I have a rogue tenant. Despite having signed a rent increase notice, he is refusing to pay the rent increase. The rent for similar properties in this area are between £1,000 to £1,200 per calendar month.
Hi, towards the end of September, I got an email confirming my successful selective licence application. This application was submitted back in June, so it’s taken a while.
Some months after I submitted...
Hi, after 50 years in the rental business, I’ve recently become a landlord of a shared flat classified as an HMO, though not a “true” HMO. I’ve been asked to provide both an FD30 fire door...
With interest rates skyrocketing I have become less tolerant with lenders in the PRS sector. I have an uncomfortable feeling of being ripped off.
Here are some examples:
1. Preferential rates only offered...
I recently found out the landlord’s licence restricts one tenant to one of my flats, while my other similar flats in the same building allow for two.
This is after I signed up a 12-month fixed tenancy...
My tenant has been with me for over 10 years. When she moved into the premises she had two children who are now adults in their 20’s. The daughter has left home but the son has continued to live...
Capital Gains Tax – Inflation, the real problem ignored by Government
The government chooses to ignore the impact of inflation on the real value of money, property, and the cost of living. Prior...
If landlords don’t have an EPC rating of C or above by 2030 then will tenants be legally required to vacate the rental property they are living in?
Who knows. Yet another thing that Labour hasn’t...
I have just realised my AST tenancy agreement has been signed by myself, the letting agent and the tenant, but not dated by any of us!
I know I ought to have been more thorough and spotted this at the...
As we watch the supply of rental property dwindle and rents head North, I thought I’d add my latest experience of open discrimination against landlords by my local council.
So the situation is the...
Hello all, like everyone I dreaded telling my tenants that their “forever home” might not be forever due to the antics of Ed Miliband and co. I even had a comment to that effect read out by...
I am currently advertising my property for rent in London and was recently contacted by HPL Estates. They claim to have been in operation for 55 years, with their main office in Maidenhead and four branches...
Hi, I have a 2-bed flat with 20-year-old storage heaters still in working order. The electrician who reset one recently commented that I should be looking at replacing these shortly and recommended “eco...
Hi, recently, I found myself in a frustrating situation with Brent Council regarding the licensing of a property I rent out.
After applying for and paying for a Selective Licence for my property, which...
1. I propose to replace a gas boiler, in a rented property I own, by an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) in order to improve the EPC rating from D to C. My provider tells me that installing an ASHP may in fact...
The requirement for landlords to have their home address on a proposed public register, even if having a letting/managing agent, could be argued as a breach of Article 8 HRA 1998. ie – the right...
Hi Everyone, I own a flat in a multiple-owned block in London and rainwater is entering because (as I can visually see out of the window) the roof hopper is blocked.
However, access to the roof is through...
Hi, my tenant finally agreed a day and time access for an annual gas safety check. However, because the tenant took so long to respond the engineer could no longer accommodate on the said day and time.
Dear Fellow readers, I have a question regarding partnership law.
Can an investment property held by three partners in equal shares (not under a Limited Company) be sold by two of the partners if the third...
Hello everyone, We are having problems dealing with Templeton LPA Receivers who have been appointed by The Mortgage Works.
We are in dispute with TMW over any alleged arrears and The Financial Ombudsman...
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