Readers Questions
Big mistake but I just want my house back?
Hi, I am a landlord for one property, which was my old house. The tenant is refusing to leave with no rent for nearly a year, and we...
Unpicking reality from requirement – EICR?
Unpicking reality from requirement: Is it acceptable that an EICR is signed off by the company the electrician works for, or should...
Scrap the S-crap-ped Selective Scheme
Manchester City Council has quietly announced that they are making a proposal for Selective Licence Schemes in areas of Manchester.
Tenants using roof space as storage without permission?
The tenants renting our top floor flat are insisting that they have a right to use the roof space as storage and unfortunately the...
HMO – single private dwellinghouse covenant refusal?
I’m selling a house set up as an HMO, that hasn’t been rented out to anyone. It has a ‘single private dwelling house’...
Advice on a DPS deposit claim please?
Hi Landlords I’m looking for advice on a DPS deposit claim, brief outline is the tenant has rented for 4 years the kitchen was...
Council takes responsibility? Guess again!
In January 2021, Reigate and Banstead Council declared a property to be a House in Multiple Occupation and served a Section 255 Notice...