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Water Leak 6 months and counting?

This is a bit far-fetched, but the lawyers here might have an answer. The situation: there is a water leak from a neighbour’s property in our village. This is not bursting, but a constant stream...

7:06 AM, 18th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 4

How to deal with tenant who hasn’t paid any rent?

Hi, we had rented our 2 bedroom flat in London at the end of October 2023 through a estate agent. The agent did the referencing and the tenant passed. The agents collected the deposit from the tenant.

0:02 AM, 17th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 25

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Who is reponsible for repairing a boiler under a government grant...

Hi all, can anyone advise on this issue? The tenants a few years ago had a new boiler fitted on a government grant scheme, the boiler keeps breaking down and after £££££ of repairs with new parts...

0:02 AM, 17th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 4

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Should I evict a tenant with mental health issues refusing an...

Hi, my elderly mother has had a tenant for the last 18 years and receives payment from the council through housing benefits. The tenant was great and was pretty much the perfect tenant. Unfortunately,

0:02 AM, 17th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 17

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BBC programme tells tenants to stay put until bailiffs arrive?

Hi, available on BBC iPlayer is the programme ‘Morning Live’ from 12th July 2024, where Matt Allwright advises tenants to remain in their homes until the bailiffs arrive, rather than risk becoming...

10:04 AM, 16th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 18

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Is stamp duty fair in the UK?

Hi, the property market in the UK has had a roller coaster of prices over the last 4 decades and continues to fluctuate no matter what political party is in power. Each successive government continued...

9:41 AM, 16th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 4

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Are councils using faulty case law to unfairly assign council...

We found ourselves at the Council Tax Valuation Tribunal after a very lengthy and stressful 18 months of fighting with the Royal Borough of Greenwich Council (RBGC) to provide evidence of their claim of...

9:28 AM, 16th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 11

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Long duration ASTs to combat proposed changes?

Hi, I understand the new Labour government will quite soon look to end ASTs, as the Tories almost executed this within the defunct Renters (Reform) Bill. If you have a reliable current tenant or a promising...

Failed AST renewal letting fees?

Hi, the letting agents found tenants for my property, and we agreed on a 12-month AST. I paid the letting fee as we had agreed in the Confirmation of Marketing. Over the year, the Bank of England raised...

Tenant preventing access to flat?

Hi, one of my tenants is refusing me access to his flat to carry out the mid-year fire alarm system/equipment checks. There are four self contained-flats in the building. The tenant was cooperative until...

9:10 AM, 15th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 16

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Taking Local Authority to SCC?

Hi, I understand that local authority housing departments routinely advise tenants issued with Section 21 to stay in the property. Obviously, this reducing even further expense to the landlord having to...

9:58 AM, 12th July 2024, About 5 months ago | 14

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Can I recover the rent my tenants paid to someone else?

Hi, I am in progress of evicting my unpaying tenants and still waiting for high court enforcement order to come through. My tenants haven’t paid rent for over seven months now, claiming they have...

0:01 AM, 12th July 2024, About 5 months ago | 8

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UK Property Co and Buying Abroad...

I am considering expanding the property portfolio in my UK based Limited Company. I currently live in Portugal and rental properties are in high demand here. Property prices are dropping slightly at the...

8:14 AM, 11th July 2024, About 5 months ago | 19

Seeking advice on court process for property damage claim?

Hi, I need some advice. My ex-tenant damaged my property, identified during the check-out inspection. The deposit scheme doesn’t cover the full cost and has declined to negotiate a settlement. Since...

0:01 AM, 11th July 2024, About 5 months ago | 7

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Selective Licence expired?

Hi, I have a property in a Selective License area and my property was licensed. I have just been checking the paperwork and noticed that my licence expired 2 years ago. I have been renting during this...

How should landlords handle damp and mould issues?

Hi, hope this post comes as helpful and can kick off some useful discussions. It’s about damp and mould, the risks, and mitigations as well as a (my current) case study. I own and self-manage an ex-local...

9:42 AM, 10th July 2024, About 5 months ago | 22

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Rights to remove tenant’s belongings at end of notice period?

Hi, I have a tenant who is a professional psychiatrist. She has been weirdly difficult to deal with, and I had to serve her a Section 21 notice for being consistently a month behind on rent. She has claimed...

Freehold management failing to carry out repairs?

Hello everybody, this is my first post but I have been following and reading the forum on Property118 for quite some time. My question is this: What to do if your freehold management company is failing...

0:01 AM, 9th July 2024, About 5 months ago | 11

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Delaying SDLT and paying the fine...

I’m buying a derelict property to refurbish and running pretty tight on cash for the first 3 months of the project while we wait on a sale of an old btl going through. Reading through the HMRC SDLT...

18:59 PM, 8th July 2024, About 5 months ago | 3

How to recover rent arrears?

Hi everyone, please can I get some advice on how to proceed. Tenants have an outstanding balance of around £3000 in rent arrears. The possession court date was around 3 weeks ago which the tenant chose...

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