Carpet Clean before prospective tenants' viewings
Can we make our current tenants pay for a professional carpet clean before we show the property to p

Unexpected disrepair protocol (first part)
Hello every one, just new in this forum and hope to get some help or advise before replying to my te

Disrepair - Landlord & Tenants Act 1985 - Section 11
We have received a request from tenants that they would like the house re-rendering (i.e. all ex

rent increase allowed after first 6 months?
I know the rent cannot be increased more than once in a 12 month period but can it be increased afte

No up to date Electrical Safety Certificate
We have a tenant in our downstairs flat paying rent on time every month since 1991. She keeps everyt

Energy performance certificates
I am about to complete on a property I intend to let out, obviously I'll receive an energy perfo

Light bulbs replacement
Hi Can anyone tell me whose responsiblity it is to replace light bulbs like the low energy one

Debt Collectors
Can debt collectors like Bristow and Sutor take landlords goods by force to satisfy judgement?

Service charge demands (leaseholders rights and obligations)
Hello all, I have been asked to become a director of a freehold management company (all the resident

Addendum to Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement
Dear Helpdesk I need to add an Addendum to an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement. I'm not

Data protection
I have a tenant and have received a number of complaints from neighbours about anti-social behav

RLA Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement
I have just downloaded the above. I notice at the end that there is space for only one witness. How

Landlord Registration
I've just read an article which suggests that private landlords should be registered with their

Selling Portfolio
I'm considering selling my portfolio of 8 houses and an office in the North East, I was wonderin

Insurance
I am keen to find out what you advise on insurance. I have buildings insurance within my service cha

Bricks
Could someone suggest the best place for purchasing bricks in the West Midlands (at a very competiti

Pigeon defences/ deflectors.
Seriously, I am looking for a source to supply those strips of spikes you see attached to some publi

Drains
I have a mid terrace ex-LA property and the tenants are complaining of specific drain prob

Bolier in a bedroom
I am in the process of decorating a recently purchased property, which when finished will be occupie

Court Judgement against a previous tenant
At the end of 2006 I obtained a court judgement in the sum of approximately £2300 against a previous

insurance
.............sorry i forgot to ask in last entry do any RLA members know of a good building /cont

To rent or not to rent
I have been offered a foreign tenant, endorsed by sponsorship from saudi arabia. It would be a fami

Corporate Let on Residential Property Contract Questions
Hi Folks, I am letting a house to a corporate client who has a family in the house. The 18 mont

Dispute over tree in my garden
I would like some guidance over an issue concerning a tree in the garden of a flat I own. The

Witness for Assured shorthold tenancy agreement
I understand that a witness is not required if a tenency agreement is less then 3 years. Is this cor

RLA tenancy agreement
RLA please help. I want to use the RLA tenancy agreement but am told by the letting agent:" Hav

What is Reasonable Service Charge?
I just bought (for rental investment) a freehold of a semi-detached house in which there are thr

Utility Companies
I have tenents that left and assured me the utilites would be paid by their Direct Debit. I have ret

heating
I have been to all the big suppliers and find they will not maintain gas central heating for a

HHSRS
England feels more like a communist state. We sit back an say they have the rules. These people are

Pigeons as Pets!
This post was answered by telephone.

HHSRS
They are demanding to get into a one tenant,and one guest property.When any danger was caused by the

Accidental damage
The shower has slowly leaked indetected for years under the floor boards down through the lath and p

tax energy allowance
hi, i purchased a new boiler for my rented property as it didnt pass all regs and was recommen

Ants
my tenant keeps phoning me about ants on the kitchen roof and all over the kitchen, am I responsible

Gas boiler replacement grants
We rent a property to a lady with a young daughter. She gets part of her rent paid by the council a

What id theres no heating?
Hi, We have a tenanted property with an electric boiler thats just stopped working, the electr

Sub-Letting Management Fees
This is just a 'tip' re sub-letting fees being claimed by management companies. I

If I remortgage my BTL then use equity on my residental mortgage
What are the implications tax wise if I was to do this? Ive read a little on the tax e-book whic

Sub-Letting Management Fees
This is just a 'tip' re sub-letting fees being claimed by management companies. I

gas safety check and electricity check
How often do we need to have the electricity and gas safety checks? How about EPC do we just need o