One access door to the property
Dear RLA I would like to purchase a 2 bed property and use the downstairs lounge as a 3 rd bedr

Refusal entry by the tennat
What the landlord can do in regard to "improvment notice" or "Emergency Prohibition O

electrical testing
I've been trying to establish what I need to do to about electrical testing of the flat that I a

Gas services in West Yorkshire
Does anybody know of a good gas man based in West Yorkshire mainly Dewsbury area, my gas man has jus

Boiler Breakdown
Boiler 2 Years old. Keeps breaking down, I have British Gas cover. Engineer has visited property 3 t

Snow
Hi All. Am I correct in the following. If it snows leave it on the flow and do not pu

Bedsits
Hello, If a landlord hasan end terraced house converted into bedsits, they have kitche area bu

Heating in a 'Rent a room' property
I would like feed back as to how other landlords control the central heating in a 'rent-a

Deceased Landlord
A friend who rents a house has asked me how he stands as his landlord has comitted suicide. He

Carpets in North Shields
Can anyone recommend a good and reasonable carpet supplier/fitter in the North Shields area please?

English Tenants in my Spainish Apartment
Hi I want to rent out my apartment in Spain. My main question is that whether you offer any adv

Foreign tenants
Hi, I have a guy from the Republic of Ireland and also a couple from Poland who are both inter

Gas Safety Certificates
Can anyone recommend a firm to do this in Northampton area please? What sort of charges should

letting agent leeds
Hi can anyone recommend a letting agent in leeds to look after a student property

Polystyrene Ceiling Tiles
Hi, I am thinking of buying an additional property but the house I have been looking at has polystyr

Rent payment date different to tenancy date
I have tenants due to move in on the 14th of the month, but who which to pay the rent on the 30th of

Landlord insurance when property is insured under Head Lease
I am about to rent a flat which I own as a leashold property. Not that it is relevant to my que

liable to pay
Who liable to pay if my front walls is damaged and some of the bricks are broken and the tenant did

Bunk beds by window
I have a tenant who wants to put up or build bunks beds for two small children. As the room is very

Leak from property above my flat - liability query
My tenants rang to report a leak coming from the flat above, which is managed by a letting agency.

decorative
My check-out inventory says the tenant left, The property has been left in poor decorative and f

Housing Benefit Direct payment to Landlord
Good morning I have just received a letter & form to complete from the local Revenue & Benefits

Condensation around windows
Hi My tennant is complaining of damp/water around the windows. What is my responsibility as th

increasing rent
i have had a tennant since 2007 on a assured shorthold tennancy she is in hb whats the correct way t

handicapped tenants
We found potential tenants--a couple with a 40 year old handicapped son. The husband is work

Tenancy agreement addendem
We are about to accept tenants with pets but want to ensure they have the house and carpets cleaned

Risk of flooding after heavy rain
I have several properties in Taunton none of which have been affected by flooding. One came very clo

Burglar alarm
My tenant has rung to say that the burglar alarm has gone off and she is unable to turn it off, so i

Fire Alarm/Emergency Lighting
Dear Help Desk, Please can you let me know how often I need to have the fire alarm and emergenc

Smoke Detectors
When Iwas at a student house last week to carry out some unrelated maintenance work, I noticed that

How much to allow for utilities if included in rent
I'm thinking of including all bills in the rent. At the moment the tenants (students) pay their

Fire Smoke Alarm
We have converted the downstairs of a public house into an office. The upstairs we rent out as a fla

tenancy agreement/contract
Hello, Hope you can help? I am not sure which tenancy agreement to download for the property i

FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
We currently have undertaken FRA every 2 years to the internal common areas of a block of flats we o

URGENT - Are you a 'double renter'?
Are you both a landlord and a tenant (ie. a 'double renter'), letting out your own property

Freeholder's Managing Agent
Hi I am considering aquiring the Freehold of my 1 bed flat. There are 2 flats in the building a

Inventory Software and Property Management Software
Can anybody advise on Inventory Software, I currently use the free software by PropertyHawk, but am

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND TRICKY TENANT
We own a property with shop on ground floor and a flat on first and second floor with seperate rear

Renovations of interior walls
Hello, One of our flats in the block are planning to do some interior renovations and maybe mov

Gas and Electric Tariffs
Hi, I am trying to find out if there is a way of accessing special discounted 'bulk' tariffs

Gas Safety Check
Hi, I have a tenant that is simply not responding to any kind of contact. I have tried to call