Hi all,
Long time lurker, first time poster. Would be grateful for advice on the below.
Have a tenant on a AST which expired in July and has rolled onto a periodic tenancy. Over past 6 months rent has been delayed, partial and on two occasions unpaid. 2 months rent is missing...
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Advice on s.8 & s.21
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What do you think of this letter to our T?
Hello, forum.
We increased the rent by issuing s13 notice and the T called us saying that she disagrees. Not sure if she will be paying the new rent or not, and my husband didn't ask. We decided to write her a letter (below). Could you please tell me what you think?
Also, do... -
Question about letting to DSS tenants
Hi all
I just wanted to ask - if I tenant was overpaid or claiming fraudulently in some way... would the council or universal credit ever try to claim back the money from the landlord?
I heard that sometimes they might but my understanding is that this is only if I knew... -
Unreasonable Landlord?
MY friend has had her hairdresser shop for 42 years. Her landlord has just sold the property and has given her 4 weeks to vacate.
She cant remember when her lease was last renewed, she stays there with an oral agreement with her landlord.
What makes things complicated is the... -
Tenant pays 80% rent for months but posts her pics in the restaurant
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... -
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...