Tag: Property

Councils lose Court cases over HMO licence fees

Author: Mark Alexander

11th November 2013, 12 years ago | 11

Three cases have recently been tested in the Courts whereby Councils have charged more for HMO licensing then was reasonable....

Landlord Bank Account for Multiple Properties

Author: Readers Question

11th November 2013, 12 years ago | 4

I have a separate bank account to receive rent and pay expenses for my property portfolio (80+ properties). Up until...

Choosing a property location

Author: Readers Question

11th November 2013, 12 years ago | 14

My buy to let property portfolio is within three miles of my main residence but I would venture further out. My...

HMO Question – are basins in bedrooms mandatory?

Author: Readers Question

9th November 2013, 12 years ago | 25

Is it a legal requirement that every bedroom in a licensable HMO has to have a wash hand basin? I...

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...

Research into BTL mortgage arrears – University of York

Author: Alison Wallace

7th November 2013, 12 years ago | 16

I head up an independent and experienced team of researchers at the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of...

Letting Agent won’t release rent (6 months paid in advance)

Author: Readers Question

7th November 2013, 12 years ago | 12

My tenants have paid 6 month rent in advance ( as they did in the previous 6 months with no...

HMO Internal locks ‘deal breaker’?

Author: Readers Question

7th November 2013, 12 years ago | 15

I’m at the point of exchange on an HMO licensed 5 bed house, currently let to students. I received a...

Tax Treatment of Equity Loans for Buy to Let Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

4th November 2013, 12 years ago | 0

I have been posting on numerous forums about the introduction of equity loans into the UK buy to let mortgage...

Good debt recovery agent?

Author: Readers Question

1st November 2013, 12 years ago | 39

I have recently had an absconding tenant who owes me £5,000 in rent arrears. I have used debt recovery agents...

Help regarding being a victim of subletting

Author: Readers Question

31st October 2013, 12 years ago | 13

A well known national letting agency franchise office based in Ealing advertised flatshare, I viewed the property and agreed to...

Are freeholders obliged to insure against escape of water?

Author: Readers Question

30th October 2013, 12 years ago | 6

I am a leaseholder in a large block of flats built in 2007. After two flats were severely damaged by...

Landlords lose the Zero Tariff with the energy companies

Author: Readers Question

30th October 2013, 12 years ago | 4

Most savvy landlords will have negotiated with their energy providers, so that in between tenants the tariff automatically reverts to...

I’m losing a tenant every 6 months, please help!

Author: Readers Question

29th October 2013, 12 years ago | 58

Hi all, My fifth tenant has now decided to leave after having been subject to 6 months of abuse and...

How far back can overpaid Housing Benefit be reclaimed from Landlords?

Author: Readers Question

29th October 2013, 12 years ago | 32

I am looking for confirmation of the legislation regarding reclaiming Housing Benefit overpaid directly to a private landlord. Is it...

West Bromwich Tracker Rate Mortgages Legal Action Group

Author: Mark Alexander

29th October 2013, 12 years ago | 0

Nearly 1,000 people have registered an interest in the Class Action groups challenging the legality of the increases to tracker...

Tracker Rate Class Actions Updates

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2013, 12 years ago | 0

Over 1,000 people have registered an interest in the Class Action groups challenging the legality of the increases to tracker...

£700 per room council tax!

Author: Readers Question

23rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 9

I am trying to find out when council tax would become payable by the room instead of for the whole...

Calling all Wikipedians

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Neither Property118 nor myself have a page on Wikipedia and that makes me 🙁 Can you help? I understand that...

Boiler Theft – Copper and Carpets Too!

Author: Readers Question

23rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 13

I had a call about one of my properties in the Middlesbrough area that has gone downhill quite a way...