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Tenant has died - question regarding rent and damage to property
Tenant has died - question regarding rent and damage to property...
Tenant has blocked the drains......
Have just had the drains jet blasted and the the conclusion from the drain man is that my tenant has created the the problem by ...
Electrical Disconnection
I rented my house privately about 2 years ago. I have now found out that he has not paid any utility bills and EON has disconnected the power to the house. They are demanding payment of £213. The utility bills are on tenants names. The tenant has vacated the house without informing me, with rent arrears & has not left without forwarding address. My question is do I have to pay tenants debts to get my house reconnected?...
Rent repayment
Need to repay my ex-tenant her rent back - but she has removed items from my house - even though I had scribbled a note and we both signed it that she would get the money...
Shop
I bought a lovely 2 bed maisonette with a small shop underneath the whole block is grade 2 listed love the history. The shop has not been used for approx 9 years and I am thinking of getting it up and running and renting it out. Well I've found out quite a lot about being a landlord and my hubby who runs his own business has been a huge help doing all maintenance work, but I don't have a clue about the ins and outs of renting a shop. Any advice would be great....
More of a question
Can anyone tell me if there are plans to request new tenants have their electrical items safety tested before taking residency and putting their items ...
Breach of contract?
I rented out my property for the first time in February this year, and have had nothing but trouble from the letting agents ever since. They have gone from innefficient to incompetent and are now ignoring me completely. I signed up for this arrangement for 12months and am stuck for another 8. So far, they have failed to identify key safety issues with the property, delayed the tenant moving in, claim to have fixed the electricals but left wiring exposed, hired shoddy contractors and haven't sent me my statements (although they have sent me statements for other properties!) I am sure they are breaching their contract left, right and centre, and the tenant is refusing to deal with them anymore because they are so useless and will only speak directly to me...so, PLEASE can anyone advise me how I can get rid of them before I lose my tenant, or worse my mind!?...
deposit scheme
Hello, I have a property where I did not register the deposit into the protected deposit scheme. The contract ran our a few years ago ...
Tenant negligence over a faulty boiler
The tenant let me know the boiler was faulty, but not immediately. She wanted to meet the gas engineer herself at her flat, but didn't make the appointment. In the meantime she was continuously resetting the boiler. Because of this, I was advised the only viable option was to replace the boiler....
Tenant and property in decline
Dear Sir/Madam I have a long standing elderly tenant who is no longer looking after himself or the property. This is suffering badly. I don't know who ...
Mrs Beatrice Straker
Am I legally allowed to accept rent from a tenant who I have asked to leave via repossession order....
Fire in garden - who is liable
Fire in garden damaged 2 neighbours cars. Who is responsible?...
water damage in ground floor flat from water pipe in upstairs loft
I own a ground floor flat, the flat above had a burst pipe in the loft while the tenant was in NZ in January. despite many attemps I was unable to get throught to the landlord of the upstairs property until the following morning. he came out a week later and told me to obtain quotes and send them to him. I contacted 6 local traders, 4 came to look at the damage and only 2 quotes were submitted which i forwarded. As I have had no contact from the landlord i sent him a text last week and he is now insisting that his tenant arranges another contracter to look at the damage. The landlord will not give me any contact details other than his mobile number and he advised that he is no longer at the previous address I had. In addition to this his property in general is poorly maintained which impacts on my ability to maintain my property. ...
selling property
I am a landlord and want to sell my property, my tennant has until july before the lease runs out and i need to know ...
Joint Landlord
Good morning, I'm currently renting my property as a joint landlord with my "ex" wife, I want to move back in to the house later in ...
PAT TESTING
Is it a legal requirement for Landlords of HMO's to have all electrical appliances PAT Tested?...
Heating
I currently run central heating at HMO from October to end of April unless unusually cold in May. My tenants can no longer control heating themselves due to misuse. ie heating on in July to dry clothes and on 24/7 in cold spells - some tenats complaining of being too hot and having windows open When heating has been turned up full blast by others. Others moaning not on enough but not willing to pay extra rent to compensate excessive bills. Am I right in closing heating down as info I have read seems to indicate tenants should have access to turn on and off at will but I have tried that and it is open for misuse. I am trying to provide affordable rents in comfortable environment but wonder if I could be enforced to give access to heating controls....
Advice please
Estate agent gone bust and being chased by a third party...
evicting a tenant - stuck, she won't move out.
I'm stuck with a tenant. I want to sell the flat, but had to take it off the market (agent said the only thing that will help me sell is to evict that tenant). In the meantime I want to rent the flat out through a management agency as I am not a professional landlord and cannot keep up with the legal side, also, I am about to adopt 2 little children from that neighbourhood and cannot manage it personally anymore. Additionally, I had to take her to court for rent arrears last year and she only paid it at the last possible minute. Financially I am very worried as there are many costs involved in the flat and I was hoping to sell it at this stage, not be stuck with a tenant and unable to sell. ...
Condensation in property, tenant threatening environmental health
due to the condensation the the property, my tenants are threatening to call environmental health and demanding that i pay to redecorate and that i replace their mattress. unsure of my rights and responsibilities?...
Mr Johnson
Deposit paid to tenant without my consent....
Mrs D Pattison
Hi there, I rented my house out through a letting agency which now after finally getting non paying tenants out of the property I am ...
problems evicting long term tenant (maybe assured tenant)
tenant moved into property in 1995 no copys of any tenant agreements tenant claiming to have "sitting tenant" type rights....
Deposit dispute
Hi there, We're disputing the deposit with our latest tenant. Before they moved in, the previous tenants had the flat professionally cleaned and they had the ...
Eviction
End of shorthold tenancy approaching - non-paying/late paying tenants - when to serve the section 21?...
Deposit Protection scheme
How does the dps decide if there is a dispute, my tenant left my property in a mess stole all curtains and white goods ( no inventory but photo s taken ) general mess, would like to know what happens in a dispute of deposit kept....
Landlord registration
Do I need to register as a landlord in England ?...
Tax question
What's the tax obligation for a property partially used as our home and partially let out?...
tenants not ventilating property
we have a two bedroom flat which we have rented out for over ten years and up till now have never had any problems with ...
My letting agent is no longer trading.
My tenant is due to renew her Extension Agreement in May. Is the original Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement still valid?. Also my tenant's guarnator has left the UK but she has paid her rent each month for the last two years. Does she need a new guarantor?...
garden repairs
request for new shed...
Tenancy Agreement dispute with letting agent
I let a property through a well known central London estate agent in September 2012. The let was for 2 years with a 1 year ...
Taking over landlord responsibilities from an agent.
I am currently letting a property through an agent and would like to dispense with his services. The contract with the tenant was setup ...
How to avoid paying the long term empty property premium
Ok so I know that this is intended to encourage landlords to redevelop old properties and put them back into use but what if it cant be done. Are there ways to avoid paying the premium ?...
Help needed with shambolic property management company
Hi, When I met my now wife, she was living in a two bedroom flat that she'd owned for the previous three years or so...we tried ...
Never Ending Maintenance - What Can I do?
Tenant has been in the property 6 months and has already commanded more maintenance on the property than I have needed to do in 5 years. The list is endless, but the majority is utterly trivial points. It's costing a fortune, how can I stop this cycle with this difficult tenant?...
1st time Landlord
I am looking to purchase a property as a buy to let for my son and 5 friends, Uni students. I have been told that ...
Sharon Venneear
Social Security Administration Act 1992...
I am out of the country and the tenant is ignoring my emails.
I rented out my 2 bed flat as a one bed flat - kept the 2nd room for myself with my stuff in it but included in the contract that i'll only stay their for a maximum of 7 days in a year unless otherwise agreed. We signed a one year lease with an option for either party to terminate after 6 months. I am not happy with the tenant and want to do that but he is ignorinng my emails....
Utilities Company Tariff Query
I am a landlord and I have a query concerning the energy supply to my property which I'm hoping someone might be able to advise me on....
deposit scheme
Hi, I have had tennants for 2 and half years now, they handed notice a month ago and left on the 1st march, leaving the house ...
Broken Lease
6 month contract - left after 1 month - no notice given. Letting agent refuses to try and chase tenant and has only relisted property...
New Flooring
Tenants have asked us to 'make a donation' towards new flooring....
TENANT DISPUTE - DEPOSIT PLUS
tENENT LEFT IN jULY 2012, had cats in property against explicit AST saying no animals, house left dirty not even hoovered or wiped down, cats caused damage and items missing. When told there would be deductions from deposit and case referred to DPS tenent made counter claims for alledged disrepair and on 5th March 13 filed court action against me as Landlord....
House let by letting agency to tennants who turned my house into a canabis farm
Hi there, wonder if you can help please? My house was let out by my letting agents to tennants who turned it into a canabis ...
Notice to Quit
My tenants have always been in arrears with their rent. They are now £391.44 in arrears (which is more than the Bond I ...
mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR)
I have condensation on sash windows and some damp in one bedroom that has 2 external walls, is it worth installing a mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) system as a longer term solution? Thanks ...
Deposit dispute
I have employed an agent to find me tenants after an extensive refurbishment of the flat....
shared tenancy, housing benefit
Hope someone can advise me. I have recently bought a property which is shared by three elderly brothers. one is 59 and on job seekers. the other two are over 65 and retired.Up to now ...
Help required regarding rental flat
No heating No hot water 2 yr contract...
Unfair Renewal Fee
Lettings Agent charging renewal fee for current tenant referred to me by previous tenant....
Putting tenant in one property before moving them into another & risks involved.
How to safely/legally structure this temporary housing....
electric has been condemed unable to rewire does tennant have to leave
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Letting Agency charging for maintenance work with out authorisation
I have received two invoices for work that I did not authorise. Should I pay for this?...
Agent closed down and did not register deposit
The agent i used did not register my tenants deposit as instructed so i'm wondering...... where do i stand ??...
Tenants split up, how to remove one from agreement
Can anyone give me some advice on how to go about the paperwork side of dealing with tenents splitting up and one moving out. they ...
Use of Landlord Expert landlords association logo
As a member of Landlord Expert landlords association, can I use your logo on my business card? Thanks...
Possession proceedings and money order
My tenant, having been issued a Section 8 notice, has informed estate agents of their intention to leave, but not me as landlord. They ...
What do I do next please?
I have given a section 21 notice to our tenant, stating we require possession of the property 31st March 2013. ...
Tenant seeks bond return via county court
Through naivety as I only own one property that I let and manage it myself, I did not place the bond in the correct scheme ...
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