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Q. My wife and I are moving to New York next month for the next two years and have decided to rent my Apartment out while we are gone. Having had a couple of letting Agents in to discuss the rental side with full management they have all mentioned the Non-resident Landlords Scheme with regards…
So with the Easter Break over and the first quarter of the year behind us, how is the property market fairing? Are things any better I hear you say, what can we expect for the rest of the year and the now closer than ever run up to the Olympics? I’m delighted to say I…
Q. I have recently bought a house just outside London with a huge garden. Since moving in one of my neighbours has complained that one of my trees is blocking her light and asked me to rectify the situation, also I have a problem with an overgrown tree from a neighbouring garden encroaching on my…
Q. I’m getting ready to sell my property and was going to instruct the Agent to sell it for me whom I bought through, they seemed pretty efficient considering some of the bad reports I hear of Agents in general. However, with the present financial climate like everyone I am always looking at money saving…
Q. I had sold my property and was due to exchange last week with a completion set for the following week. However I was devastated to receive a call from my solicitor saying that my buyers had decided to pull out of the purchase for personal reasons. I am still in shock as you might…
A little bit of good news came out of last week’s budget for the first time buyers market at least when the government announced their plan for a new shared equity scheme for first-time buyers, this will obviously offer a little strengthening of the housing market as it opens the door for many buyers that…
Q. I am thinking of buying for investment but a wee bit green when it comes to actually knowing how the whole property investment world works, can you give me a brief lowdown on investing in property? A. There are two ways landlords make money through letting property; the first way is capital growth and…
Q. I am a private landlord and my tenants have been renting my property for the last 4 years. Because they are such good tenants I have never increased the rent as it has always been more important for me to have good tenants and as long as the expenses are covered i.e. the mortgage…
Q. As a home owner in Canary Wharf I am being constantly bombarded by companies wanting to offer me an opportunity to rent my home out during the Olympics for a very high premium rent. The problem is that I live in a Leasehold property where the freeholder prohibits short let’s, does this really mean…
Q. I have been renting my apartment for 3 months now and my Landlord is constantly wanting access for one reason or another, surely I must have some rights not to be disturbed so frequently, I understand that if something needs attention in the property I should allow access to tradesman and I have no…
