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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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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.

Which is the best landlord insurance when tenants are on benefits?

Hello, I’m posting for a friend who is a landlord with a 2-bed flat in London. I’m hoping other landlords can help. I would like to know: Who is the most most effective landlord’s insurance...

0:07 AM, 31st May 2024, About 6 months ago | 4

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How do I enforce a CCJ?

Hello, after five and a half years, a CCJ debtor still hasn’t paid their outstanding rent (£3k). Attachment to earnings and Sheriffs have been unsuccessful (they are an agency worker, albeit full...

0:06 AM, 31st May 2024, About 6 months ago | 12

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Tenant carrying out work to the property?

Dear all, our property has been let out to a conscientious couple with children for several years during which time tenants have been carrying out various minor maintenance works on the property themselves...

9:18 AM, 30th May 2024, About 6 months ago | 17

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Paying for a selective licence?

Hi, as far as I am aware, while the cost of a selective licence is determined by councils, the process of paying in parts is set out in legislation. This was further clarified after the case R (Hemming...

Addressing new owners’ legal non-compliance in leasehold...

Hi, we own the freehold of a property in Wales containing three individual leasehold flats, one of which has recently had a change of owner, who is failing to uphold or comply with his legal obligations.

0:01 AM, 30th May 2024, About 6 months ago | 3

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Should I choose a corporate let over an AST for summer tenants?

Hi, I have prospective tenants who own two coastal properties (to let out in summer), who wish to live in my city house for five months over the summer season on a short-term corporate let, not AST. They’re...

0:01 AM, 30th May 2024, About 6 months ago | 9

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Is a vote for Reform the logical choice for landlords?

I’d appreciate your thoughts because it seems to me that the only realistic hope for landlords teaching the two major political Parties a lesson is to vote Reform in the hope of a Labour / Reform...

22:12 PM, 29th May 2024, About 6 months ago | 139

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