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Can a freeholder backtrack on a signed lease agreement?

I know we will need professional legal help very soon but just in case anyone has come up against this. We are an RTM (Right to Manage). We used the existing managing agent for the first year (long story)...

0:01 AM, 20th December 2024, About 3 days ago | 9

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How should a landlord handle a troubling student tenant?

Hi, we have a 3 bedroom student HMO where one of the students has been continually aggressive towards her fellow tenants. She has cut all communication with myself and I am now only able to contact her...

0:02 AM, 18th December 2024, About 5 days ago | 20

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Expat refugee commercial lease remortgage?

I live in Australia and have a residential BTL changed from a HMO about 5 years ago. The new tenant is a commercial lease with a company that houses refugees. The property is kept immaculately and I have...

0:03 AM, 17th December 2024, About 6 days ago | 2

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Letting agent withholding landlord’s documents?

Hello, I have recently terminated the landlord agreement with a letting agent in Kent, due to poor service etc. We agreed a financial settlement to end the relationship. The letting agent agreed to release...

Is tenant correspondence subject to data protection?

Hello, My property has just been inspected by the local council after my tenant complained about some issues regarding damp. Prior to the council issuing their report I wanted to provide them evidence...

10:10 AM, 10th December 2024, About 2 weeks ago | 12

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Are councils profiteering from landlords struggling to sell empty...

I own a property in Dorset which has now been on the market for 5 years since my tenants had to move out due to bad mould and damp caused by a leak in the roof that was giving them health problems.

0:02 AM, 10th December 2024, About 2 weeks ago | 36

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Incorporating joint property into existing Ltd company?

Hello everyone, I am thinking of incorporating a house which is jointly owned by myself and my wife. We have a limited company that already holds a few HMO properties. The house was bought around 10 years...

15:08 PM, 9th December 2024, About 2 weeks ago | 16

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New tenant changed their mind?

I had a tenant about to move in and then changed their mind which I agreed to if they found a replacement. They have already paid a month’s rent and the deposit. They told me they are not happy with...

0:01 AM, 9th December 2024, About 2 weeks ago | 12

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Rent increase for tenant in situ?

Hi, I’m about to complete on a property that comes with a tenant-in-situ who has a periodic tenancy with the existing owner. His current rent is significantly under market rate and as part of my offer...

0:07 AM, 5th December 2024, About 3 weeks ago | 13

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Can I evict a tenant after buying a property with no Gas Safety...

Hi, I purchased a property earlier this year through an auction with a tenant in situ. I changed the name of the landlord on the tenancy and myself and the tenant signed it. I am now trying to evict him...

0:06 AM, 5th December 2024, About 3 weeks ago | 36

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How do I increase my rent from a housing association?

Hello, I have a house in NW London let to a well known housing association since 2020. It is now very underlet relative to private market rents which is particularly painful as my mortgage cost has tripled...

0:04 AM, 5th December 2024, About 3 weeks ago | 13

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Letting agents increasing rates after NI increase?

Our letting agents sent us a letter last week announcing an increase in the percentage rates they would be charging because of the National Insurance rates going up. We responded pointed out that the contract...

0:01 AM, 5th December 2024, About 3 weeks ago | 8

What will be the market rate for forthcoming Section 13 rent...

Hello, When the Renters’ Rights Bill attains Royal Assent next year, and every application for Section 13 annual rent increase qualifies to be referred to the tribunal by your tenant for adjudication,

How should we handle tenants’ belongings and mould after...

After months of struggle (9 months), including a breathing space moratorium, we have finally managed to evict our tenants for non-payment of rent (Section 8). However, the flat is still full of their belongings...

Am I being ripped off by communal block insurance?

I have a two bedroom flat in a large Aberdeen development of 2/3/4 bedroom flats. I pay 0.89% of the annual policy premium. Smaller flats pay 0.61%. All fine as presumably my flat is dearer to reinstate...

0:01 AM, 2nd December 2024, About 3 weeks ago | 12

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Birmingham Council Lease plans to register their interest on...

I have just been notified that Birmingham Council is planning a change to the scheme in which they lease private sector properties. The implication is that it would require the title deeds of the property...

9:33 AM, 29th November 2024, About 3 weeks ago | 10

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Government turns the screws on vulnerable tenants?

In 2007, the housing benefit rate for a three-bed home in Cleveleys, Lancashire was £520pm, today it is £623.30 or a 20% rise in 17 years. The Bank of England kindly offers an inflation calculator which...

0:03 AM, 29th November 2024, About 3 weeks ago | 4

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Wired Smoke Alarm on standard 2 bed 1900s terraced property?

The Local Authority is insisting I have a wired smoke alarm fitted (England) and a new EICR once completed (just got a new one !). It currently has interlinked wireless alarms and threatening enforcement...

0:03 AM, 28th November 2024, About 4 weeks ago | 9

Joint tenancy – can either evicted tenant collect all items?

My evicted tenants were on a joint tenancy. Apparently, one tenant had moved out and the remaining tenant had to be evicted, leaving a house full of items and some unpacked. Recently, he had asked to collect,

0:01 AM, 27th November 2024, About 4 weeks ago | 15

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Treat Landlords more like Farmers?

With all the recent fuss about farmers and the changes in inheritance tax rules for them, something struck me and I wonder what thoughts other members have. I raise this partly in jest as IN NO WAY would...

9:32 AM, 26th November 2024, About 4 weeks ago | 12

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