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[AndrewDod]

I have had great results with the sprays. Used massive (15 foot by 15 foot) plastic sheeting to protect though.

[AndrewDod]

What is far more interesting and relevant is the long term trends (rather than the exact timing of the short term jitters).

How about a 5 year bet on:

a) Base rate:
b) Inflation rate:
c) Halifax or Nationwide house price index:
d) Real terms house price index...

[AndrewDod]

Why not just give a (scrupulously honest) reference that you can substantiate with evidence. Surely other landlords deserve to know....

[AndrewDod]

Oh, I thought you were an external FH looking to make money somehow.

[AndrewDod]

Yes it is badly worded in that respect. However in the absence of any provision or agreement to pay rent for half a rental month or receive a refund pro-rata it amounts to the same thing.

A bit like renting a washing machine or taking out monthly-paid gym membership. You can give notice...

[AndrewDod]

1 2 and 3 are not going to happen.

However I would take steps to evict the tenants as soon as it is feasible to do so.

a) Because tenants that irritate their neighbours are likely to irritate and cause damage to their landlord
b) It is not a great idea to fall out with...

[AndrewDod]

You can only charge management fees if you employ a professional external agent (not yourself) and you pay them those fees. You cannot make money out of management fees.

And you hope to achieve what exactly?

[AndrewDod]

You signed it....

You can absolve them from providing any services, and get the tenant to pay rent to you directly, and also protect the deposit in your name. I suggest you do these things --- but you are not absolved from paying their fee.

Only if it seems appropriate to do...

[AndrewDod]

Are both you are partner named on the tenancy agreement? If so you cannot give notice at all without consent of partner who would also have to give notice and leave.

It says 2 months.

You could offer some payment (say half a month of rent) in exchange for the right to shorten...

[AndrewDod]

Surely it is the case that the freeholder is ALWAYS responsible for repairing the structure of the building by default. The lease simply provides a mechanism for them to obtain reimbursement for the work and to specify obligations that go beyond those implied by statute.

Disrepair wrt above...

[AndrewDod]

You had permission for the pets then, and without any undertaking as to cleaning up after them?

The issues relate to whether you caused damage/problems - and we cannot answer that. You say you were perfect tenants.

However if you did cause problems the amounts charged seem...

[AndrewDod]

To add to the above: A court would pretty much always order a sale under these sorts of circumstances (and depending on the order and desire of the parties, they will likely also order that the various parties to the sale can also bid to purchase the whole). Having been this route myself it will prove...

[AndrewDod]

If it is localised I would do a proper job - rake out some of the grout and re-grout. Not that hard really.....

For a small job get

this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and

...

[AndrewDod]

This is really confusing but I am taking it that the above gets to the crux. the answer to that is clearly "yes they can". If a lessee has a right to do something then I cannot see why you think that this right should not also be held by a subtenant of that lessee (unless the lease specifically...

[AndrewDod]

None of this makes any sense.

Freeholder issues keys to lessees. Lessees pass them on to tenants.
Freeholder has nothing directly to do with tenants of lessees. Nor should they require any return of keys/fobs - tenant returns communal keys to landlord.

Unless it says...

[AndrewDod]

Yup fraud.

[AndrewDod]

The fact that you do not personally benefit from fire alarms in the communal area does not mean you do not pay for them. It depends what your lease says about your general responsibilities (by way of example ground floor flats usually also have to pay for upkeep of lifts and the roof).

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[AndrewDod]

Exactly as JK0 said. It is (usually) irrelevant whether the work is done.

OP - you had permission to have the cat and the dog I guess?

[AndrewDod]

Well by way of example your service charge proportion (however specified in lease) may need to increase. If you refuse a reasonable adjustment, refusal could be reasonable.

Structural issues for the building.

The loft MIGHT be demised to you -- the roof might not be. You may...

[AndrewDod]

Claymore, I want to do a transfer myself. The point at which I got stuck is on the signing of the form as a non-conveyancer. It seemed to me that there was a huge convoluted procedure involved which probably entails having to visit HMLR in person. How did you do this?