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Labour abolishing Section 21 from day one?

“Abolish Section 21 from day one” I’m assuming Labour would use ‘COVID style special powers’ to do this, as primary legislation would take us into next year. Question – would abolishing,

9:21 AM, 17th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 26

Facing council tax harassment despite tenant payments?

Hi, as a landlord, I’ve had a flat rented out since October 2023, with the same tenants occupying it since then. The tenants are registered with the council and have set up a direct debit to pay...

9:54 AM, 12th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 13

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Overhanging trees higher than a house!

Hello all. I’m looking for advice on this situation, please. The neighbor of my 3-bed semi, who has lived there for around 40 years, has not maintained the trees in her 120ft garden. In contrast,

9:27 AM, 12th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 1

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Issue with letting agent?

Hi, I am a landlord and have given my letting agent notice due to their numerous errors and lack of competence. The notice period is 6 months, but I requested a reduction due to their mistakes, which was...

Is my victorian warehouse unmortgageable without a lift?

Hi, I have a converted Victorian warehouse in London which is six storeys high. The top flats are duplexes entered on the fourth floor (fifth storey). I have decided to retire and sell the block. The top...

0:02 AM, 12th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 4

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Election dilemma: the devil you know or don’t?

This election, is it the devil you know better or worse than the devil you don’t? Not having made law, the Renters Reform Bill, appallingly drafted and ill thought out, can be either quietly dropped...

9:35 AM, 10th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 30

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Recommendations for internal bathroom ceiling ventilation fan?

Hi, I have two rented out flats with internal bathrooms (no windows), both of which have bubbling ceiling paint since I installed Envirovent silent ventilation fans. There is also a damp mark on the bedroom...

9:14 AM, 10th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 16

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Does a freehold invalidate the terms of a leasehold?

Hi, two years ago I bought a flat within an Victorian building with several apartments. At the time of my purchase, my flat was leasehold. The cost of building management including service charged was...

9:51 AM, 7th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 43

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Tenant broken shower door?

Hi, was wondering if anyone has had a similar issue. My tenant has broken the shower door, not sure how or why, but its happened. I have tried to find a replacement shower door, but have struggled, the...

9:42 AM, 7th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 20

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Cladding scandal victims launch website and legal action...

Hello, Over the last few years I have been hit with this awful cladding issue and repossession by my lender due to expiry of mortgage term on one flat by Mortgage Express and the other flat being taken...

Stamp Duty on a block of 10 flats...

I’m looking to buy a block of 10 flats and I’m a bit confused about how much SDLT I will need to pay. It appears there are several options. The flats are all identical and I can purchase the whole...

Can the council rehouse my disabled tenant?

Hi, I was granted possession after a wait of over 7 months. Since one of my tenants is disabled, the judge has given them the maximum time to stay. However, I doubt they will leave when the two-week eviction...

Unfair termination fee by letting agent to a private individual?

Hi, I am a private individual who owns an HMO in the North of England. After a long list of complaints including photographs and video’s documenting the state of said property, which were sent over...

Freeholder forcing me to pay towards a new for roof?

Hi, I have a one bed top floor flat in a converted Victorian house I rent out. The roof has caused many leaks over the past 6 years that I have owned the flat, the Freeholders have always ‘patched...

0:01 AM, 4th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 19

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Council tenant above regularly flooding our property!

Hi, we have a BTL in an ex-local authority building where the council is the Freeholder. Since 2019 there have been spates of water ingress/floods from the bathroom of flat above culminating in 7 floods...

0:01 AM, 4th June 2024, About 5 months ago | 13

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What will happen when Labour re-introduce the Renters Reform...

This is purely hypothetical at the moment but just imagine what could happen when Labour introduce their own version of the Renters Reform Bill. Imagine a scenario. Labour have got in to 10 Downing Street,

Section 21 rejected by solicitor without full explanation?

Hi, I’m hoping someone can advise me on an issue encountered with a Section 21 I have served. The tenant has instructed a solicitor, and this solicitor has stated that the S.21 is not valid because...

Buildings insurance for empty property?

Hi, can anyone recommend a company that does buildings insurance for an empty property that I’m going to sell? I’ve looked at a few and they just seem to cover fire but not water leaks. Obviously...

0:01 AM, 3rd June 2024, About 5 months ago | 3

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Failure to Protect Tenancy Deposit Claim?

Hello, I am in a bit of a pickle and looking for advice and guidance from Property118 members. I leased my flat to my tenant in July 2013, initially on a 6-month tenancy, which subsequently evolved into...

0:01 AM, 3rd June 2024, About 5 months ago | 10

Capital Gains Tax Question – PPR Title Splitting...

Hello I have a capital gains tax question. Someone owns a home and they have lived in it the whole time. They have built a large extension which, with very little work, can be made into a separate dwelling.

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