Hi All,

Some advice would be appreciated. Basically my parents were in trouble financially and stopped paying there mortgage. House is worth currently around 130K with a mortgage of 35K.

They didn't tell me until the last minute when the house was due to be repossessed. They...

Ummm ... not always:

State pension, PiP, DLA, winter fuel, Xmas bonus, maternity/adoptions/paternity etc etc etc.....

One of our joint landlords now has a Lasting Power Of Attorney representing him. We are on a statutory periodic AST. Should the LPA have issude a new section 48 and or section 3 notice? The other landlord has also now changed as well. no section 3 or 48 received but they have sent us new bank account...

The money being paid into the wrong account isn't your issue.
Being given new bank account details is fine, unless you have reason to suspect a fraud of some kind (eg. it's not the landlord's bank account).

If there are issues with the property, write and detail them all and ask for...

Sorry Lawcruncher but I read just what is there, and responded to what had been written, (as it seems have others).


There was no mention of buying the house at a reduced price to take account of what had been paid off, simply 'sign it over'.

I had considered whether...

Also - no EPC at start of tenancy in 2013. Does new joint landlord need to issue prescribed information?

Well - they are not very good with repairs - lots of things need doing and they always try and get us to do repairs. Previously there was a trust as one landlord and the chap who now has the LPA. The trust always dealt with us, not the other landlord. now the trust is dissolved and that half share has...

With the LPA, I think the original landlord is the same, the Attorney is simply acting on their behalf, so the landlord hasn't changed.

If the other landlord has changed, they should tell you so formally and, yes, you should either continue as before or withhold payment until the position...

Hi All...anyone help me with this dilemma

i own a fairly large house which i rented out as 1 5 bedroom house,at the time i paid 1 council tax,the house has 2 staircases,a reception room,a games room,kitchen and utility,the tenant blocked a door up and sub let one end,the council found out...