Rent Property in The AnswerBank

Oleanda

Council House Rent

Ball-park figures, how much do council rents differ from private, for a similar size and type of property? I'm guessing that the council rent would be quite a bit cheaper.

jaycee401

ground rent

I need to find out who I should be paying ground rent to. My next door neighbour used to collect the £1.30 twice yearly and send it off. Since she died 6 years and the property she lived in...

pinkjudy45

Renting my Property to my Son

I have a house I rent out,I thought it might be a good idea to put this house in joint name with my only son and then let him rent from me, so that should anything happen to me there would be no...

mathremuk

Can I rent out a house before the will has been executed?

Myself and my brother have just inherited my grans house. We are both Executors on the Will and have just got our solicitor to renounce his position. We are also the only beneficiaries. Can we rent...

Rubyrose

Searching for Property to Rent

Hi, Where else can I look online for advertised properties to rent? I keep checking Rightmove and FindAProperty but they don't update it that often. I've just checked Gumtree but they don't have what...

jen92

Inherited property can I charge rent

My parents owned their home as tenants in common. My mother died leaving her half of the house in six equal shares to my familly and sister, 7 years ago. I did probate but father and I were both...

missspeedy23

Commercial office rent

When someone advertises a property to rent, say 230 sq ft x ?6.50 per sq ft = ?1495, is this figure per annum or per month? Seems a lot per month but not a lot per year!

Batterseadog

Rent increase

My friend's landlord wants to increase her rent (private house). Is there a minimum or specified limit as to how often he can do this. Her rental agreement says nothing about increases. The last...

snowangel_uk

No hot water - reduction in rent ?

Hi I have recently moved into a property - the boiler has been dodgy since I moved in, and then a week ago it totally broke down. The letting agents sent a plumber who said it was uneconomical to...

goldenoldie

Property rental when bankrupt - impossible?

I've recently been made bankrupt and will shortly lose my house to my creditors. I want to rent somewhere. However, I'm retired, bankrupt, and have pets! I'm also entitled to Housing Benefit, so the...

julietaj

sell or rent

I am planning to move away for at least 6 months in a bid to find a tranquil environment but not sure I will be ready to sell straight away, do you know what my best options would be regarding my...

geogringo

Who owns an inherited property?

Hello all, we could really do with help on this one. My partners' gran died a few years ago and left her house and possessions to her, however when she died she was seeing someone and placed specific...

JOY BELLS

to rent or buy

my husband is 71 and i am 53. we are looking to move and wondered if it would be sensible to rent a property and live off the interest from the sale of our house(around 130 thousand) thanks for any...

domain1

Peppercorn Rent

If you have to pay a yearly charge for peppercorn rent does this make the tenure on the property leasehold or freehold

malaise

Rent Officer?

Today I received a letter informing me that a rent officer would come and view my property to assess how much housing benefit we would be paid. Can I refuse entry? If so, will I still get my benefit?...

sammd

Residential Letting / Rent a Room Scheme

If you decide to opt out of the Rent a Room Scheme and pay tax on 'net profit' instead, one of the 'allowable expenses' is 'interest on property loans'. Does this mean interest on mortgages or other...

chelsea25

can my son rent my council house?

I am moving out of my council house, to buy a new property. i have lived there with my son who is 24 for 24 years, Can he continue to live there, if he pays the rent etc?

Buggsbird21

Renting property

Hi all. I am moving in a couple of months and would like to rent a flat/house with my partner. We have both had bad credit in the past (late loan repayments etc) and are wondering how much this will...