Lease prevents insulation and control of vermin

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Article 4 is a massive topic and usually used to prevent certain types of development.
Why don't you apply for a Certificate of Lawfulness on your HMO via planning dept of your council?

How long has the letting to 3 separate persons been going on? Worst case scenario is that it is...

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Tell the agent you disagree with the plumber's finding and there is a leak and you will NOT be paying. Ask the agent to call and see the problem for himself.
Ask for the landlord's address if you don't already have it and write on paper to that person telling them of what has happened and inviting...

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Tenants thinking they can get council accommodation just because they are evicted are out of touch with reality - child or not.
There is a massive waiting list just about everywhere for affordable housing via the council and its agencies.
Go right back to the beginning. I would go on the...

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I think this would create a 'company let' and not an AST. I would not accept it. Why can't they pay the tenant and he pays the rent. You have more protection that way and a person to communicate with rather than some agency somewhere.

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When you say 'electrical boiler' do you mean an immersion or water heater?

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This is a common problem especially in the current times. Tenants are pre-occupied with all sorts of other things,

Phone the tenants in a nice friendly manner and ask if they will agree to engineer attending with key as this is a legal requirement. Don't leave voicemail - just keep calling...

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Have you told the landlord of going away for a year and is he OK with that? Just from an insurance point of view there is a higher risk to the property.

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I'm sorry to hear of this lottery for one property but demand is so high at present.

I would rule out the smokers first - occasionally one gets past my very sensitive nose but as long as they keep it out of the premises I accept it.
The most overriding thing for me is the ability...

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What part of the country are you in - roughly.

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I would say an inventory that old is worthless. To claim on the deposit the landlord would have to prove condition of the premises at your or any other tenant's move in date and he can't do that. To protect yourself and others take photos/video on your phone of the conditions

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I think you mean AST (Assured Shorthold Tenancy). If he is a great tenant then why are you wanting to give notice? 3 months notice
could well turn in to 6 months or more as things are very uncertain at the moment!
You don't need to renew the AST just let it go into a rolling contract which...

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Did your AST say anything about tenant having to find a replacement? If not then it is up to you, the landlord to choose a tenant of your own liking.

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They will still have the records - just get on the phone to them. Some of the call takers are very good I find.

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Try Ash LLP in Hounslow. Used them a couple of years ago.

I have a very similar sounding tenant who is under the care of the mental health team. Won't work, on SSP, convinced everyone had Covid 19 and she will get it. To date the wrong DG front door has been put in/wrecked in by the fire...

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I use the DPS insured scheme almost exclusively.
Mostly they do email you towards the end of the fixed term but in earlier years I have not received a couple of notifications. They have made mistakes. Have you changed your email address and have you looked in spam and trash?
On one occasion...

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I find Napit electricians (it is a cheaper option to join) often mark things down that would pass with another electrician who is a member of another scheme. Wonder why that is? I avoid that mark now. Just my personal experience over the last 15 years.

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Thanks Lawcruncher - I know what you mean about squirrels but they are keeping the tenants awake at night and no doubt bodily functions take place.

My client owns a share of freehold (12 Flats in the block) and the freeholder repairs the roof and other common areas. There are 3 top floor...

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I am managing a top floor flat where is seems squirrels or similar have entered the roofspace. Tenants have also complained of lack of insulation in this 1980 conversion from hotel to flats. The pitch on the roof is very low and access from another flat is not possible due to firebreak walls. I had...