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Tenant deductions for defrosting a large freezer?

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 2 weeks ago |  22

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How to handle a tenant refusing access?

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...

0:02 AM, 3rd July 2024, About 2 weeks ago |  18

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Leasehold and freehold titles for the same house?

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 2 weeks ago |  7

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If landlords were taxi drivers?

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 2 weeks ago |  37

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Should I accept fortnightly rent payments after serving a Section 21?

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 2 weeks ago |  15

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Section 21 in renewed tenancy: break clause timing concerns?

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 2 weeks ago |  13

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Student and non-student in same property conundrum?

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...

9:19 AM, 1st July 2024, About 2 weeks ago |  12

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Forced maintenance charge by my freeholder?

Forced maintenance charge by my freeholder?

Hi, I have a top floor 1 bed flat in a Victorian house converted into 8 flats. The freeholders who have issued to me all the correct section paperwork, obtained quotes for the rear garden (totally run...

0:01 AM, 28th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  13

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Is this council letter to tenant legal?

Is this council letter to tenant legal?

This is what the local borough sent to my tenant after I had sent her a Section 21 notice: “I have requested that you be assigned an officer who will go through the next stage with you.

9:09 AM, 27th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  44

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AST to periodic tenancy confusion?

AST to periodic tenancy confusion?

Hi, I’m considering allowing my ASTs to lapse into periodic (rolling) tenancies, but I’m finding conflicting information about notice periods for rent increases. According to Section 13, form...

0:03 AM, 27th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  6

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Advice needed for tenant moving out with property damages?

Advice needed for tenant moving out with property damages?

Hi, if you have seen my previous posts you’ll know my experience with a bad tenant with my very first BTL has been horrendous! Please see post here >> https://www.property118.com/who-pays-for-damaged-door-after-police-welfare-call/comment-page-3/#comments...

0:01 AM, 27th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  6

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Do new freeholders have to honor old agreements?

Do new freeholders have to honor old agreements?

Hi, I own a leasehold flat in a block that became derelict in 2021 after the flat above failed to repair the roof. To compensate for this, the freeholder, whom I knew, agreed to pay my rent with the understanding...

0:01 AM, 27th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  2

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Can I speed up possession due to property damage?

Can I speed up possession due to property damage?

Hi, I’m currently waiting for a Section 21 possession order, with my solicitor actively chasing the court for updates. The council advised the tenants to remain in the property until eviction. The...

9:30 AM, 26th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  5

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Tenant refused rent increase and now arguing deposit issue?

Tenant refused rent increase and now arguing deposit issue?

I had a new tenant on Universal Credit in September 2000. He accepted a rent increase of £200 in September 2022, which was not signed. He remained on the rollover periodic AST and paid this increased...

0:02 AM, 26th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  14

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Need to trace absent Freeholder to sell?

Need to trace absent Freeholder to sell?

I own one small flat which I rent out. I paid off the mortgage and was planning to retire. Fed up with constant issues paying out for roof and other maintenance I recently have decided to sell. I looked...

0:01 AM, 26th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  4

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Buying a flat where the deposit has not been protected?

Buying a flat where the deposit has not been protected?

Hi all. I’ve been offered a flat where the tenants have been renting for more than 3 years on a rolling periodic agreement. However, the existing owner/manager has not protected the deposit. Is this...

11:21 AM, 24th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  5

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How effective is the Rent Tribunal review?

How effective is the Rent Tribunal review?

I raised the rent by £140 a month in November 2023 after facing mortgage increases three times that. The tenant didn’t pay the increase or tell me he had involved the tribunal service. It was nearly...

11:08 AM, 24th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  13

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The renters reform bill (a sad act)?

The renters reform bill (a sad act)?

In 1988 Thatcher reformed the property market opening the way for BTL mortgages. She created new legislation and new tenancies were formed. Old contracts were not touched just new offerings introduced.

0:01 AM, 24th June 2024, About 3 weeks ago |  7

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Can’t gain access for Gas Safety Certificate or EIRC and tenant £5k in arrears?

Can’t gain access for Gas Safety Certificate or EIRC and...

Hi Fellow Members/Readers, I have a long-term tenant (Approx 12 yrs in situ) on an A.S.T. who has always paid rent £650pcm late and some months nothing. I served a rent increase notice last year of £75pcm,

0:00 AM, 20th June 2024, About 4 weeks ago |  6

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Tenants owe £10k but daughter is asking for a good reference?

Tenants owe £10k but daughter is asking for a good reference?

My tenants owe me nearly 10k in rent and legal fees. I am still waiting to get a high court enforcement order to evict them from my property, which could still take several weeks. I have received an email...

8:59 AM, 19th June 2024, About 4 weeks ago |  19

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