Freehold property with site management lease?
Hello! We are in the process of selling a property in Manchester, it's a Freehold property. W

rent guard
Hi Has anybody had experience of Rent Guard for Rent Guarantee Insurance. I telephoned their off

Re-entering our property
Do we still need to get a court order and bailiff to enter our property as the tenant has not han

What does the law say about Fire Alarms?
Can I ask if the mandatory smoke alarms fitted in a rental property HAVE to be wired into the mai

Letting Agents
We have used a local letting agent to find a tenant for our first property 2 bedroom mid terrace

National English Housing Survey [ EHS] on-line
For 2017-18 the report shows the bigger picture of tnt's overall satisfaction with their LL &

Updated how to rent guide
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-rent

Tenants threats of bullying
Hi Everyone. I have a tenant who stopped paying his rent over two months ago. Lost his job

Anyone watching Nightmare Tenants & Slum Landlords?
I am enjoying Channel 5 new series looking into the extremes of our industry. Considering the ne

Rights of tenant non-smoker
What rights, if any, does a non-smoking tenant in a first floor flat have to stop the neighbour b

House prices fall
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Do I need EPC for a HMO?
I'm in the process of buying a 5 bed HMO property, with a HMO licence. The EPC provided is a

Business property agreement
Hello any advice would be most helpful Me and my business partner separated our property asset

Broadband
I have 3 furnished HMO's one in Edinburgh and 2 in Basingstoke. I provide all services includ

How to rent booklet
Just came across this - https://nearlylegal.co.uk/2019/08/how-to-rent-guides-sneak-updates/

Using the AST download agreement
Hi, I have the instruction pdf that goes with the AST document. But I understand th

Sleeping rough is a criminal offence
Sleeping rough in a public space is a criminal offence according to the Vagrancy Act 1824:

Tenant in contract would like to move his girlfriend in.
Hi All, One of my tenants has asked if his partner can move in, Im happy with his( I will che

Deposits Question
If landlord thinks some tenancy deposit should be witheld at the end of a tenancy...but the agent

Assest value down by 25%
A vote to leave the biggest free trading block in the world and the UK's biggest trading part

Joint Tenancy - removal/change of tenancy
I am a landlord but have a query relating to someone I know who is renting via a letting agency.

Electrical Certificate
Good afternoon I have just bought a new cooker for my rental property and had it connected

Reasonable amount of rent increase for periodic tenancy
Hello I have two properties that are running on rolling tenancy. One in particular is around 3

Tenant Fee Ban
Tenants paid holding deposit, completed questionnaire declare they had two Rottweilers, which was

Abandoned property
Has anyone had this problem. How did they deal with it and was it successful

Airbnb host evicted and fined 100k

Correct way to make rent increase
Hello, What is the correct procedure for increasing the rent at the time of renewing the t

Rent in Advance
Hello I have recently taken a deposit and 4 weeks rent in advance. I asked the tena

The Consultation on S21 says no posssession for two years when selling or moveing in yourself
Hello everyone, As a landlord, the Consultation from the government on axing S21 says you

Unexpected parrot brought up at viewing
Just drove an hour for a later than usual viewing. Had asked many questions online on Open Ren

Where are the downloadable documents?
Is there somewhere on the site that has documents for landlords? For example an up-to-date

Electricity card meters.
I have a studio flat which is 'all electric' and I decided to put in a card meter because

Break Clause
Just issuing a new RLA AST to a tenant, but cannot see a 6 month break clause on it. What is t

Tenants that don't like gardening !
So i have some tenants that have been with me for some 10 years now, never once missed a rent pay

Section 21 consultation
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-new-deal-for-renting-resetting-the-balance-of-right

What to include in Witness Statement
Hello everyone, I am preparing to attend a court hearing on 9th August regarding a possess

Rent control for the UK
Jeremy Corbyn has just tweeted that he will introduce UK wide rent controls. The looming n

S21 to be abolished is a game changer so what are the feedbacks from Scotland?
Abolishing S21 is a game changer as a tenanted property that a landlord can not regain possessio

Threats have been made against my tenant
I received a call from my letting agent today telling me that my tenants have been threatened by

NLA gain from SL in Great Yarmouth
The NLA without consulting local landlords supported Selective Licensing (SL) within Great Yarmou

Removal storage and return of tenant possessions
Hi all, does anybody have a recommended charge list associated with removal, storage and return