Readers Questions
Lewisham Landlord Licence required?
Hello everyone, Some licensing help if I may, I’m a little confused about Lewisham Council licencing.
I let out a 3-bedroom split-level...
Do I pay for boarding-up after police force entry?
I’ve got a flat that was empty for a few weeks as the tenants went on holiday. A neighbour on the second floor hadn’t seen...
Our solicitor says don’t buy it – Step away?
Hi, my partner and I are trying to buy a whole house that has a self-contained basement flat included. We have found out this basement...
Commercial Tenant and Insurance Claim?
Our tenant had an attempted burglary and the shop door needs to be replaced but has to be made to fit as it is not a standard size.
NIC class 2+4 mandatory or not – Unanswered question?
This financial year 20/21 my wife and I retired and I have decided to do our own tax returns.
We have 2 rental properties, the last...
Being manoeuvred out of my tenanted council flat?
I bought a flat in 2008 in a block owned by the local council. It was rented out to two lovely tenants who stayed with me for many...
En-suites make it ‘separate dwellings’?
I’m upgrading a 5-bed student house in Stoke-on-Trent to provide en-suite bathrooms in each room plus a separate visitor toilet.