Tag: Forum

HMO – Tribunal Appeals

Author: Readers Question

10th April 2013, 13 years ago | 12

Has anyone had a successful Tribunal appeal against the seemingly inflexible regulations as regards kitchen layouts or not dealing sympathetically...

Ex-shared ownership as a buy to let investment

Author: Readers Question

10th April 2013, 13 years ago | 6

I’m thinking of buying a 2 bed flat. The only thing that worries me is that the flats in the...

Paying a letting agent for peace of mind, is it worth it ?

Author: Readers Question

10th April 2013, 13 years ago | 9

Because I live abroad I pay a letting agent agent to find tenants and for property management. I have a...

Disability Access Question for Residential Landlords

Author: Readers Question

9th April 2013, 13 years ago | 2

My letting agent has found a tenant for us, a mother who is a carer for her disabled child. They...

Advice needed re insurance cover and freehold managing agents

Author: Readers Question

8th April 2013, 13 years ago | 5

There is a leak in my ground floor 2 bed flat which is in a block of 17 flats. The...

Problem with a new Combiboiler

Author: Readers Question

8th April 2013, 13 years ago | 2

Just before the 1st annual check on a newly installed combi boiler my tenant reported a smell of gas when...

No pet policy, tenants have 2 dogs with pups, help!

Author: Readers Question

8th April 2013, 13 years ago | 15

We have a no pet policy in our properties and we always make it clear to tenants. Our tenants have...

Service Charge Supplement – Advice Needed

Author: Readers Question

8th April 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I have recently purchased a one bed flat and have a professional couple renting it. The property consists of 7...

Utility supplies for a flat conversions

Author: Readers Question

7th April 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I think everyone who has had to organise new utility supplies for a flat conversion will agree that getting new...

The Best Property Forum in the UK – NLA Survey

Author: Mark Alexander

6th April 2013, 13 years ago | 2

The National Landlord Association are carrying out an online survey of landlords asking which is the best property forum. You...

Implied surrender and changing the locks

Author: Readers Question

6th April 2013, 13 years ago | 15

Is this a case of implied surrender and is it safe for me to go and change the locks, asks...

Will I have to pay tax on rental income or not?

Author: Readers Question

6th April 2013, 13 years ago | 4

I am currently looking to buy a (probably) new property for the sole purposes of letting it out. I currently...

Property swap and tax treatment of peppercorn rents

Author: Readers Question

5th April 2013, 13 years ago | 3

UK Tax and Working Tax Credit question regarding Peppercorn Rent and Rental Property Swap. The lady that I employ part time as...

Can I see your waste carriers licence please Mr Landlord?

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

4th April 2013, 13 years ago | 14

Did you know that if you carry waste in the course of your business (property letting) for profit, then you...

The 2013 buy to let goldrush

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd April 2013, 13 years ago | 13

I have had a ‘gut feeling’ that the property market would turn in 2013 for at least four years, however,...

Missed Second Charge. How to get it removed?

Author: Readers Question

2nd April 2013, 13 years ago | 8

We purchased a property in March 2008 from a rather devious lady who didn’t let on about an impending second...

Switching letting agent without penalty

Author: Readers Question

2nd April 2013, 13 years ago | 4

I need advice on switching letting agent without penalty. I received no rent from my letting agent in March. On...

Should I let my tenant rent out the spare bedroom to a lodger?

Author: Readers Question

2nd April 2013, 13 years ago | 19

My tenants have requested my permission to rent out a spare bedroom to a lodger. I have three tenants, a...

Why the need for larger gas pipes for Condensing Boilers?

Author: Readers Question

28th March 2013, 13 years ago | 10

Chris asks what reason is there for the change in Gas Safe regs reducing the allowable pressure drop between meter...

How can honest Landlords remove bad or non paying tenants

Author: Readers Question

27th March 2013, 13 years ago | 20

Recardo writes to raise a debate on how honest landlords can remove bad or non paying tenants. I have been...