HMO inspections... just as problematical as I thought!
I was one of the first Landlords in my area to pay the huge licence fees for HMO inspections

more help with buying to holiday let
I was really interested in the article in Septembers mag about holiday letting, so much so that I ha

Month by Month Tenancy
I have been asked to produce a tenancy agreement for a new tenant on a month by month basis. Can an

RL A Post - Click My Forum Button
Members only service The RLA have launched 'My Forum' feature - simply click My Fo

New to this - At what point should deposit be paid to tenant
at what point should the deposit be paid back to the tenant. the tenant in question is being particu

DO I NEED A CHANGE OF USE APPLICATION TO OBTAIN HMO LICENCE?
DEAR MEMBERS, MY LOCAL COUNCIL ARE TELL ME THAT I NEED TO APPLY FOR A CHANGE OF

supplying broadband to large houses; hard wire or wireless??
Hi all, I am planning to supply broadband to some of my houses for students. H

How do you serve a notice 21 at the begining of a 12 month contract
Hi, I am curious to find out how do you serve a 21 section notice at the ebginning of a contract? Do

Smashed Window
Hello, I rent out a house and the tenants have called me to say they have a first floor window

Council Tax
We have recently let a property to 3 people, who are not family, they are simply sharing. When they

Tenancy and section21
Does anyone know the procedure for serving a section 21 at the start of someones tenancy, for exampl

HMO Licensing / Salford City Council
Hi I am interested in speaking to any Landlord or Agent who manage any property in the Salford Area

Return of Bond
I recently let a room to a Housing Association, who stated that they would look after my property. T

club easy student lets on TV?
Did anyone see a tv programme / article about the student lets business known as Club Easy?

Buying a Non-Traditional Ex-Council Property Built with Concrete?
Hi all Thank you for all the replies to my previous posts. I am in the final stages of buy

Draft copy HMO licence
Has anybody received a draft HMO licence if so was or should i say how many conditions was a

Can I give notice
My tenant is "dealing" from rental house. I have turned a blind eye but now it has becom

legal term
what is demotion of tenancy? I am trying to complete form N5 but do not understand this term. Please

Tenant changing their mind
I have a tenant that paid his deposit and reference fee and arranged a move in date with me. He alle

Advertising on RLA website
I've advertised on the RLA website but had no responce. Has anyone had a successful let thi

Agency Tenant Introduction Service
Hi, Is this normal practice? Scenario - Landlord signs with agent on a tenant finder

Confused by HMO licensing
Hi I am just starting out as a Landlord and am looking to advertise my property and rent it out

Tenant in new purchase
I am thinking of buying a house with a tenant who started an AST in July for 12mnths. It is an extr

Tenant left owing 2 months rent
a tenant of mine from Lytham (Mr Anthony C O'Keefe) left in March, owing 3 months rent; we have

block of flats insurance
I help manage a block with some other flat owners. We are disputing who the block insurance ,which t

Will LA inform the lender? (HMO question)
While processing an HMO application will Local Authorities inform the lender that an application has

Confused - possession, claim or both
Im confused. I've got a tenant taht owes me 2 months rent, short for another month and due short

Self contained flat/ apartments
Can anybody tell me the minimum floor space size in sq metres in order to be classed as a self conta

buying property already tenanted
Hi everyone. I am just going to purchase property already tenanted. Looking for advise please rega

Injury to tenants insurance/liability
Can anyone point me in the general direction of insurance for "injury to people living or visit

Insurance Requirments
I have just purchased a Buy to Let Flat. Can you please advise what Insurance I need. I understand t

Change of Ownership
Hi We manage a number of properties on behalf of a limited company and that company is going to

Electrical Certs - do we need them?
Can anybody clarify whether an electrical cert is a legal requirement or a best practice? Also PAT t

references from council
Has anyone managed to get a landlords reference from a council? They have never asked me for one whe

tenants from hell -ITV wednesday
I enjoyed this last night. It was nice to see the media realise that it is usually tenants who caus

RLA Advice re Licensing of HMO`s
Hi, I have now had a further meeting with the Local Authority who are responsible to Licence

invoice help please
I send out service charge bills for a block I have flats in but one flat owner wont pay because it i

returning deposit.
I have been requested by a tenant who is one of four french students sharing , contract up 31

Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Has anyone looked into how much this costs yet? I have 4 flats which I rent out without using agents

Noisy neighbours and loss of rental
I have a potential problem in the making and was wondering if anyone has had a similar situation. Th

advice and help
the letting agency i used is a member of arla and have dishonoured many aspects of landlor