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Garage clearance causing issues?

Hello, I rent out a residential property to a senior citizen. There is a garage which is full of her stuff from her previous house. The problem is the garage has a leaky roof which is corrugated asbestos.

0:01 AM, 4th August 2023, About 12 months ago | 5

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Electric bikes and scooters in flats?

Hello, I rent out several 2-bed flats and I’m concerned about the increased fire risk when these devices are recharged in the hallway which is the escape route. What is the best solution? Should...

0:03 AM, 3rd August 2023, About 12 months ago | 9

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Council tax bill?

Hello, a council tax bill was sent to my rental property which was empty for one month during a new tenancy. I notified the council that all correspondence should be sent to my residence. In the past...

0:01 AM, 3rd August 2023, About 12 months ago | 4

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Moving abroad for work – Can I still continue to keep renting...

Hello, I am a resident live-in landlord renting to two lodgers (lender permission granted). Looking to move abroad for work (US). I have a 5 year fixed mortgage. 4 more years left on the mortgage. Do I...

0:01 AM, 3rd August 2023, About 12 months ago | 16

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Emergency Electrician?

In the midst of a moonless night, when shadows dance ominously and the city is draped in darkness, a silent guardian emerges – the Emergency Electrician. Clad in a cloak of knowledge and armed with a...

9:33 AM, 2nd August 2023, About 12 months ago | 2

Did anyone see the BBC programme on heat pumps?

Hello, I just watched the installation of a heat pump costing around £18,000. It was supposed to show that it was possible to retrofit a property, but the property was a bungalow with a large garage.

9:28 AM, 2nd August 2023, About 12 months ago | 20

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Bike storage in flats?

Hello, I own a Victorian 3-bed rental property in London, it is a first-floor flat and I also own 2/3 of the freehold of the property which has one other ground-floor flat below it. Three new tenants are...

0:01 AM, 2nd August 2023, About 12 months ago | 12

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Letting flats on airbnb has triggered the council with threats!

Hello, having just returned from a relaxing holiday, I came home to open the post and find a filthy letter from the council about a property I own, a block of flats in Brighton (licensed HMO). I own this...

0:03 AM, 1st August 2023, About 12 months ago | 15

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Tenant ignored leak from shower cubical?

Hello, a tenant has ignored a leak from a shower cubical for months. The upshot is that I had to pay privately for trace and access which has uncovered over £6000 worth of damage!! I have also been informed...

0:02 AM, 1st August 2023, About 12 months ago | 12

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Selective Licence required or not?

Hello, legislation states: (3)A tenancy or licence is an exempt tenancy or licence if: (a)It is granted by a non-profit registered provider of social housing, (b)It is granted by a profit-making registered...

Am I still a guarantor?

Hi, a bit of of advice needed. I was a guarantor on an AST for 6 months and at the end of the tenancy the tenant was asked by the letting agents to go in to give her a new written tenancy agreement and...

9:13 AM, 31st July 2023, About 12 months ago | 47

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S13 notice after soft enquiry?

Hi everyone, If you enquire on a ‘soft basis’ as to a tenant’s agreement to a rent increase, and that enquiry is not issued on any signed and correctly documented S13 form, does this...

10:51 AM, 28th July 2023, About 12 months ago | 10

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We want to see an increase in good tenants, longer tenancies...

Hello, under the Renters Reform Bill all landlords will be legally required to join the new Ombudsman scheme which will act as a landlord register. To balance the forthcoming landlord register I think...

6:53 AM, 28th July 2023, About 12 months ago | 16

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Served S21 and tenants are still refusing to leave the property?

Hello, can anybody help and advise with this situation, please? We have sold our tenanted property and the tenants refuse to leave (as suggested to them by the local council). We served a section 21 and...

0:04 AM, 28th July 2023, About 12 months ago | 34

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Will possession order run out after a certain length of time?

Hello, I have recently been granted (from the local council) a possession order and the tenant should have moved out in May – however I have been working alongside the tenant and the local emergency...

0:02 AM, 28th July 2023, About 12 months ago | 5

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How do we deal with this tricky S20 situation?

Hello, I have a nightmare freeholder. We are leaseholders of 3 apartments, in a block of 3. We had a bad leak from the flat roof into our apartment and the freeholder refused to repair it, which is typical.

0:03 AM, 27th July 2023, About 12 months ago | 2

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Help – neighbour dispute with overhanging tree?

Hello, tenants pointed out a problem with a neighbour’s overgrown (Buddleja) tree that was overhanging and damaging the wall (back yard of a terraced house) it is actually dangerous and they have...

0:02 AM, 27th July 2023, About 12 months ago | 18

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