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How to help long-time tenant that can’t afford rent?

So imagine this scenario you have a tenant that’s been with you for five years. Always paid rent on time, no problems, keeps the place well – the ideal tenant. BUT NOW the tenant’s maintenance...

Renting to a prospective purchaser?

Hi all, I am in the process of selling my mother’s house, which is empty and have had a prospective buyer since March. However, there have been some problems regarding the sale and this has caused the...

0:08 AM, 6th June 2023, About A year ago | 25

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Out of date EPC causing problems with repossession?

Hi, I’ve just had this in a letter from our letting agents… “Renewing your EPC isn’t legally required at this point, however, there have been cases where courts have queried an out-of-date EPC...

0:07 AM, 6th June 2023, About A year ago | 23

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Entryphone system – permission needed?

Hello, A friend of mine lives in a block of three flats. The communal front door does not have any locking system which seems unbelievable to me these days. She and one of the other owners would like...

0:03 AM, 6th June 2023, About A year ago | 1

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Skylights repair project?

Hello, I have a Victorian building that is three storeys and has eight flats and was converted many decades ago. The building has three skylights on the roof, which is the ceiling (flat roof) for two...

9:38 AM, 5th June 2023, About A year ago | 4

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Management Co’s long-term use of our parking space, without...

Hello, We own a leasehold flat with a designated parking space in an underground car park. The property has been let out to the same tenant for 13 years. They never used the parking space and we never...

9:30 AM, 5th June 2023, About A year ago | 10

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Can’t find someone to lend on a freehold flat?

Hello, last September I purchased the second flat in a converted Victorian house for which I already owned the first flat and the freehold. For whatever reason, I was obliged to merge the leasehold on...

Will selling up be a mandatory ground in the Renters’ Reform...

Hello, will selling up be a mandatory ground in the Renters’ Reform Bill? Like others, I was concerned that while the white paper mentioned a new mandatory ground for persistent rent arrears the...

Can letting agent increase fees without agreement?

Hello, I have a property which is rented out via a letting agent with full management service. The current agreement was signed by both parties in 2018 with a monthly % management service fee and fixed...

Electrical installation condition report?

Hello, 99% of landlords have an Electrical Installation Conditions Report (EICR) in place, which determines the electrical condition of the property’s electrics. However, I am still going into properties...

0:01 AM, 1st June 2023, About A year ago | 20

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Borrowing for UK Buy to Let as an expat?

Hi all, I am in the process of moving abroad. My income from overseas would be considerably larger and I was planning to invest it into Buy to Let in the UK. The broker I usually speak to practically said...

8:36 AM, 31st May 2023, About A year ago | 5

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Lease extension premium?

Hello, I am in process of selling a 1 bed flat and need to extend the lease. The lease has approx. 53 years to run. The flat is valued at around £170,000. The lessor has proposed a premium of around £28,000...

0:02 AM, 31st May 2023, About A year ago | 12

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Legal disclaimer to use trampoline?

Hello, We rent an annex to our property, which has access to our garden. It is not possible to block this, but we have always had a verbal agreement with tenants that they have use of a private fenced...

9:16 AM, 30th May 2023, About A year ago | 0

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Carpet moths – who is responsible?

Hi, I have a tenant that has been here for about nine years. I replaced all the carpets throughout the property a couple of years ago and he replaced the kitchen flooring with laminate. He has just messaged...

9:16 AM, 30th May 2023, About A year ago | 8

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EPC work cost £8k and property is still a D! Missold air source...

Hello, I had a heat source air pump salesman visit 3 properties. My case was very clear – I’m only doing the work if it’ll make the EPC move from a D to a C – otherwise its pointless.

9:08 AM, 30th May 2023, About A year ago | 69

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How to select a managing agent?

Hello, We wish to obtain quotes from managing agents to take over the management of our small block of 7 flats. I have obtained a list of 5 agents who operate in our area but only one of them is ARMA accredited.

9:43 AM, 24th May 2023, About A year ago | 0

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Section 13 rent increase?

Hello, What can you do when a tenant just ignores a Section 13? If he/she takes it to a Tribunal then you have to abide by the judgement. When it is just ignored, is the initiation of a Section 21 eviction...

0:05 AM, 24th May 2023, About A year ago | 14

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Superior landlords – the Thieves of Variation?

Hello, As a reasonably large portfolio landlord, we had been caught out by the ‘Doubling Ground Rent’ clause in numerous leases for a multitude of apartments. These clauses make the property un-mortgageable...

0:01 AM, 24th May 2023, About A year ago | 6

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HMO clarity within a ‘residential ‘lease’?

Hello, I manage staff accommodation for our company and recently the company split and the original directors of the company went off and started a new company. These directors own houses in which we...

Forged signature? Court hearing for possession claim...

Hello, I have a tenant who denied that she signed the tenancy receipt document at the court hearing in April. I tried to evict her using section 21. The judge told her to write a witness statement that...

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