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Tax Free Interest On Your Directors Loan

When lending to your company, you can now charge interest on Directors Loans, offset the interest as a company expense and pay no tax on receipt of the interest.
Your accountants might tell you this cannot be done
The post Tax Free Interest On Your Dir…

Walsall Council wrongly Interpreting-Changing Housing law and fining Landlords

A landlord mate has sent me the below issues with Walsall Council and has asked for anyone’s help/experiences:
Have any of you had any trouble with the pilot EPC/MEES scheme that Walsall Council has undertaken.  In brief, they are issuing landlor…

Rough sleeping has fallen 43% since 2018

The annual rough sleeping snapshot, which shows that rough sleeping has fallen 43% since the Prime Minister has come into office, has been welcomed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick as a milestone in the effort to end rough sleeping for good.
The pos…

Rough sleeping has fallen 43% since 2018

The annual rough sleeping snapshot, which shows that rough sleeping has fallen 43% since the Prime Minister has come into office, has been welcomed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick as a milestone in the effort to end rough sleeping for good.
The pos…

Leak – Tenant delay reporting and made problem worse?

The tenant called in with a ‘slight leak in the bathroom ceiling’. He sends a photo and clearly no way this is just a few days old – he then backtracks and says he’s been away for a few days and comes home to it as it is (really…

“Severe Maladministration” Said the Housing Ombudsman to Council

Another disgraceful act of crime committed by another Local Authority that has powers given to them by the Government, but yet choose to do nothing. The Housing Ombudsmen criticises Woking Borough Council for “Severe Maladministration” in a…

Court N24 order opinions?

My freeholder/landlord took me to court for non-payment of Service Charge arrears, which I disputed. I was away on holiday when the court papers were delivered and judgement was issued (CCJ).
Upon return, I immediately paid the CCJ direct to the claima…

I have the misfortune of being taken to court by nightmare tenant in small HMO?

Hi all 118ters, I have had the misfortune of being taken to court by a nightmare tenant who rents a room in a small HMO. The tenant in themselves is not too bad but her boyfriend who has moved in with her (not in accordance with her tenancy agreement) …

EPC score is a moving target and a joke?

One of my property EPC scored 76 as C, 5 points away from band B, the EPC report listed the things to do to improve in order to gain certain points towards the EPC score. For example, in my case
The post EPC score is a moving target and a joke? appeare…

Property118 landlord overjoyed selling tenanted portfolio with National Residential for half a million in just 26 days

Half a million pounds from the comfort of your sofa in just under 26 days. For a Property118 landlord from Wandsworth that’s exactly how he celebrated his week.
If you’re a landlord, and you haven’t yet heard of us here at National Residential
The post…

Property Purchase in High Flood Risk Area?

Hi Everyone, I am currently in the process of purchasing a house as a buy to let investment. However, the environmental report has come back and indicated this property is in a high flood risk area.
I had a conversation with the vendor
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Can I report this to the police for fraud as UC might not do anything?

Hi all, I recently got a possession order from the courts after a year and £15,000 of arrears. My issue is that the tenant was claiming Housing Elements.
I informed Universal Credit (UC) several times about the non-payment
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Minimum notice period will be extended from two to six months

The Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill will provide improved clarity on landlord and tenant responsibilities, helping to avoid disagreements and difficulties.
The changes mean that from spring 2022, rental contracts in Wales will change so that:
Te…

Any case law of eviction prejudice against landlords?

I am desperately trying to find anything I can use to show to the courts that ANY further delay in a possession claim (as caused by the courts themselves delaying making a final decision/or by the defence continually requesting delays to a hearing) is …

Can you transfer a section 21 notice to a new landlord?

Hi, I am looking at buying a property with a problem tenant that won’t allow any viewings or valuations and I have been informed they have stopped paying the rent. I know we could just walkaway.
However, the current landlord served them with a se…

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