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[Interlaken]

Do you have an address for this tenant or were you emailing him/her? Seems a lot of work chasing T..... are they in work?

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Sounds reasonable to me. You don't own the land, the HA does.

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2 things you should do.
1. Go on the Land Registy website forums and ask there.
2. Ask your local planning authority if it is possible to get consent for residential on this site. If not you are wasting your time and money.

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Buy a dehumidifier. Ebac do the best ones and use it.

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When a tenant dies the tenancy still continues and rent is payable until an agreement is reached with the executors of the tenant's affairs to clear the premises and formally end the agreement by Deed of Surrender. This is usually sorted out within a month in my experience.

I suppose you...

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I'm guessing that Wikipedia being the recent and worldwide thing it is maybe does not represent the particular definition some of us put on the term in England.

Indeed have have had family who were 'sitting tenants' in the sense I described - no AST and been in a property since the 1960s....

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Just curious but I wonder how many gas boilers are fitted and the main heat source for homes in the UK?

Next - how do you install air source heat pumps in flats that are not on the ground floor?

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Where did you get the term 'sitting tenants' from? This usually refers (as theartfullodger suggests) to a tenant who took up residence before the AST/S21 came in 1988.

If they truly moved in in 2017 they are just 'tenants on an AST'.

Quite often on here we get buyers just...

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I have a deck in one property and had this scenario last year. We replaced a square section but I know that on next complaint I will replace all in resin/Upvc - lasts forever and quite cheap.

Definitely point this defect out as a serious matter of concern especially if it could lead to...

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Unfair on the tenant who rented a house with Gas Central Heating. Big bills and inadequate heat I should think will be the result. Buy a new boiler on tick - British Gas have got some deals on right now. Probably tax deductable.

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I just pulled this off the net regarding ground 6 :--

''This ground is similar to those often found in commercial leases and applies. In order to rely on this mandatory ground for possession, section 8 notice landlord must prove he or she intends to demolish, reconstruct or perform substantial...

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Write/email ex Lodger with copy of that agreement attached reminding her of the contractual arrangement that you both came to.

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Agree with the others. I always make T sign a dated receipt at point of entry to say they received all this stuff which I provide on a paper in a folder or have emailed to T before.. If you produced a copy of this to the court/online then I would appeal - can you appeal?

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I don't get this thing with Ikea .......agree shoddy (but trendy) and not always tenant proof though I have had a good settee from them. I am recommending the Shaker style kitchen units at B&Q only - my default kitchen look. I have no experience of the other ranges there....

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Why did you need consent to remove the trees in 2013? Are you in a conservation area? Do the trees have a TPO? You can guarantee that neighbours will miss the trees but unless they have a TPO (Tree Preservation Order) you can remove them - not exactly and endangered species. Your local council...

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Do the shower and get a new gas combi. 18 years service is good - get one with a 7 year warranty from a well known make. They have improved a lot in that time.

Unless you have superior insulation electric will be pricey and affect the EPC as above.

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Just the topic of finding competent workmen is a real work up. Depends where in the country you are. Try local papers but recommends are best. I'm a regular at my local Toolstation. All branches have a 'trades board' with business cards on - go take a look.

Most tradesmen have a Howdens...

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You may need the guarantor....

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if you never signed an agreement where do they get the 'agreed one month notice' from?...

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The courts very, very slow especially at Christmas. If you can get through on the phone then the person you speak with should be able to give you the full judgement details - the date is not immediate but a minimum of 21 days is usually given unless the tenant requested a longer stay due to Christmas...