hello - its a little long, so sorry but please bare with !

Hubby and I bought a ground floor maisonette in a block of 4 (there’s 3 blocks in total) the land - all 3 blocks is freehold as well as, a private shared driveway/road leading to the garages at the rear (owned by the 12 owners...

I am surprised that the solicitor who acted for you when you purchased the flat did not warn you about the lack of documentation and advise you not to proceed. If you have a mortgage, I am also surprised that you obtained one without full and proper documentation.

I am assuming that the...

Thoughts from experienced landlords would be appreciated. The tenancy is now periodic. The house is a modern build, in good repair and decoration.


Tenants are slow in reporting maintenance issues or, conversely, needy. We have replaced a blown light bulb as tenants did not know how...

if tenants smoke outside thats usually acceptable

i think that for mice well - this is a common problem but as for carpets smelling of urine ??mmmm I found i had mice in my loft a few years back and the council come down for free to put stuff down and do a survey all free maybe you could...

You don't need a piece of paper. That can be recreated from the lease held by the Land Registry, assuming the leasehold title still exists.

If the copy of the Lease document held by the Land Registry is void, I would suggest your leasehold title is also void. I'm hoping that Lawcruncher...

Hi all
I've read quite a few of the posts here about deposit returns and deductions. Renewals of on going tenancies, unprotected deposits but I still have some questions

A tenant moved in Oct 2015 and vacated on 29th April. (I have 6 other properties I let just for context). This...

exactlly where is the deposit now ? in the scheme ? or in your pocket ?

this doesnt make sense to me --

This particular one the letting agent I use always put the deposit into a scheme themselves and when tenant vacated in 2015 they returned as there were arrears and damages...