Family property dispute – legal help required

Author: Readers Question

22nd July 2013, 13 years ago | 9

12 years ago my father was looking to sell a field. I asked him if I could have it and...

Having problems with a Rent2Rent kind of company

Author: Readers Question

22nd July 2013, 13 years ago | 3

Looks like my first attempt to enter the rental market has turned into a disaster. I just completed a flat...

Refusal of consent to let by mortgage lender

Author: Readers Question

22nd July 2013, 13 years ago | 12

I have a residential mortgage and want to go and live abroad for a couple of years, during which time...

Section 21 issued prior to contract signing

Author: Readers Question

22nd July 2013, 13 years ago | 22

We have private tenancy managed by a letting agent. It is a one year contract, rent has been paid on time...

Rightmove moves to real time uploads

Author: Rayhan Rafiq Omar

17th July 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Every renter can profess to the frustration of seeing a property listed online and calling up just to be told...

Experienced residential landlord but Newbie to commercial – Request for help

Author: Readers Question

16th July 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Having been letting flats above shops I have now for the first time been asked to let the shop underneath...

Private paying tenants – How large and secure should their income be?

Author: Readers Question

16th July 2013, 13 years ago | 13

We let out properties mainly to Housing Benefit tenants. Despite the general assertions on this site, we haven’t had substantial...

Can Edinburgh Council ban Wooden floors in my HMO?

Author: Readers Question

16th July 2013, 13 years ago | 3

I’ve had a 5 double bedroom double upper Georgian property in Leith which I bought and renovated 12 years ago....

Prescribed Information – Landlords or Agents Details?

Author: Readers Question

16th July 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Ive just read an article about a company who have set up to find “loop holes” in the deposit system...

Help please – Lost NHBC certificate and lender won’t remortgage

Author: Readers Question

16th July 2013, 13 years ago | 9

I need an urgent help please. I purchased a property off auction last November. I am at the stage of...

New tenant but company paying the bills – Reader requests help

Author: Readers Question

15th July 2013, 13 years ago | 18

How should I document the arrival of new tenant? I let a 3 bedroom property to 3 professionals last year...