Tag: readers question
Electrical safety and conditions reports – Landlord...
Electrical inspections are to me a very grey area. I rent all of my properties unfurnished as over the years I have found that most...
Can I charge tenants for extra admin if they are in arrears?
Following the news from Property118 last week regarding “no win no fee” debt collection for landlords I have been re-thinking...
HMO Bathroom Provision for 7 people
For years I have happily operated a 7 bed HMO which has 2 full bathrooms.
According to the council bumf a 4 bed house needs one full...
Agent’s breach or tenant’s breach? Please HELP!!
Our tenants moved in with pets (ferret, cat and a dog) even though we had advised our letting agents that we would not allow tenants...
Rent2Rent Scheme Gone Wrong
I rented my property to a company who in turn sub-let the property for the same term. The tenancy was an AST in the company name and...
HMO room sizes – Does size really matter?
After having read a lot of articles that Mark has posted, some of which are very informative, some of which make me laugh out loud...
Insolvency compensation rules for deposit and mortgages
What are the compensation rules when a customer has both deposits (over £85,000) and an outstanding mortgage with the same failed...