Tag: Property

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

Author: Readers Question

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...

How do I give a donation to Property118?

Author: sally lloyd

8th August 2013, 13 years ago | 2

Hi, I have been finding this forum extremely useful and know it will probably save me thousands so would like...

What First Motivated You To Start Investing In Property?

Author: Readers Question

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...

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

Author: Readers Question

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...

Quick Sale Property Businesses Squirming at OFT Report

Author: Mark Alexander

7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The OFT have announced that they have written to 120 Quick Sale property businesses advising them to review their practices...

Ending a management contract with a letting agent

Author: Readers Question

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....

Professional Inventories for Landlords – the devil is in the detail

Author: Mark Alexander

5th August 2013, 13 years ago | 4

There have been several discussions here about inventories, why they are necessary and which is the best software to use...

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

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...

Charging for your own labour

Author: Readers Question

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...

Updated guidance on Superstrike Deposit Protection case

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The four tenancy deposit protection scheme providers have collectively issued guidance notes following the Court of Appeal ruling in the...

Guidance from tenancy deposit protection schemes following the Superstrike Ltd. vs Rodrigues Court of Appeal case

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

The four tenancy deposit protection scheme providers have collectively issued guidance notes following the Court of Appeal ruling in the...

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

Author: Readers Question

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?

Author: Readers Question

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...

Affordable housing – buy to let trap

Author: Readers Question

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 4

My partner and I are living in a part rent/part buy affordable housing 1 bed flat.  We would like to...