Readers Questions
Disagree with letting agent penalty?
I used a letting agent who had 1 years fees up front for finding a tenant. Upon the request from the tenant and myself, we both now...
CCJs – can you inform friends, families and communi...
I have a familiar problem with a tenant owing rent, and we have taken out a CCJ against them. He is still in the limbo period where...
Should rental purchase include the freehold?
We own a semi detached freehold house which is ex local authority. The other half of the semi is converted into two flats, which are...
Stamp Duty receipts fall – Laffer Curve?
Stamp duty receipts in decline in tandem with BTL
SDLT income take down:
“Transactions have fallen by 2.6% in 2018 and now stand...
Shelter Scotland show PRS not THE cause of homelessness
The latest homeless statistics from Shelter Scotland have been released. Click here to view the full report.
Some particular points...
CGT or PPR – should we move back in?
WE have owned a house for 30 years and it has been rented by tenants for the last 5 years. Property was purchased for around £60k...
Ruinous Council Tax banding – HMO or Flats?
I have recently been the victim of my local authority reassessing what was originally an HMO, which I converted in the early 1990’s,