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Council Tax relief for void period?
Hello, we had a tenant vacate our property on August 31st and a new tenant moving in on 2nd October, so empty for a month.
The council...
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Tenant runs up £882.60 on prepayment meter?
Hello, I am being harassed by a debt collection company. They claim that electricity worth £882.60 was used at a house I let out as...
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Served Section 21 what next?
Hello, I am a first-time landlord, who rented my property for the 1st time in Sep 2022. Our property was too big for us, and we decided...
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Unlock the Power of Lease Options: Discover the Course
Last week, I did an article about my “The BEST Property Strategy in the Falling Market” webinar which took place last night.
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RICS unveils its manifesto and calls for more homes to rent
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched its manifesto for the built environment in the run-up to the next...
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How rising interest rates could hit BTL landlords
Since most buy-to-let landlords are heavily reliant on mortgages, there is a potential regional impact should interest rates rise again,
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Tenants struggle to keep up with rent payments
An estimated seven million households are struggling to keep up with rent and mortgage payments, according to a new report.
A survey...
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