Legally Letting Property
My best advice to landlords wanting to avoid legal complications when renting our property is simple – find the right tenants. Follow my advice on finding the best tenants.
However, just like running any business, sometimes things go wrong. Thorough planning and careful checks of your tenants will keep the risks to a minimum, but occasionally, there will be problems.
The main legal problems faced by landlords
Problems for landlords normally start and end with the tenants. Here is a list of some of the most common difficulties experienced by landlords.
Non payment of rent
Getting your money back from a tenant
The tenant won’t move out!
The rental deposit
The tenant does a bunk!
Squatters
Landlord Bible Chapters
Forms for Letting Property
Finance and Tax on Rental Property
- Selling a buy-to-let property
- Buy to Let Mortgages
- Landlord BTL Mortgage Finance
- BTL Mortgage Brokers
- Landlord Mortgage – Key Definitions
- Holiday Let Tax Guide
- Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
- Guide to Landlords Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
- Alternative Loans
- Why Invest in Buy-to-let?
- Landlord Insurance
- Landlord Income Tax
Rental Property Regulations
Investing in BTL Property
- Property Rental Yields
- Calculating Property Investment Returns
- Finding Investment Property
- Property Investment Clubs
- Understanding The Risks Of Buy-to-let Investment
- A Guide for New Landlords
- Types of tenant
- Investing In A Holiday Let
- Buying a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Alternatives to Direct Property Investment
- Buying Houses & Bungalows
- Buying Apartments and Flats
- Buying Property off Plan
- Below Market Property (BMV)
- Property Auctions
- Property Investment Checklist
- Selecting a Property Investment
- Which Period of Btl Property Should a Landlord Buy?
Managing Rental Property
- Fair Wear and Tear
- Condensation and Mould in Rental Properties
- Landlords Associations
- Appliances in Rental Properties
- Maintenance of a Rental Property
- Repaying a Tenants Deposit
- Reducing the Rent
- Raising the Rent
- Squatters in a Rental Property
- The Tenant Does a Bunk!
- The Tenant Wont Move Out
- Getting Your Money Back from a Tenant
- Tenant Abandonment
- Non-Payment of Rent
- Giving Tenants Notice to Leave
Letting Rental Property
- Preparing a Property Inventory
- Who is responsible for the water bill?
- Letting to Tenants with Pets
- Alternative Tenancies
- Tenancies in Scotland
- Landlord Maintenance & Repair
- Length of a Tenancy
- The Tenancy Agreement
- Repaying a Tenants Deposit
- What is right to rent?
- The Handover of a Rental Property
- Letting to Students
- Tenants on Benefits
- Vetting tenants and finding the ideal tenant
- Which Letting Agent?
- Letting Agent or Diy Landlord?
- Furnishing a Rental Property
- Writing a Rental Advert
- Online Letting Agents
- Property Marketing
- Finding Good Tenants
- Ten Steps for Letting
Legislation of Letting Property
- Discharge and Modification of Restrictive Covenants
- Leasehold Valuation Disputes
- Market Rent
- Fair Rent (Rent Assessment Committee)
- Rent Disputes Between Landlord and Tenant
- Harassment by Landlords
- Leasehold Disputes
- Preparing for a Possession Hearing
- Grounds for Possession by a Landlord
- Possession Orders
- Filling out a N5b Form
- Section 21 Process Timetable
- Possession (Accelerated): Section 21 Notice
- Possession Using Section 8 Notice
- Possession Proceedings by Landlords
- Appeals from Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Lvt’s)
- Rights of Light Applications
- Lands Tribunals
- Housing Act Appeals
- Tribunals
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Tenancy Deposit Disputes
- Legally Letting Property
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