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Can ventilation systems tackle damp in homes?

Hi, with damp and mould being a big issue, are ventilation systems a good idea? This last winter on the south coast there were very few frosts and the air has been very humid and wet. Many houses are damp...

9:16 AM, 23rd April 2024, About 7 months ago | 45

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Just be thankful you don’t let in Amsterdam?

My daughter is renting out her apartment in Amsterdam, having moved to Leiden. Her tax liability will be based on the size and location of the flat not on the rent charged or profit made after mortgage...

1:20 AM, 23rd April 2024, About 7 months ago | 4

Room sizes and LHA rates?

Hi, I have a flat with 2 bedrooms but the lounge is huge. Lounge is irregular shaped 16.38 sqm, Bed 1 is 16.01 sqm, Bed 2 10.34 sqm I would say this is a 2 bed flat obviously but for LHA and room benefit...

0:01 AM, 23rd April 2024, About 7 months ago | 2

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Help – Energy supply dispute?

Hi, in short: this is an EDF supply dispute. Our last tenant had an account with EDF for electricity. The new tenant has asked to have the account released so they can sign up with another supplier. EDF...

9:42 AM, 22nd April 2024, About 7 months ago | 2

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The next BTL disaster coming your way!

Hi, here’s something I’d like the views of Property 118 readers on. Some of you will have read of my ongoing saga with my tenant. Briefly, after many years I asked him to leave in December 2021 he’s...

9:30 AM, 22nd April 2024, About 7 months ago | 14

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Where are the decision-makers who could support landlords and...

Shelter says “26,000 no fault” evictions have been enforced by bailiffs since 2019. If this relates to the 5 million in the PRS then this represents around 7,000 tenancies a year or 0.1% of...

Help – Tenant moved out and no rent payment from Universal...

Hi, I get direct rent payments from Universal Credit for a tenant who has been in the property for 2 years. The tenant moved out yesterday (17th April) and declared a new address as of 18th April. I’ve...

What’s best for your retirement, BTL or pension?

Hello, buy to let was seen as the ideal ‘pension’ investment for those who didn’t have the luxury of a gold-plated public sector or final salary pension. But with landlords now struggling...

Could adding a reason for eviction change landlords’ image?

Whilst reading about how long it’s taken to reform Section 21 evictions, it occurred to me that if five years ago a “Reason for Eviction” field had been added to the application, we might...

9:52 AM, 18th April 2024, About 7 months ago | 30

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Section 21 date error?

Hi, on my behalf my management agent issued a section 21 notice. The notice was dated 01/11/2023 with a date to vacate the property of 05/01/2023, this of course should have been 05/01/2024. The notice...

0:01 AM, 18th April 2024, About 7 months ago | 7

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Section 21 with no lease – Help!

Hi, I bought my first buy to let house in 2012 with a tenant in situ, and being naive and inexperienced, I never thought to issue a lease as my solicitor at the time arranged with the selling agent to...

Section 21 notice – Correct documentation to use?

Hello, I am a landlord with two AST’s, one that started in 2011 and another in 2013. Although these were let via a commercial letting agent, I do not appear to have the relevant documentation to...

9:42 AM, 16th April 2024, About 7 months ago | 7

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Tenants false cash rent payment claim?

Hello, I am currently going through the tenant eviction process and have received the court order for tenants to vacant the property. The tenants have now appealed against the eviction order falsely claiming...

9:34 AM, 16th April 2024, About 7 months ago | 18

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Letting agent and credits checks?

Hi all, has anyone ever found themselves in a situtation where a letting agent assured you that everything was in order with a tenant’s credit check, only to discover later that it wasn’t accurate?

HMO demand and the future?

Hi, it seems so many investors are moving towards HMO investment. What is the future of the HMOs? Will these properties still be in demand or is it too much of a risky market now? The evaluation of HMOs...

RTM company that did not take over?

Hi, my apartment block has a right to manage company set up with dormant accounts filed each year but we have never taken over. The company is ‘live’ and we are all shareholders. I’m...

Correct Issue of documentation?

I tried using Openrent quite a few years ago and it was ok but nowadays issue and acceptance of documents are far stricter than they used to be. I have just attempted it again and I asked about documentation.

8:42 AM, 15th April 2024, About 7 months ago | 8

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DANGER! Hot wiring – what we all should know?

Hello, Two weeks ago I was unaware of what Hot Wiring was. Basically, it is electricity theft done by connecting wire either side of a meter and hence no current is charged for as it doesn’t pass...

9:52 AM, 12th April 2024, About 7 months ago | 4

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Regaining possession of a private sector leased property?

Hi, does anyone have any experience of getting possession of their property back which is leased under a private sector leasing agreement (PSL) to a council / agency? I have seen articles that councils...

9:26 AM, 12th April 2024, About 7 months ago | 12

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Extra unexpected fee to assign deed of covenant to Freeholder?

I decided to gift a second home to my son and engaged a solicitor to conduct the transfer. The solicitor is now asking for £450 to assign a deed of covenant to the freeholder. Before this l gave the name...

7:32 AM, 12th April 2024, About 7 months ago | 1

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