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Residential: Tenants Stopped Paying Rent - I have been renting to the same tenants for over 4 years with no previous issues. Over the last few months they have been experiencing financial problems and the rent has been a week or two late on a couple o... ow.ly/w6nG50g0UoI

Residential: Mouldy bathroom - Looking for suggestions to reduce the condensation in a very small bathroom where the tenants do open the window. You can pay a lot for super-duper fans, is it worth it.......? ow.ly/1MvO50g0UoJ

Residential: Timing of Provision of Statutory Documents to new tenants - Following the deregulation act, can I just confirm what the required timing is of the statutory documents: 1. Deposit Protection and Issuing Prescribed Info: within 30 days of de... ow.ly/kK9h50g0UoH

Commercial: Tenant wants to remove guaranteur - My solicitor has written a new lease for my commercial tenant based on information contained within the previous lease which he has had for the last few years. Contained within the lease is a guaranteur ... ow.ly/oDWD50g0A2y

Residential: dealing with flatmate who left early - Hi , I had a 6 month contract for a flat in Scotland, The contract was shared by a flatmate who is met on a spareroom.com . He decided 3 months into the contract to leave while im at work s... ow.ly/Sef250g0zfp

Residential: Stolen keys - Tenant has had the keys stolen from her car. The keys were in a handbag (not at the property). I have been told there was nothing else in the handbag with an address on but I have no idea whether this is true or not. They ha... ow.ly/oehB50g0q4I

Residential: No Deposit Option from Letting Agent - I noticed today that my letting agent is now offering a 'no deposit option': romans.co.uk/news-article..… (Tenant pays a monthly fee which 'covers' up to 8 weeks rental deductions.) However, I have a nagg... ow.ly/grKZ50g0q4J

Commercial: As a purchase, would this be considered a commercial property - Hi First day back at work and my brain is refusing to work, not that it worked much better before Christmas. I'm currently looking at a property which has 2 commercial units o... ow.ly/Tx7p50g0jtB

Residential: Painting property - Hi, I have a tenant who I will serve a section 21 on in the coming months, but wanted to know the following, they have lived in the flat for 4 years, and an inventory was done which they signed, it was virtually a bran... ow.ly/recC50fZIjg

Residential: Tenancy End date - Hi, I've not been a landlord long, and just wanted to clarify on the the tenancy end date, I had a tenant move in on the 1st August 2015, I now want to end the tenancy this year and want to serve a S21 on them, what is ... ow.ly/C2ub50fZIjh

Residential: Wording on the s21 - "you are required to leave the property AFTER..."...? - I'm about to issue my first s21 - Form 6A. There is no issue with regards to it being valid; prescribed info EPC/Gas Cert etc etc all above board and the tenants... ow.ly/Q9fC50fZGGL

Safety: HETAS for rentals - Hello, We are considering letting out our main residence (missus fallen in love with what was supposed to be a flip). We have a log burner in the lounge. Is there an annual safety check procedure for these as with gas? Obvi... ow.ly/N56I50fYk8X

Residential: The demise of S21. - I know this is hypothetical but, as has been muted by the Labour party, what would be a LL options if they were to do away with S21?. Would the outcome be pretty much lifelong tenancies? ow.ly/Ltzl50fYjKW

Residential: Tenant claiming deposit not protected for agents clerical error - Hi An ex tenant, who left my property in June, after I served section 21 has resurfaced and suing me under Part 8 - for not protected his deposit. I deducted some charges f... ow.ly/sjgV50fYggB

Residential: Smoke Alarms Advice - Hi all, Just asked an electrician for a quote on a couple of new sockets, new security lights and changeover of light and socket fittings to upgrade them. He told me I need to have hard wired smoke alarms in the prop... ow.ly/5KDV50fYe2d

Residential: Writing reviews for a property and share your experiences - Hi Everyone, I had my my share of bad landlords in this country while I was renting in London and I found out the best way to have a force for the better for tenants is to voice ... ow.ly/FNZ350fYa5o

Residential: Landlord - Please could somebody help with a bit of advise please? I rent a shop from my landlord that has a flat above it that I let out to a tenant. My question is the boiler in the flat has packed up and no hot water or heating now in ... ow.ly/ruXe50fXCd1

Residential: tenants breaking a fixed-term lease - Hello, my family is in a fixed-term lease, and we believe the landlord is in breach of contract. he's repeatedly accessed the property or sent workmen in without our consent, without alerting us in ad... ow.ly/LUTQ50fXsKg

Residential: Condensation Issues - HELP !!! - Hi, I let out a 3 bedroom mid terrace 1965 built house. It has UPVC double glazing which is quite old but as far as I'm aware, generally functional. The family (2 adults, and 4 small children) are complain... ow.ly/MXQ150fXhPZ

Residential: New Rules For Getting Rid Of Tenants After Tenancy Agreement Period Ends - Hi, Getting quite fed up with my tenants not ventilating the property properly as well as not putting the heating on timer whilst going away for winter break. Hope... ow.ly/35pz50fXhPY