Paul Shamplina has been in the eviction business for over 25 years. His company, Landlord Action, has helped thousands of landlords and letting agents with problem tenants. Here, Paul considers how to remove problem tenants and offers his top-tips. Landlords may wish to evict their tenants for all sorts of reasons, but it is a criminal offence […]
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Although most properties in the UK are not at risk of flooding, millions are, even in areas that are not immediately waterside. When a part of the country is devastated by floods and the television news is dominated by pictures of homeowners mopping up their basements, the natural human reaction is to think, ‘That could have been […]
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According to the Cambridge Dictionary, gentrification is ‘the process by which a place, especially part of a city, changes from being a poor area to a richer one, where people from a higher social class live’. The area usually sees an increase in property prices which in turn defines who can afford, and is attracted, […]
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Spending watchdog finds government failed to build any of 200,000 homes promised
Successive Conservative governments have failed to deliver a single new “starter home” despite promising to build 200,000 by 2020, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found.
The party’s 2015 manifesto committed to building the homes across England to be sold exclusively to first-time buyers under the age of 40, to help young people take their first step on the property ladder.
Continue reading...Why has an estate agency that specialises in design-led properties built such a big online following? Because it offers escapism at a time of towering property prices
The Drive curves quietly through the green of Maresfield Park, past mature trees, grass verges and tall, polite hedges that offer glimmers of the homes beyond: slate roofs, mullion windows, block-paving, gravel.
Once part of a local manor house estate, the land here was requisitioned during the first world war and afterwards parcelled up and sold as separate plots. In the decades since, those plots have become architectural playgrounds of a sort, adventures in Georgian, Regency and Tudorbethan styles, updated and remodelled, with conservatories, annexes and bifold doors.
Continue reading...I won’t be charging him rent but I’m not sure if I’ll have to pay tax on his share of costs
Q I currently own a flat in London and my boyfriend of two years is due to move in with me soon. I won’t be charging him rent but we will split the utility bills and all utility costs.
It makes sense for me to keep the bills in my name and have him pay me 50% of the bills in total. Is any of this taxable and does this sound like the best method? I’m not sure if it’s better to somehow divide the bills at the provider sources.
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A Splitting the bills down the middle sounds perfectly sensible and having your boyfriend pay you rather than the supplier doesn’t mean that you’d have to pay tax on his contribution. Keeping the bills in your name is also reasonable but you will need to let your local authority know that your boyfriend has moved in to ensure that you pay the right amount of council tax (the bill will go up).
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