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Cladding: Deed of Certificate – Five Day Rule?

Cladding: Deed of Certificate – Five Day Rule?

Hello, I’m a landlord and I have 5 buy-to-let properties in England. I don’t live in any of these. Some of the BTLs are affected by cladding in the same building. The properties were purchased...

9:31 AM, 23rd October 2023, About 9 months ago |  6

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Downstairs neighbour – alleging a leak?

Downstairs neighbour – alleging a leak?

Hi, I rent out my flat a downstairs neighbour says there’s a leak from my en suite into his en suite. My en suite was installed by a major chain 1 year ago so it’s under warranty. They sent...

9:20 AM, 23rd October 2023, About 9 months ago |  6

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Tenant left belongings?

Tenant left belongings?

Hello, please can I have some help? My tenant moved out 2 weeks ago but left lots of stuff. He gave a months notice and was slowly moving things out. On check-out day he dropped the keys in the letterbox...

15:57 PM, 20th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  19

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Have I been conned by letting agent?

Have I been conned by letting agent?

Dear all, I need some help and advice desperately and urgently as I feel as if I am being exploited by an letting agent. My property in Dover was not selling so I placed it with a letting agent as I do...

0:01 AM, 20th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  5

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Armageddon out of the PRS!

Armageddon out of the PRS!

Hello, Landlords are beset with so many problems now that the question must be asked – is it worth it? Consider the looming Renters (Reform) Bill, which effectively removes control of a property...

0:05 AM, 19th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  12

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Local authority house making neighbours lives a misery!

Local authority house making neighbours lives a misery!

Hello, I manage a flat in a small, pleasant residential block where a neighbouring flat has been bought by the Local Authority and used to house their most problematic tenants. The first tenancy was to...

0:02 AM, 19th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  10

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My house burnt down – landlord insurance question?

My house burnt down – landlord insurance question?

Hello, I would be grateful for any advice from anyone who has had a similar experience or knows anyone who has. We experienced a fire at one of our rental properties recently, thankfully all regs’...

9:10 AM, 17th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  18

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Property management firm refusal to claim on block insurance?

Property management firm refusal to claim on block insurance?

Hi, I am a landlord in a block of apartments and have needed to claim block insurance for a large water leak. So far the management company is refusing to claim on the block insurance and has ceased communication...

15:02 PM, 16th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  14

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Correct date for Form 4 landlord rent increase advisory?

Correct date for Form 4 landlord rent increase advisory?

Hi everyone, I have a tenant who was on an Assured Shorthand Tenancy contract which ran off from its written end date so has therefore gone on to a rolling monthly contract (based upon monthly rental points...

9:49 AM, 16th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  8

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Help needed for bailiffs eviction application

Help needed for bailiffs eviction application...

Hello, I want to send in the N325 via the online system – I have a court order and the tenant should move out on 18th October but I know he won’t, so I have to get the bailiffs in.

9:40 AM, 16th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  4

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The audacity of my tenant has left me bewildered!

The audacity of my tenant has left me bewildered!

Hello, my tenant has had a bad year, a failed suicide attempt in Feb led to a stay on hold at our local unit and she had stopped paying top-up months before so her arrears are now over £1200. She rang...

0:01 AM, 16th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  9

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Advance rent payments?

Advance rent payments?

Hello, I have a prospective tenant whose reason for wanting to pay rent upfront for 12 months appears genuine. If rent is paid in advance into a separate account, from which monthly payments to my rent...

10:09 AM, 13th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  10

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Rental deposit?

Rental deposit?

Hello everyone, I hope someone can help with my query. I re-gained possession of my property via legal action and High Court eviction. On the day of the eviction, the tenant was about 6 weeks in rental...

9:38 AM, 13th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  3

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Tenants solicitors have read my statement before submitting theirs?

Tenants solicitors have read my statement before submitting theirs?

Hi again 118’s, so I’m going to trial re-counterclaim for disrepair. I’m truly by to gain repossession of my house. The courts stated that statements from both sides had to reach the courts by 4...

9:15 AM, 13th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  3

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Gas charged for 6 months that isn’t used in the house?

Gas charged for 6 months that isn’t used in the house?

Hello, in March of this year, a heat pump was installed in a large Victorian HMO, great idea. Since then Octopus hasn’t removed the old gas meter, and keeps on charging a maintenance fee, yet the...

0:01 AM, 12th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  10

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Tenant in rent arrears and universal credit denied?

Tenant in rent arrears and universal credit denied?

Hello, this a case whereby I have served a section 8 to my tenant and at the same time tried to negotiate with Universal Credit if they could pay the tenant’s rent. Unfortunately, I received an email...

0:01 AM, 11th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  20

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Upgrading – what options are there?

Upgrading – what options are there?

Hello, to reduce paperwork/printing etc, I’m looking at options (like DocuSign as just one example) where my own docs/contracts etc plus copies of gas certificates and the like can be sent through...

0:01 AM, 11th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  7

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Insulation and fire exit challenges?

Insulation and fire exit challenges?

Hello, I have a building control issue whereby the extension was built and not enough insulation was put in the cavity wall by the builder who was not aware. Building control wants this done as per the...

0:02 AM, 10th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  10

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Eviction notice cancelled?

Eviction notice cancelled?

Hello, I tried to evict a tenant in 2022 and got a possession order asking the tenant to leave on 1st December 2022. Got bailiffs involved but we cancelled the bailiffs as the tenants paid the majority...

0:01 AM, 10th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  11

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No Gas and No gas certificate?

No Gas and No gas certificate?

Hello, what do you do as a responsible landlord when your plumber arranges an appointment not once but twice to visit your tenant’s flat on the anniversary of your gas safety check to be greeted...

0:01 AM, 10th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  28

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