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Definitely don't buy it. If seller does not want to give vacant possession then there will be a myriad of problems including you not getting rent.

Why do you want to buy this one? Is it very cheap? If so all our warnings tell you why.

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Agree with what JPK writes but have you contacted the external insulation seller/fitters and asked them to remedy the situation?

Cases have come to the attention of press and TV whereby this type of insulation has been applied poorly allowing water ingress and basically it all has to come...

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Congratulations on gaining possession! I bet you won't be renting to a tenant on HB, payments or whatever they want to call it anytime soon?

Yes it is fraud if tenant was on benefits for rent payment and she did not use the money for that. I don't think there is much of a penalty thou...

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Actually my brother has had similar but not quite as high a charge on his owned flat in SW London.

The works there involved treatment for 'concrete sickness' in an L shaped riverside block built in the late 1950s. Similarly, he has no say on anything regarding estimates. The works have...

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I say no you can't be made to do this. I had the opposite experience with a regulated tenant wanting gas where there was only electric supply to dwelling.

He asked Shelter and the local council to step in but whereas they asked me politely they accepted my decision of 'no gas'. One of...

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Never mind what she looks like! What is her credit rating? Has she any debts? Where is ex - is he around, locked up, a constant nuisance - you need to know things like that. A 3 bed house for one lady and child suggests she will be stuffing someone in the other room and maybe bringing in a new man...

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If you use it in accordance with the instructions there should be no risk in modern plastic waste pipes which is probably the case from OP.

I go back to what I said previously - I haven't seen a metal waste (galvanised steel) since the 1970's but even then Hydrochloric Acid (One Shot) was...

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Do you have Power of Attorney for this relative?

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I diidn't know anyone used dishes these days? Don't do anything - they might want fibre broadband instead.

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Get a sub meter put in on the upstairs supply and bill tenant yourself but allow tenant access to sub meter to check figures. Yes it is money spent but including bills in a tenancy is not viable.

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It's way stronger than battery acid leaseholder 64. That's why plumbers use it. I have yet to come across an aluminium shower drain! I think you are getting confused with the waste disposal system.

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DPT57 - in the circumstances maybe. Depends on the property and if the 2 incoming cats are old they won't be there forever. A little humanity at a time like this would not be out of place in my book.

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He can't tell you to 'pack up'. Don't mention the 2 visiting cats -economy of truth. He/agent has to give you 24hrs to inspect and even then you can object so I recommend you take my advice in the first post. Are you up to date with rent?

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Go and get some One Shot* at a plumbers merchant (about £10 and will last ages) - follow the instructions carefully. If that does not work then you need a plumber.

*Don't throw it over people in nightclubs

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How often does landlord or agent inspect?

On that day remove cats in travelling baskets and any cat ephemera. Allow inspection and return cats. Peace.

As long as you paid the rent and no cat damage was being done I would allow you to keep them on condition that when Dad's...

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I'd agree with JKO - no certificate needed. Has tenant complained of no gas, no heat, no hot water? This is the 1st HMO I have heard of with individual gas supplies.

If the rest of the rooms with gas supplies have gas certificates there is nothing to worry about.

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Why have you let the mould in the bathroom get so bad it needs a total re-tile? At the first sign of black mould if you had cleaned it off or used HG Anti Mould spray you would not be in this situation. No extractor - then open a window!
Landlor must be barking for thinking a re-tile will prevent...

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I have a lot of long term tenants and do something along the lines buzzard1994 suggests. I always put it in a letter or email and point out that the new rent is below local market value (which it always is). That seems to keep everyone onside with the exception of 1 tenant with a family who is just...

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Well if the inventory did not include the floor for comment of pictures make them take you to a tribunal. Offering £100 is more than reasonable IMO.

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Was an inventory done before you moved in and did you accept it? If not the agent will find it very hard to prove the defects weren't there at move in time.