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Giving notice for a rental that started before the law changed
I rented a property a few years ago under an assured shorthold tenancy. It's renewed as an assured periodic tenancy from then on with a rent increase each year. I had no rent rise early 2026 but the landlord has now proposed one, with proper notice, for this summer onwards. My landlord has been fine and there's been no…
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Renting a house to family while overseas
We are moving to Switzerland this summer and our daughter and son in law are selling their property and moving in to ours. We are not charging them rent (savings their mortgage is a gift to the newlyweds) but wondered about the best arrangements for bills etc. We are in our mid/late 50's, mortgage free and owned the place…
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CGT on family home
Hi All, About 20 years ago my mother who had split with my dad died and left half the family home to me and my sister with my dad remaining in the house. Around 10 years ago he died leaving the house to me and my sister. We decided to rent the house out to the same couple until we decided to sell the house. Sale completion…
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Redrow won’t submit a Section 38 to the council, so they can continue charging maintenance fees
I live on a Redrow development. For the past five years we’ve been paying ever‑rising maintenance fees to a company called FirstPort, who in turn hire Community Property Care to carry out the general maintenance. Overall it’s little more than a shoddy grass‑cutting service, but that’s a story for another day. We pay just…
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Garages
Hi, I live in a block which has a small number of garages, so only some flats have a garage. On reading the lease it states that where a garage is demised to the flat it includes the garage door and such parts thereof as are not stuctural. Am I right in saying that the MA should not be charging all leaseholders for…
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Buyer pulls out on completion day.
We are in the process of selling a house and our agreed completion day was today Friday 8th May, our solicitor asked us to send an email to them confirming to go ahead with the sale which we did, apparently this email has to be sent on completion day. An hour later we got a call from our solicitor telling us the buyer had…
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Tenant obstructing access rights.
Posting for a friend. Two adjacent terraced houses, both tenanted, different landlords. One is an end of terrace and the mid terrace has a right of access to their own back garden, through the back garden of the end of terrace. This is written in the deeds of both properties. Tenant of the end of terrace has started to be…
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Can I charge my property management company?
I have informed the property management company that manage the shared outdoor spaces around my property on a few occasions that I don’t want glyphosphate weed killer spraying near or on my property. They went against this last year and I made a formal complaint, I had CCTV footage of it taking place. They have only gone…
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Really struggling whether to do a loft extension or buy a bigger place. Need the opinion of others!
Husband and I are both 38 and have two children 7 and 9. Live in Havering and have a joint income of just over £8,300 a month, save £2,000 a month and after everything goes out, have around £1,000 each in discretionary income (on paper anyway. Children, needed house repairs and more often take a good chunk out of this).…
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Converted outbuilding
We have jut bought a house which has an outbuilding. From the outside it looks like a stone built property. Inside it has been made into a studio with electric heating (all checked last year for safety). The work was completed 13 years ago by the previous owner. (email from previous owner confirming this) I am looking to…
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Tenancy guarantor - insurance
We find ourselves in a position where we have no choice but to act as guarantor for all the tenants living in the house our daughter is renting a house with (post uni so not students). Until she reaches a salary of £33k we have to do this otherwise she won't be able to earn anything at all. We don't know the other tenants,…
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Capital Gains Tax do we need to pay anything.
Finally we have sold the house and exchange contracts, unawares to us the house was in my father in laws name and when he passed in 2016, we automatically assumed my mother in law inherits all. But she had dementia so my wife got the letter of admin to handle her father’s estate, on behalf of her mum.She has now passed so…
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Independent Legal Advice for mortgage/lender – what should I expect?
Hi all, Just looking for a bit of advice / experiences from anyone who’s been through this before. I’m currently in the process of buying a house and the lender has said that independent legal advice (ILA) is required in relation to part of the mortgage arrangement. My conveyancing solicitor has said they can’t act for…
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Bank wanting zero balance on reward credit card
Hi, I'm in the middle of a mortgage application and the bank is currently holding it up because they want a zero/nil balance on two credit cards I use for my daily spending and then pay off each month. The cards are a paid (£300 annual) BA Amex Premium Plus (and a back up Barclaycard Avios Mastercard for where Amex isn't…
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Rental properties and pets
Despite the change in the law on 1st May that renters have the right to request permission for a pet, every one of the properties I've found through email alerts on Rightmove have categorically stated no pets, both in the summary and the description of the property. These are all new postings, so it isn't as if they are…
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Leasehold Carpet Clause
We are looking to buy a leasehold property but have just been informed there is a "carpet clause". We would really like to have hardwood flooring instead and can't see any issues since there isn't a property below it. However, I'm wondering if anyone has had experience in convincing their leasehold landlord to allow them…
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Processing time of Land Registry to aid New Build resale
I have just found out that the leasehold portion of my shared ownership home has not finished being registered in the land registry, but the freehold portion has (i think that’s how it works). I attempted to expedite the process and they informed me that they had sent a request to my previous solicitors and are awaiting a…
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renting furnished or unfurnished for 6 months or so
Hi looking for a nice flat for around 6 months possibly a slightly longer makes sense to me to go furnished, due to time frame. however, does anyone think i'm limiting the market unnecesarily? i mean could i just buy a roll up mattress on the floor and a cheap chair table/desk which i wouldnt even take with me at the end?…
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Rental holding deposit
has anyone had experience where holding deposit on a rental is being asked to be paid via rightmove ?
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Short Term Lets after May 1st?
I have been told by an established rental agency that after may 1st it will be illegal for landlords to advertise their property as a short term let even if thats what they wish to do. So this raises the question. If one has a property they wish to let just for a limited period. Say, for example, you are not sure what you…
