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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 4 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 4 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 4 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...

Request for possession on HMO?

Hi everyone, I requested possession on a room in a HMO. I have today received a General Form of Judgement ordering me to respond by 19 July to following questions none of it makes sense. I have copied...

0:02 AM, 5th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 2

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Service fee dispute and invalid directors?

Hi, I am seeking clarification on a situation in which I am a member and leaseholder of a share of freehold along with four other properties owners who are also members. It is a limited company by guarantee.

0:01 AM, 5th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 2

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Letting agent withdrawal fees?

Hi, I am torn whether to throw the towel in with my agent and letting? I’ve not had a great experience to be honest. My tenant has expressed leaving early from a fixed term. Not sure whether this...

0:01 AM, 5th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 6

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I’m not a charity: Is it time to issue a Section 21?

Hi, I’ve been a landlord since 2005 and I’ve never issued a Section 21. However, I’m about to change that as I have two tenants that are behind in rent payments,one owes £600.00 and the other owes...

9:36 AM, 4th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 32

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Freeholder development nightmare?

Hi, our new freeholder has inherited permitted development rights to add two storeys of flats to our four storey block. Builders are refusing to supply their insurance but admits it ends this July. Do...

0:01 AM, 4th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 1

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How to challenge unreasonable leasehold charges?

Hi there, bit of a steer if I may on my leasehold flat. Out of the blue our Freeholder appointed a new agent and we received the following whopping bill for the next 12 months: General Building Repairs/Works...

0:01 AM, 4th July 2024, About 4 months ago | 10

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Tenant deductions for defrosting a large freezer?

Hi everyone, as the student changeover season has now begun, can anyone advise on a reasonable charge for defrosting a large upright freezer left fully iced up by the exiting tenants? I can list it under...

9:42 AM, 3rd July 2024, About 4 months ago | 22

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Lodger or tenant?

Hello all, I have ended up in court with the lodger as they refuse to leave after the notice to quit expired. In court on the 16th May the judge accepted my arguments on the facts that they were lodgers.

9:12 AM, 3rd July 2024, About 4 months ago | 23

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How to handle a tenant refusing access?

Hi, as a Right To Manage Company, we are dealing with fire safety issues and many other problems. Such as water leaks, alarms going off, and heating issues that have to be rectified. We never know when...

Leasehold and freehold titles for the same house?

Hi, I’m in the process of purchasing a property, which is a 3-bedroom house with two titles: leasehold and freehold. The current vendor holds both titles, but the leasehold has less than 70 years...

0:01 AM, 3rd July 2024, About 4 months ago | 7

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If landlords were taxi drivers?

Imagine this, some time ago, you decided to try to improve your life and to make things better for you and your family. You’re a hard-working person and your chosen profession was to become a private...

9:49 AM, 2nd July 2024, About 4 months ago | 38

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Should I accept fortnightly rent payments after serving a Section...

Hi, I have tenant who has been served a Section 21 (mortgage increases have taken the profit away and I’m too concerned about the influence of the Labour government to continue in the PRS) The tenants...

0:02 AM, 2nd July 2024, About 4 months ago | 15

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Section 21 in renewed tenancy: break clause timing concerns?

Hi, we have an AST commencing 22-March-24 finishing on 21-March-25 (and monthly periodic thereafter) with a 6-month break clause (which should start from 22-September-24). This is not the original AST...

0:01 AM, 2nd July 2024, About 4 months ago | 13

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Student and non-student in same property conundrum?

Hi, probably an apt question at this time of the year. Student tenancy agreements can run until late June, July, August or even September. Students become liable for council tax from the day after they...

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