Hi, forum. A bit of a backstory.
We have a tenant who moved in only on condition that she pays 50% of deposit. We accepted. Later we found out that she hasn't paid her council tax for 6 months (we had registered her with City Council, so it was a good try).
From January she...
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Tenant pays 80% rent for months but posts her pics in the restaurant
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Agency trying to enforce 2 months notice & trying to make me pay another months rent
Hi,
I have a question for a situation that I find myself in.
I’ve just moved out of a rented room in a house share. I gave my notice on the 29th of January 2021 and moved out by the 26th of March 2021. My rent is paid on the 26th of each month.
The contract states... -
Change in letting agency.
I have been renting a room in a shared house for 2 years under one letting agent, we were given 3 days notice of a change in letting agent. This letting agency never contacted us, we then lost WiFi. Which is part of our rental agreement. We have been without WiFi for 2 weeks. After over a week they... -
Navigating the Courts for a Section 8 Notice seeking Possession
I have read some really useful threads on this forum, and wanted to share my current situation to both help, and learn from, others.
My Tenant stopped paying rent shortly after the first lockdown. In addition pre-existing arrears, the total is now >12month rent. In addition, my Tenant... -
Replacement tenant on fixed term AST
I found a new tenant to takeover my AST three months into a six month fixed term.
The landlord (agents) accepted this via email. I moved out and the new tenant moved on the arranged date, but we didn't sign anything.
Is there any way this could come back to bite me, say if... -
Are Section 17 notices applicable to residential tenancies?
LL claims I owe rent for a tenancy which ended three years ago.
However, Section 17 of Landlord and Tenants (Covenants) Act 1995 says a tenant won't be liable to pay unless the landlord serves them with a notice within six months of the missed payment, stating the charge is due.
Does this... -
Renting through LTD Company and Mobile Phone
Good Evening All,
Normally I would send this question to the Accountant but he is away on a family emergency so didn't really want to ask him this now as it's not mega urgent.
I am renting Property through a LTD Company and my Accountant said that each Director of the LTD Company... -
Shortfall in LTV
I let out 1 house which I used to live in and couldn't sell. I need to transfer my personal mortgage to a BTL. Repayments would reduce by £250 a month as Im on a high rate at present. The mortgage works and Birmingham and Midshire have both come back with an offer of a mortgage £13k less that what... -
Mould/witholding rent/C19 eviction rights
I wonder if I could trouble someone for advice, having recently become a Landlord for the first time ?
BACKGROUND
A year ago I inherited a small 1970s one bedroom flat in Birmingham.
The flat was originally heated with a couple of electric bar heaters.... -
Tenant has done a runner, what can I do?
I'm sure that everyone is facing their fair share of challenges at the moment, but i was hoping to get some advice form this forum with regards to a tenant that has absconded.
To caveat, i'm an accidental landlord so letting is not an industry i have gone into with a view to making extra... -
Rent reduction due to Corona Virus
I have a tenant who is renting a property and he and his room mate have requested a rent reduction as they cannot work during this period due to Corona virus. The tenants are from the EU and have been renting for around a year, I am unsure if they receive 80% of their salary as part of the UK government... -
Car parking space
I pay £50 a month for a car parking space. As I’m working from home I have sold my car so will not use the space for a few months cis of this virus. Can I ask my landlord to freeze this payment so I am only paying £425 instead of £475 -
Unregistered landlord
Hey everyone, I recently moved to Bristol
took on a flatshare, asked to move within a week due to things being stolen, feeling unsafe in the flat and it just not being to the standard I expected.
When I asked to leave the landlord said it's okay and I'll get my deposit back, he has now changed... -
Can we ask the lead tenant to leave our rented property?
A friend and I currently rent rooms in shared accommodation, one of our housemates has become difficult to live with, but I am pretty sure our housing situations falls short of legality and I wonder what my rights are if any in this situation.
Context: I (like my friend) rent a room in... -
Subtenant trouble
Hello all,
I let out a HMO to a guy on AST for 6 months who then sublet it to other tenants. Neither of us lived at the property. After the 6 months, he didn’t renew the contract for another fixed term so the letting agent moved him onto a monthly rolling contract. This carried on for a few...