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Nov
15

Nationwide – another West Brom?

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Following the hugely impressive decision in West Brom (well done Mark and team!), I’ve been looking into the position regarding my Nationwide mortgage. This started off as a tracker residential mortgage with Portman in 1996. I moved in 1998 and applied for, and was granted, consent to let. Portman applied a 1% loading to the… Read more

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Nov
15

Rent Smart Wales Deadline Approaches…

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The Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) is reminding all landlords and agents with properties in Wales that the deadline for registration is the 23rd November 2016. There are only a few days left to make sure you are letting within the law – after the 23rd it will be a criminal and civil offence to let […]

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Nov
14

HMO and residential property licensing reforms – consultation paper Oct 2016

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I am a busy landlady and campaigner for good landlords.  At the moment we are studying this consultation by the DCLG and it is another nightmare of tricks for the compliant HMO operator. We have a chain of HMO’s and it is terrifying. Please Click Here to download the consultation. It was published in mid… Read more

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Nov
14

Subletting fee changes since 2014?

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I’ve been looking through the forum discussions this morning, but haven’t found anything (yet perhaps) relating to freeholder demands for sub-letting fees over the last year or two. I wondered if there have been any changes since 2014? I want to challenge SIMARC’s bill of £120 to allow me to sublet my property. They are… Read more

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Nov
14

Council say elderly mother with dementia cannot be added to tenancy?

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I have a lady tenant on LHA in a two bed house for the last two years. She has decided to move her mother in with her 90 years of age suffering from Dementia. She had her own council bungalow and all her rent and council tax was paid as she is on pension credit… Read more

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Nov
14

Items taken from rented homes

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Is it an occupational hazard for landlords, losing items from their rental properties when tenants leave? According to North Eastern sales and lettings firm KIS, TVs, boilers and beds are top the list of items taken from rented homes. The firm’s anti-deposits campaigner Ajay Jagota says that he has experience of light-fingered North Easterners who […]

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Nov
13

Last opportunity to make a correct decision ….

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Hi Mark. As a Property118 Founder Member I took advantage of a free 15 minute consultation with Mr Mark Smith of Cotswold Barristers (The chap who extracted 27.5 million GBPs from the West Bromwich Building Society)  I began by asking him, in view of my circumstances , whether it was worth me incorporating my Buy… Read more

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Nov
12

The slightly unusual dilemma of a Croydon landlord

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Re-published – first published on 21st October 2013 Dear Mark (and all Property118 readers) I think my wife might be having an affair with one of my tenants. The usual give away signs are all there, lots of “girlie nights out”, which she never used to do, and phone calls where the other person just… Read more

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Nov
11

Leasehold Flat has a design fault – Who do I pursue?

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I have purchased a leasehold flat and the building has a design fault. The builder tried to fix it thrice in warranty and failed. Finally the last contractor sent by the builder has identified the fault as a design issue. Now the builder is refusing to fix as it is out of warranty and the… Read more

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Nov
11

Belvoir MD warns of tax policy on Buy-to-Let

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Belvoir’s first post-Brexit survey of franchise owners from across the company’s network, and their rental index produced from this, confirms that despite uncertainty following Brexit, and recent stamp duty increases, the private rental market continues to thrive. However, Belvoir’s Chief Operating Officer, Dorian Gonsalves has warned things could change quickly if the new May government […]

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