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Rules on arranging building insurance after aquiring the Right To Manage. Can anyone advise me please?
I am in the process of aquiring the RTM with a take over of the management of the property in August. I have recieved a letter from the freeholders management co: advising that they will be cancelling the building insurance as of this date. Fine! They also advise that the RTM company will be responsible for arranging the insurance in the name of the landlord. 1st question: Please could anyone advise if we have to legally,put the insurance in the freeholders name or can we put it in the RTM company’s name? The management company also...
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We have a property where the tenant (single mum) has been there about 6-7 years. An inspection has flagged up a couple of broken and loose light switches and or plug sockets which may or may not be dangerous. I suspect it happened when furniture was moved about. The landlord doesnt want to do anything about the faults and wants the tenant to tighten up the loose ones. But to do that you have to take the face plate off and expose the wiring. An easy job I know but is it correct to ask the tenant. Also though the cost of any broken ones is...
read moreClothes Moths
My tenant has advised there are clothes moths in the house and have damaged her rug and some of her clothes. I have arranged to send her a spray to treat it but she has taken photos to show me the damage and wants compensation. I am responsible in sorting out the problem and should I give her compensation?
read moreWeekly payment
I have a prospective tenant who would like to pay their rent weekly as that is how they are paid, is that a problem. Does it affect the type of agreement I issue? Their credit check is fine and they have a guarantor.
read morerent arrears
we submitted the form for claim of rent arrears 8 weeks to the council like you advised , it has been over a month now what is the next step , can we start a claim against the tenant also. the tenant lives in a HMO house and is letting sometimes 5,6 people use the property making me having to many tenants for the licence i asked the council what advise they would give as they said they are having complaints from other tenants but they have not replied , they only seem to reply to tenants or neighbours , am i at risk of being closed down or...
read moreInspection Form
I am about to do an interim inspection on a residential buy to let property and wondered what form I should use. I did an inventory / condition check list when the tenant moved in – should I be following the same list to compare or do a completely separate form?
read morePOSSESSION NOTIFICATION
We have applied for a possession order through the online process and have a court date of 16 May, can you advise when the tenant is likely to be notified and will a letter be sent via registered post.
read moreRent review for tenants on periodic tenancy
Hi I am reviewing my tenants rent who are currently on periodic tenancy. Their deposit is protected by DPS and proper notice given at start of tenancy. Under normal circumstances I would have granted just a new tenancy agreement and kept the existing DPS notice. Not sure how to proceed given the recent changes in the housing act? please advise a way forward. Thanks TS
read moreExclusive Possession
Hi Adrian I am slightly confused over the status of exclusive possession. I have read your guidance on joint/sharers tenancies and the Street v Mountford court of appeal ruling but think I am missing something. If you have sharers or students on individual contracts on one hand it appears you can use a AST but on the other your cant because they don’t have “exclusive possession” which is a requirement of an AST. Can a landlord use either a common law, AST or licence? Also it is not unusual on a “normal” AST let for the landlord to...
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