Not being title owner in transition plus flats have no water Why is landlord being charged CIC and rates 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more

Hi, Our tenancy is about to expire. However, our landlord is happy for us to stay another year. One of the housmates under the current tenancy is moving out and being replaced by a new tenant after the current tenancy ends. The letting agency is trying to charge us an admin fee for “changing the terms of the tenancy”. However we think this isn’t allowed as we are not amending the tenancy, we are creating a new one? Would appreciate some guidance here. 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more

Hi, I am a landlord and the fixed term tenancy is going to finish this month. The lead tenancy is fine with replacing his name with a friend of him so that tenancy can roll over to another fixed term and continue without having to create a new contract, deal with deposit etc. Assuming all parties involved are fine with changing the lead tenant, what’s the process involved in OPENRENT to make it happen? And, what all information is needed from the new lead tenant? Please can someone guide me on this? thank you 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ..read more

How should I notify my tenants of rent increase? No reply from my email so far. 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more

Hi guys i need your advise on my Gas Safety Certificate, i engaged an Engineer to carry out the Gas safety test on my property in Wales last year, this was conducted 7th August 2023 with safety certificate issued. Next due date is on 6th August 2024. Peter Alan my appointed renting agent sent me a message reminding me of the next renewal date based on the copy of the Gas Safety Certificate in the possession be 7/5/24 i acknowledged the message and informed Peter Alan that the renewal is not due until August as the Safety test was carried out in August last year, Peter Alan Rep however disputed ..read more

Hi, I’m a first time LL and I have a super keen tenants who are a three-adults household (no children). They proactively sent the deposit to OpenRent even though I didn’t ask for it! They work as cleaner, Uber driver, and food delivery - I have requested their six month bank statements and it approves their affordability and income sources. It also shows they have been paying their rent on time. I have tried and contacted their current LL but haven’t heard anything back. As things are already clear, I wondered if I still need to do a full referencing… (what extra information would I be able to ..read more

Today I had my renewal for buildings /contents from a well known insurance company and I was double checking and the insurance is void if the e-bike is involved in the claim ! Only place where a claim would go through is in a garage with suitable fire protection as in the building regs ! Unfortunately none of my properties have a garage so either the tenants leave them outside or leave altogether. I will be writing to them to inform them of the problem! 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more

Hi Guys, My flat is on sale. I am moving out of the country next month. Can I put my flat on rent for short period with 3 months rolling contract? Regards, Sumit 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more

Can anyone confirm if a digital copy of the white landlords version of the gas safe cert can be used to give to tenant? Does it meet the legal requirement if given at beginning of tenancy? 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more

I have almost completed the HMO licensing requirements, still a couple of forms and payment outstanding but I now need to sell the property, due to health reasons. Should I complete the licensing and then put on the market or just stop the HMO process now and put on the market? Any advice welcome, thank you. 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more