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Tenant claims to have moved out and ex-partner has moved in – Please Help

Author: Readers Question

25th March 2013, 13 years ago | 16

I Just saw an article on Property118.com about the new “squatters” law and would like some advice with a tenant...

Mortgage Express are forcing me to sell my home – HELP!

Author: Readers Question

21st March 2013, 13 years ago | 148

I own a property in the UK that I rent out since being made redundant, getting offered work in Spain...

Student Landlords/Agents – When do you register a “new” deposit?

Author: Readers Question

21st March 2013, 13 years ago | 44

I recently had to renew my membership of mydeposits. Part of this process involved sending in a copy of my...

Benefits tenants and the effects on landlords insurance

Author: Readers Question

21st March 2013, 13 years ago | 18

We have one buy to let property and a friend mentioned in passing that our landlord insurance policy may not...

Buying a rented house and not retaining the agent

Author: Readers Question

21st March 2013, 13 years ago | 10

I am buying a house from my brother that he is renting via an agent. I do not want to...

Interesting Landlords Tax Question

Author: Readers Question

20th March 2013, 13 years ago | 7

Malcolm Ingham has raised an interesting landlords tax question “Our son has a mortgage on a leasehold flat which he...

Can I offset losses from a bad Spanish property deal?

Author: Readers Question

19th March 2013, 13 years ago | 5

Some time ago I went to Spain to buy a flat off plan with a view to selling it on...

Can landlords roll over losses for tax purposes?

Author: Readers Question

15th March 2013, 13 years ago | 9

Rowan Ferguson needs some advice on whether landlords can roll over losses for tax purposes. Her “Readers Questions” article follows:- “I Purchased...

Guaranteed Rent – A Warning for Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

13th March 2013, 13 years ago | 25

A growing number of Landlords are falling for a “Guaranteed Rent” scam which enables a landlord or an agent to...

Boiler keeps breaking down

Author: Readers Question

12th March 2013, 13 years ago | 12

My seven year old boiler keeps breaking down. I must have had about 15 visits from British Gas for the...

Serving the correct section 21 notice

Author: Readers Question

12th March 2013, 13 years ago | 13

If you serve a section 21 notice to a tenant one month before their fixed tenancy expires i.e it will...

Letting my house without telling the mortgage company

Author: Readers Question

11th March 2013, 13 years ago | 73

We live in a small two bedroom house with two children already and I have now found out I am...

Letting agent possibly pulling a fast one over rent increase?

Author: Readers Question

7th March 2013, 13 years ago | 19

We have been renting out our property through a letting agent for the past 2 years. The rent was £330...

Gas Boiler Regulations – Landlords Question

Author: Readers Question

7th March 2013, 13 years ago | 69

I recently asked a plumber to look at a gas boiler in my rented flat. The hot water was patchy...

Tenant wants hole in kitchen wall for a dryer

Author: Readers Question

7th March 2013, 13 years ago | 15

My tenant wants to cut a small hole into the kitchen wall that backs into the garden to let her...

Alastair Lygate of Irvine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Alastair Lygate of Irvine I am a Surveyor with a small portfolio of around 20 properties. My philosophy is that...

Static Shocks in my rental property – what can I do?

Author: Readers Question

5th March 2013, 13 years ago | 11

My former home has been rented out for the last three years to a great set of tenants who would...

Another question about Renewal Fees (sorry)

Author: Readers Question

3rd March 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I enlisted an Estate Agency (one of the big expensive international ones) to help me find tenants for a property...

Rent Rise on a Periodic Tenancy – Landlords Question

Author: Readers Question

1st March 2013, 13 years ago | 9

My letting agent is saying that I cannot request an increase in rent without switching the tenancy back to a...

Newbie Investor would like to pick your brains

Author: Readers Question

1st March 2013, 13 years ago | 6

A Newbie Investor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has submitted the following and would really appreciate any help and guidance...