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Hello everybody, I’m looking for some suggestions for a keyless system for HMO bedrooms. The kind of door lock where you input a code to enter. Thank you for the help.
I'm very much against these as the code is easy for the tenant to share with others whereas they'd have to pay to get a duplicate key and go to the trouble of getting one cut.
Hi all, a bit of a long one from a forum newcomer. Any insights and suggestions would be welcomed. Three years ago I more or less came into possession of an aging semi, converted into five studios & one bedders. Rents are decent, repairs costs a bit high, I have been focused on refurbing units as...
Many (probably most) HMO landlords are in a similar situation. I think that realistically the only thing that you can do is absorb the extra costs until you can next increase the rent or change the contract....
Thanks for the responses, DoricPixie & DPT57. Late responding, fibre cable problems. The AST's - All but one are silent on central heating and gas usage. One states 'the landlord is responsible for payment of utilities inc. natural gas' as an incidental, but does not mention provision of central...
As things stand, replacing gch with electric panel radiators will screw your epc. In an old property it could make it legally unlettable.
If your tenancies include energy within the rental cost then you cant unilaterally alter the arrangement. I suspect your only realistic option is to...
What exactly do these tenancy agreements say with regards to central heating and gas usage?
Currently the EPC for any AST in England entered into from 1st April 2020 has to meet at least an E rating. What rating do the studios and 1-bedroom (flats?) currently have and when do you need to...
The normal process is to detain tenants for about 8 hours after their arrival while they sign their name on each of about 700 pieces of paper (every page of the draft inventory, AST, all sorts of certificates and confirmations, garbage how to rent guides and so on and so fourth and so fifth). ...
I have a registered HMO and new council official wanting to see numerous cert etc which I have, however I have my own PAT tester (callibrated) and get someone to do the tests for me who simply attended a 1 day course through their work.
They normally charge per item, with a call out charge in top. I’m interested that you can train for only £30. Might get one of my lads to do it! Would save me some money at the office.
I looked up PAT training, seems to be a couple of hours online only, for £30. It is worth paying someone else to do it, or is is better to learn how to PAT test myself and issue the certificate myself? Any problems with doing it myself? How much would a PAT tester cost on a normal 4 bed?
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