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[boletus]

If it is worrying you enough to ask on here, (with all your knowledge and knowing that RTR is an unenforced political nonsense), obviously something else is not right.

Walk away....

[boletus]

Yield is a very blunt measure with loads of variables but nevertheless, 5% sounds a bit too low to me....

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Pre 2015 I was buying at 10%+. North, south and Midlands.
Obviously it needs working at or everyone would be doing it.

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With the current taxation and legislation, I wouldn't bother at less than 20% and even then it would have to be something special. I've not bought anything since Osborne's 2015 budget.
If other landlord developers think similar, that is a lot of working capital not going into housing.

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I have some, won a few £25's.
I think they should only be used as a bit of fun as a tiny part of a wider investment strategy.
How about investing the max here?;

https://www.helptobuy.gov.uk/help-to...-does-it-work/...

[boletus]

You're moving the goalposts, for most people there is a big difference between;



But to answer your question, with the possible exception of number 1, I'd expect the tenant to repair the door because that is what a decent person would do....

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I think most people would see the difference....

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To give an indication of what the courts deem appropriate compensation (though I doubt they'd award anything for just 2 weeks);

https://forums.landlordzone.co.uk/fo...easonable-time

On a £750 a month rent that would put appropriate compo at around £4.12 per day....

[boletus]

The internet is littered with inaccuracies and untruths, when it gets repeated on reputable sites, it gets called out for what it is -utter nonsense....

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Obviously not....

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I think the following is what you're looking for, but before waving it at your landlord, I suggest you get someone practically minded (e.g a plumber) to check and explain how to use the heating system properly.

http://www.privatehousinginformation.co.uk/site/138.asp

British...

[boletus]

Ever made "payments on account"? Once your property tax bill goes above £1000, you have to make payments in advance.
If it drops below that level, then you go back to paying in arrears;

https://www.gov.uk/understand-self-a...nts-on-account



You...

[boletus]

I've had a few Porsches and personally I'd go for something bog standard and 4wd (assuming your talking 911). Nothing tricked up because of reliability and resale. Nothing RS/lightweight as you lose the luxury bells and whistles. Standard versions are quick enough for most occasions and you get more...

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Go straight to the guarantor and get them onside.
One of the main advantages of guarantors is they can put pressure on a tenant a landlord can't. (Loss of inheritance, gifts, family pressure, backhander etc)

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Phone up Shelter and ask them yourself.
(Probably best not to tell them you're a landlord.)...

[boletus]

I think legally they may be on dodgy ground but I wouldn't want to risk my business for the sake of a 5 minute reference.

I assume you're not in a landlord licensing area? Have a read through this application form of some of the hoops (law abiding) landlords have to jump through for every...

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https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/media/6...?m=63677794675 7400000

The licence holder must obtain valid references in relation to potential tenants, in order to make an informed decision regarding their...

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It is not a question about repair, it is about the underhand way they have brought it up.
Avoiding problem tenants is a key skill of being a landlord....

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As Mariner pointed out, the claim would be for more than the deposit amount which ADR has no power to grant, so it would be perfectly reasonable for the landlord to pursue a court claim....

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Whatever the tenant wants, even a kennels and cattery- provided they pay extra for it.

Pre-deposit protection, an extra £200 pet deposit would have been acceptable.
Nowadays, £25 a month extra seems about right, depending on..
-Although a little unfair for the majority of...