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Selective licensing – should I appeal the number of occupants restriction?

Selective licensing – should I appeal the number of occupants...

Hi, The London borough where I own a single apartment has recently introduced selective licencing to all rented properties across the majority of the borough. The draft licence I have been given states...

0:07 AM, 29th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  24

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Subletting fees? – ROBINSON AND GREEN VS SIMARC

Subletting fees? – ROBINSON AND GREEN VS SIMARC...

I’m just reposting this in the hope someone can advise further. In the case ‘ROBINSON AND GREEN VS SIMARC’, the tribunal ruled that sublet fees are registration fees not admin fees and could not...

0:01 AM, 28th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  2

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Grade II Listed Building – How to turn a profit?

Grade II Listed Building – How to turn a profit?

My mother is breaking up with her husband and will have the property to herself by around April 2025. This is obviously not 100% definite just yet, but her divorce solicitor is almost certain that this...

0:02 AM, 27th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  0

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Tenants not allowing access for leak repairs?

Tenants not allowing access for leak repairs?

Hi Everyone, There has been a leak from my property into the flat below for a week now. The Managing Agent has arranged for contractors to go out, but the tenant keeps making appointments and then saying...

0:01 AM, 27th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  13

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Property118 Incorporation Client Speaks Out

Property118 Incorporation Client Speaks Out...

When the letter from HMRC landed on my doormat, I barely gave it a second thought. It seemed like just another piece of bureaucratic correspondence. But as I unfolded the paper and scanned the contents,

14:24 PM, 23rd August 2024, About 3 months ago |  95

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Will the council rehouse a tenant in rent arrears?

Will the council rehouse a tenant in rent arrears?

Hi, if a possession order has been granted and the tenant is waiting to be evicted because he thinks he can get a council house – his rent is 2 months in arrears – does this means that he is...

0:04 AM, 20th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  8

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Do I still pay service charges for my flooded leasehold apartment?

Do I still pay service charges for my flooded leasehold apartment?

Hi, I live in a leasehold apartment which suffered serious flooding 10 months ago and caused a lot of damage. Since then, the loss adjusters and builders have been working on renovations, and I have not...

0:02 AM, 20th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  2

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Post-RRB: How will evictions work at end of an AST agreement?

Post-RRB: How will evictions work at end of an AST agreement?

Hello all, I’m hoping this isn’t a silly question, however it would be great to know what people think about the following as I have not been able to find much on the matter. When the Renters...

0:01 AM, 20th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  6

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Is it time for landlords to take action?

Is it time for landlords to take action?

The last so-called Conservative government enacted some terrible policies on the PRS. After our initial shock, many of us flexed and adapted and eventually habituated to greater risks for fewer profits,

9:44 AM, 19th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  26

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Can I still evict a tenant with rent arrears despite council intervention?

Can I still evict a tenant with rent arrears despite council...

Hi, I am evicting a tenant who has been verbally abusive and threatening, and generally uncooperative. His rent is £795 pcm, and the arrears are £1,756.94. He is not the worst tenant I have ever had...

9:19 AM, 19th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  21

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Setting up as an agent?

Setting up as an agent?

Hi, I have a friend who has had too many bad experiences with letting agents and sick to the back teeth of them not doing what he pays them to do. He has approached me to look after and manage his property...

9:15 AM, 16th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  8

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What should I do if my property is reclassified to a domestic property?

What should I do if my property is reclassified to a domestic...

Hi, I have a property with eight flats, including the one I live in. I used to do holiday lettings, but due too my age (76) and less holiday makers, I have decided to let them on a six month assured tenancy.

0:02 AM, 15th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  2

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How to deal with an uncooperative tenant in arrears?

How to deal with an uncooperative tenant in arrears?

Hi, I have a tenant in my apartment and he has been withholding the rent for two months, despite our best efforts to resolve a complaint that he raised. The problem has been, that both my managing agent...

0:02 AM, 15th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  5

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How to get a earning deduction order from court?

How to get a earning deduction order from court?

Hi, I have finally got a court order against my ex-tenants after nine months of struggle, they owe me over nine months rent, not to count the damages done to my house. However, they moved out before the...

0:01 AM, 15th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  4

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What can I do if my R2R in London was mis-sold?

What can I do if my R2R in London was mis-sold?

Hello everyone, I took on a rent-to-rent (R2R) unit in June through a property sourcer based in London. The sourcer promised hands-off management with a 14% + VAT fee. However, the data presented by the...

0:01 AM, 15th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  6

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Pet clause in lease for a share of freehold property?

Pet clause in lease for a share of freehold property?

Hi, I bought a share of a freehold flat, there are two flats, and my co-freeholder lives downstairs. We both bought the flats at the same time but they moved in two months before us. Our lease states the...

0:01 AM, 15th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  6

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Should I be happy or worried about my tenant?

Should I be happy or worried about my tenant?

Hi, I was left a property around 3 years ago with a sitting tenant which I self manage. In the 15 years the tenant has lived there, he has barely complained and always paid his rent on time.

0:07 AM, 14th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  10

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Lodgings or rent a room type contract?

Lodgings or rent a room type contract?

Hi, I am intending to rent out two rooms in my residential home with access to the lounge, kitchen, diner and bathrooms. Rent will include all utilities, council tax etc. I am not there the bulk of the...

0:04 AM, 14th August 2024, About 3 months ago |  15

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What are my rights after inheriting a tenant?

What are my rights after inheriting a tenant?

Hi, I’ve recently inherited a property from my mother with a tenant in situ. My first question is: Does the contract he signed with my mother (a 30 day rolling) still stand? I’ve read through...

0:02 AM, 13th August 2024, About 4 months ago |  9

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How do I handle illegal subletting on Booking.com?

How do I handle illegal subletting on Booking.com?

Hi, I am in a very worrying situation. The tenant has always been difficult to deal with as he demanded to remove the furniture from the apartment in a very rude text message which made me feel uncomfortable.

0:01 AM, 13th August 2024, About 4 months ago |  13

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