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Tenants (contract Holders notice) Wales regs?

Tenants (contract Holders notice) Wales regs?

While reading the new Welsh Contract holder regulations due to come into effect, it left me with questions, I have many but the main three are:- Firstly – Is it correct that tenants (sorry contract...

11:45 AM, 26th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  18

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Letting agent closed their office?

Letting agent closed their office?

Hi – my letting and managing agent closed their local office and made the staff redundant, without informing me, or other landlords and tenants. They tried to keep it secret, by re-routing phone...

10:18 AM, 24th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  3

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Tenants “blackmail” me to lie to council?

Tenants “blackmail” me to lie to council?

The court has granted me S21 possession, vacate date was 18 January. The tenants had promised to move out on 18 Jan, but again they lied, and still refuse to leave, and now this “blackmail” from them...

10:05 AM, 24th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  30

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Divorce and getting off joint buy to let mortgags?

Divorce and getting off joint buy to let mortgags?

I am in the process of getting divorced and have 16 Buy to Let properties with my ex. The mortgages have been in place for a long time with great interest rates. How easy would it be for me to come off...

10:55 AM, 21st January 2022, About 3 years ago |  8

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Gifting to my brother?

Gifting to my brother?

My mother died 5 years ago, and we jointly owned a property. I would very much like to now transfer this property to my other sibling. My question is would I have to sell it to him, or can I just give...

10:45 AM, 21st January 2022, About 3 years ago |  4

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HMO Tenant Clarification Scenario?

HMO Tenant Clarification Scenario?

I’m thinking about renting out my 2 double bedroom house in the future if we need to move for work. However, I’m trying to plan the economics of it for the different types of tenant make ups. I am...

9:41 AM, 21st January 2022, About 3 years ago |  5

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Should I hang tight on lease extension?

Should I hang tight on lease extension?

I own a leasehold property with 85 years left on the lease. I am aware of proposed changes to the law around leases, but the changes haven’t been enacted by parliament yet. The question is should...

10:17 AM, 20th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  14

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Letting in Wales – The pain of going through such a load of red tape?

Letting in Wales – The pain of going through such a load...

I only have two small terraced properties that I am letting in Wales, but this year big changes are looming in July. Letting contracts have to be changed, but the big one is the Fit for Habitation rules,

9:49 AM, 20th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  9

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Should I sell, pay the CGT and take my tenant?

Should I sell, pay the CGT and take my tenant?

Hi All, I am looking for some advice. Firstly, I will explain my situation. I have a leasehold flat that I have let for about 4 years to a good tenant. I am now getting major issues with the Residential...

9:30 AM, 20th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  4

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EPC – Improvement advice for 2025 please?

EPC – Improvement advice for 2025 please?

We are a company just starting our adventure into the BTL market – we own 1 property and are nearing completion on the second in the North East. This property is well into Level E of the EPC and...

12:00 PM, 19th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  59

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Do I pay eccentric tenant’s Gas Bill?

Do I pay eccentric tenant’s Gas Bill?

I bought a house in 2007 and let it to a single person, who has remained in place ever since. As the years have gone by they’ve become more and more eccentric to the point where their refusal to...

11:55 AM, 19th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  22

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Can I rent out 2 small rooms to one person to get around minimum HMO sizes?

Can I rent out 2 small rooms to one person to get around minimum...

I would like to hear other members opinions on HMO room sizes. I understand that national standards for room sizes for singles over 10 years old is 6.51sq m so that should include adults as well. I have...

11:48 AM, 18th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  5

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Rent a Property before Probate is Granted?

Rent a Property before Probate is Granted?

I am an executor of an estate that includes a property that is currently empty. Probate has been entered, but a caveat has stopped this process. In addition to this, the title deeds are missing, so there...

11:37 AM, 18th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  2

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Landlords not included in cladding remuneration?

Landlords not included in cladding remuneration?

This came into my inbox: Housing secretary Michael Gove has revealed that landlords will not be included in the cladding remediation fund initiative for affected residential tower leaseholders announced...

11:31 AM, 18th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  11

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Keys and tenants own appliances?

Keys and tenants own appliances?

I hope I can ask about two things at once here. Firstly, as a private landlord, I don’t have an office that is always open during office hours. If my tenants lock themselves out, just how quickly...

14:03 PM, 17th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  11

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Major works gone bad – Decisions?

Major works gone bad – Decisions?

Following a couple of years of ‘major works’ costing so far £1m in a block – it has as expected by the leaseholders gone very badly wrong! Covid didn’t help, but the major issue...

11:48 AM, 17th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  5

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Commercial Tenancies – What can be charged?

Commercial Tenancies – What can be charged?

I have a tenant who wants to retire from his business, and he has an employee who wants to purchase the business/goodwill and goods and take over the lease. It has been established the lease cannot be...

11:27 AM, 17th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  10

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Letting agent not responding to my hand-delivered letter

Letting agent not responding to my hand-delivered letter...

I am a first-time Landlord and the Letting agent does not respond to my hand-delivered twice repeated letter regarding a tenant complaint. As I live in the same block of flats, I dealt with the tenants’...

10:18 AM, 14th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  8

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New Government consultation reforming leasehold and commonhold systems

New Government consultation reforming leasehold and commonhold...

There is a new Government consultation on reforming the leasehold and commonhold systems in England and Wales. It seeks views on reforms to the leasehold and commonhold systems, following recommendations...

10:01 AM, 14th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  0

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Proposed £1100 licence fee for Landlords in Leicester?

Proposed £1100 licence fee for Landlords in Leicester?

My local authority in Leicester is consulting to introduce a Licence for landlords in certain areas or Citywide for fees of around £1100. The consultation paper is extremely long to fill in and questions...

8:48 AM, 12th January 2022, About 3 years ago |  17

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