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Tenant has fallen down the stairs and sustained injuries?

Tenant has fallen down the stairs and sustained injuries?

Hi, I’m looking for advice as one of my tenants has today messaged saying they have fallen down the stairs in my rented property. They haven’t advised how/what caused them to fall down, but here is...

12:26 PM, 5th July 2022, About 2 years ago |  24

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Induction hobs in HMOs?

Induction hobs in HMOs?

Does anyone have good or bad experiences with induction hobs in HMOs? We are about to refurbish some communal kitchenss in HMOs occupied by working people (not students), and weighing up whether to replace...

12:19 PM, 5th July 2022, About 2 years ago |  24

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Lower EPC rating after improvements – Is there an official referee?

Lower EPC rating after improvements – Is there an official...

I have an EPC from 2009 which rated my house as a D67 this noted that there was ‘partial double glazing ‘ and recommended that full double glazing be fitted, which would boost the rating to...

13:53 PM, 4th July 2022, About 2 years ago |  14

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Supported Housing Crack Down

Supported Housing Crack Down...

Unscrupulous Supported housing providers who exploit vulnerable residents by charging high rents for poor-quality accommodation and offering almost no help will be driven out of the supported housing market...

13:42 PM, 4th July 2022, About 2 years ago |  3

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Agent increasing fees one week before new students move in?

Agent increasing fees one week before new students move in?

I rent a property as a student let. However, one week before new students were due to move in the agency looking after this property notified me of an increase in the fees they charge. If I end the agreement...

13:33 PM, 4th July 2022, About 2 years ago |  4

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Put it down to experience?

Put it down to experience?

A friend of mine, also a landlord, used a letting agency to find a tenant. She assumed the letting agency would also protect the deposit. When the tenant came to leave, she found that the deposit had not...

13:26 PM, 4th July 2022, About 2 years ago |  16

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Service charges and repairs – Allowable expenses?

Service charges and repairs – Allowable expenses?

My daughter is living, rent-free, in my last remaining BTL, a leasehold flat. Decided that with all the additional legislation coming to get out of the PRS. In 2021-22 I did not rent out the 2nd bedroom...

0:43 AM, 1st July 2022, About 2 years ago |  4

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Confusion about HMO definition?

Confusion about HMO definition?

Hi All, I will soon become a property owner and I wanted to rent out two rooms to help with the mortgage and bills. I live in Croydon (where full planning permission is required for any kind of HMO) I...

14:16 PM, 29th June 2022, About 2 years ago |  4

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Eviction without deposit PI served?

Eviction without deposit PI served?

Hi All, My tenant’s deposit funds were secured correctly at the start of the tenancy. However, the explanatory prescribed information leaflets about reclaim of cash etc. has NOT been served upon...

10:07 AM, 28th June 2022, About 2 years ago |  28

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Can I increase rent while waiting for a S21 eviction?

Can I increase rent while waiting for a S21 eviction?

We are using Section 21 to evict a tenant because the freeholder is legitimately complaining about overcrowding and noise (birth of two children in a one-bedroomed flat post moving in). However, the rent...

9:35 AM, 28th June 2022, About 2 years ago |  9

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Rectify or replace 1980s loft conversion?

Rectify or replace 1980s loft conversion?

Hi Everyone, I bought a dormer bungalow and an indemnity policy for a rear loft conversion (large single, box room & shower room) that received planning permission in 1981 but for which there is no...

10:25 AM, 27th June 2022, About 2 years ago |  7

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Getting the property back out of my estate?

Getting the property back out of my estate?

In 2009 my son-in-law got into financial difficulty and I repaid all debts and the mortgage on their property and took ownership of their home allowing them to remain in the property rent-free. At the...

9:56 AM, 27th June 2022, About 2 years ago |  22

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Banning of Landlords using Airbnb?

Banning of Landlords using Airbnb?

Hi Everyone, I’ve just read in ‘The Daily Mail and The Telegraph’, that Gove (in all his wisdom!), is now proposing banning Landlords from using short-term holiday let web portals such...

9:39 AM, 27th June 2022, About 2 years ago |  16

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Petition and Regulation of Property Agents

Petition and Regulation of Property Agents...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on a petition to get RoPA actually implemented. After a bit of effort, it’s now live and ready for you to sign. It says … “Regulation of Property Agents...

10:50 AM, 24th June 2022, About 2 years ago |  4

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Renters’ Reform Bill – Mortgages and RGI?

Renters’ Reform Bill – Mortgages and RGI?

Hi Everyone, Has anyone received any information/feedback regarding what mortgage and Rental Guarantee Insurance (RGI) companies’ thoughts are with regards to the proposed new legislation, The Renters’...

13:40 PM, 23rd June 2022, About 2 years ago |  8

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First possible date of court proceedings?

First possible date of court proceedings?

Hi everyone, I sent out a Section 8 notice (ground 1) on Monday 20th June using a tracked courier that does not require a signature on delivery. I was hoping it would have arrived yesterday or today. Unfortunately,

11:48 AM, 23rd June 2022, About 2 years ago |  2

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First Section 21 notice in 20+ years looming?

First Section 21 notice in 20+ years looming?

Along with my own portfolio, I look after a single property owned by my elderly mother. It is the last one of my late father’s portfolio, the others having been sold some years ago as they became...

11:40 AM, 23rd June 2022, About 2 years ago |  6

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Is it not an idea to get landlords paid for their time and administrative effort?

Is it not an idea to get landlords paid for their time and administrative...

I lose a lot of time (especially being an HMO landlord) with referencing tenants. Both referencing companies and tenants seem to expect all this to be done for free! It costs landlords time and money,

14:40 PM, 22nd June 2022, About 2 years ago |  13

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Meet Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) Landlord tax planning strategies – pin Luton

Meet Mark Smith (Barrister-At-Law) Landlord tax planning strategies...

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers, will be presenting in person an overview of several landlord tax strategies at the pin Luton meeting Tuesday 28th June. The...

11:27 AM, 22nd June 2022, About 2 years ago |  0

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Short-term rental alternatives to Airbnb?

Short-term rental alternatives to Airbnb?

Hi everyone, I am looking into short-term rentals and wondering if there is a way to handle/manage direct booking short-term rentals other than using Airbnb etc.? An example would be a short-term rental...

10:51 AM, 22nd June 2022, About 2 years ago |  4

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