Readers Questions
What to do about CO alarms?
Hello everyone, If you have fixed gas appliances in residential premises you let, the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations...
Tenant’s poor housekeeping causing property disrepair?
What to do for the best? I have long-standing tenants (from 2016) who don’t appear to have done any cleaning since then.
The...
Return of deposit with Blu Tack marks on walls
Hello, I value everybody’s opinion here. I had a long term tenant in a flat which has been quite low maintenance. He asked for...
Shaving Foam Is Dead!
Those of you with long memories will recall the talks I gave 5 to 10 years ago about my ‘shaving foam technique’. It got...
Anyone housed an Afghan family via an AST?
Hello everyone, Isn’t the language barrier the biggest issue at the end of the day?
I’ve taken a single Ukrainian lady...
Head leaseholder wants to muscle in!
Hello everyone, My wife and I own a leasehold flat in a block of six. A head leaseholder is named on the lease but the freeholder is...
Loft Flat Is Uninhabitable at 38 Degrees
Hello everyone, My London (Clapham) Loft flat has become “uninhabitable” and/or “uncomfortable to live in”...