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Multi Unit Freehold Block (MUFB) Investments?

Multi Unit Freehold Block (MUFB) Investments?

Hi All, I have invested in a few MUFB last year. They are historic conversions of terraced houses in London with planning permission to be used as two flats with separate utilities, council tax etc. I...

Can another leaseholder serve me a Section 20?

Can another leaseholder serve me a Section 20?

Hello, last month I moved into a leasehold flat (converted house into two flats, I am upstairs). Four days after moving in, the downstairs neighbour asked me to contribute to getting the guttering sorted...

Is my licenced shared student house a single private dwelling?

Is my licenced shared student house a single private dwelling?

Hello, Portsmouth City Council are trying the tell me the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) applies to a shared house (a small HMO let out whole) on a Joint Tenancy. Of course, in HMOs with...

Ltd Company Mortgages – Escape Velocity from Personal Finances?

Ltd Company Mortgages – Escape Velocity from Personal Finances?

Hi everyone. First time posting, but I have been lurking here for a while. I currently have one mortgaged property in my limited company, and I am currently in the process of purchasing my second. The...

Rent protection payments on the tax return form?

Rent protection payments on the tax return form?

Hi, Has anyone here used rent protection insurance? If so did you just treat the insurance payments exactly like rent for tax purposes? I am having to evict a tenant for non-payment of rent during this...

Management company asking for 3 years advance service charge to allow the purchase?

Management company asking for 3 years advance service charge...

Hello everyone, A friend of mine buying a flat and he is also a non-Uk national. The Management company of the block he is buying the flat in is asking for 3 years advance service charge on top of the...

Forfeiture for non-payment of ground rent – would this happen?

Forfeiture for non-payment of ground rent – would this...

Hello, Having got to the very end of a lengthy conveyance of a probate leasehold house purchase, I have an issue that I am trying to understand the potential risk of actually happening. The freeholder...

Rent arrears recovery from a limited company tenant?

Rent arrears recovery from a limited company tenant?

Hello, Can anyone help? I rented my HMO property through an agent to a limited company on a tenancy agreement which was not an AST. The limited company paid one month’s deposit which is held in my agent’s...

How to find domestic electricity supplier for Victorian style flats?

How to find domestic electricity supplier for Victorian style...

Hello, we would like to change the supplier for our communal hallway electricity. Our properties are old Victorian style with a minimum of four flats and up to 10 flats all fully self-contained with their...

Counting the cost: Council’s exorbitant charges for HMOs!

Counting the cost: Council’s exorbitant charges for HMOs!

Hello, I am expressing my concern regarding the local council charges for HMO licensing fees. I own a 5-bedroom flat in Scotland that has been converted into an HMO, compliant with the guidelines provided...

Should I add the boyfriend to the tenancy agreement or as a permitted occupier?

Should I add the boyfriend to the tenancy agreement or as a permitted...

Hello, I wonder if I can get some advice and guidance from the fellow landlords please. We have a three bed house. Tenant A and her mum (tenant B) and sister (tenant C) are currently living in the house...

Working tenant wants to bring long term boyfriend?

Working tenant wants to bring long term boyfriend?

Hi, I have a working tenant who wants to bring her boyfriend to live with her. Her tenancy says just her and we have rent guarantee insurance. She says she will continue to be responsible for the rent...

Sub-letting landlord insurance question – who to use?

Sub-letting landlord insurance question – who to use?

Hello, I’m thinking of letting a property to a company given a contract with the local authority to provide temp accommodation for single unit families only (those on the existing housing waiting...

The random rolling out of HMO definitions?

The random rolling out of HMO definitions?

The Department of Levelling Up has provided the opportunity for local authorities to roll out their own legislation under the umbrella of their more penal HMO regulations covering all kinds of bizarre...

Newbie to PRS?

Newbie to PRS?

Hello all, I am in the incredibly lucky position to soon have about £390k in cash, so no mortgage is needed. I want to invest and buy a flat in London and rent it out. I would like to ask for advice.

Shop tenant paying rent from Ltd company?

Shop tenant paying rent from Ltd company?

Hello, we have a shop, which has a commercial lease in place for a 20 year term. The tenant has a post office inside the shop and the lease was in her personal name. The tenant attempted to pay the rent...

What do landlords think of the new LHA rates for 2024 – 2025?

What do landlords think of the new LHA rates for 2024 –...

Hello, Please read this about the local housing allowance rates for 2024 to 2025: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-housing-allowance-indicative-rates-for-2024-to-2025/indicative-local-housing-allowance-rates-for-2024-to-2025...

Should I rent out a dilapidated property?

Should I rent out a dilapidated property?

Hello, We have a property in the family that we have taken back into possession after a very long rental term, circa 50 years. As you could imagine it is now quite dated and run down inside. All still...

Selective licensing: Minimum bedroom size?

Selective licensing: Minimum bedroom size?

Hi, I rent out a 1 bed flat in Southend on Sea, the council have just introduced selective licensing. I have just had a compliance visit, the result being that the housing officer has said the bedroom...

Section 21 issue with a tenant in situ?

Section 21 issue with a tenant in situ?

Hello, My tenant has been in the property for a very long time, even before I purchased it in 2006. I have tried to sell the property with them in situ but no takers which I tried for around 6 months.

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