Property Management
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Who is responsible for maintaining the trees?
Read more: Who is responsible for maintaining the trees?Typically, the tenant is responsible for maintaining the garden but should not need specialist gardening knowledge, skills or tools (other than those provided by the landlord). Techniques for the training, fertilization, pest and pathogen control, pruning and shaping of trees requires specialist knowledge, skills and tools and something the landlord be responsible for. Also, some landlord insurance policies require […]
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What rooms do I need to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in?
Read more: What rooms do I need to install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in?A smoke alarm should be equipped on each storey of the premises on which there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation. A carbon monoxide alarm should be equipped in any room (includes a hall or landing) of the premises which is used wholly or partly as living accommodation and contains a fixed […]
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Who is responsible for maintaining the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in a property?
Read more: Who is responsible for maintaining the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in a property?Regulations Landlords are responsible for: • Installing the alarm • Repairing the alarm • Checking by or on behalf of the landlord to ensure the alarm is in proper working order on the day the tenancy begins if it is a new tenancy • Repairing or replacing the alarm following a report by a tenant […]
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Is there not a legal limit (%) on what you can put the rent up by?
Read more: Is there not a legal limit (%) on what you can put the rent up by?No – The determining factor if a rent increase were to be challenged would be the rent that the property might reasonably be expected to be let for in the open market*. * which is a periodic tenancy having the same periods as those of the tenancy to which the notice relates, which begins at the beginning […]
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What is the plan to ban the installation of replacement gas boilers?
Read more: What is the plan to ban the installation of replacement gas boilers?As it stands (November 2022), there is no ban on gas boilers. New Build Homes It was expected that no new homes would be able to connect to the gas network from 2025 as part of the Future Homes Standard (renamed the Future Homes and Buildings Standard in December 2021). Instead, they will be equipped […]
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I (landlord) have no idea how to set an appointment for a job in the repairs system?
Read more: I (landlord) have no idea how to set an appointment for a job in the repairs system?For landlord managed repairs, the job of investigating and rectifying a repair request rests with the landlord. Once the landlord has received the instruction, the Next Steps for the landlord to: Set appointment date OR Mark as complete Decline job Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the […]
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What does the oil fired appliance service include?
Read more: What does the oil fired appliance service include?The oil fired appliance service covers: • Oil fired appliance (boiler) • Oil storage tank • Oil supply pipework Still not answered your question? We love questions so fire it at us using the contact details here Please rate this article so we know how well it answered your question…
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Should I increase the rent?
Read more: Should I increase the rent?This is a business decision only you can make and nobody knows your business better than you! As a business, the income has to exceed the costs if it is to remain viable. Here are a few things to consider to help you answer the question: Where the costs of running the business (e.g. mortgage) […]
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How does the waste collection and recycling work in Glastonbury?
Read more: How does the waste collection and recycling work in Glastonbury?Waste collection and recycling in Glastonbury is managed by Somerset Waste Partnership. Each property should have: Large black or green bin – collected every 3 weeks – household waste that cannot be recycled Black box – collected weekly – paper, cardboard Green box – collected weekly – glass, bottles and jars, cartons Blue bag – […]
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What are the upcoming changes to alarm legislation?
Read more: What are the upcoming changes to alarm legislation?The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022 amend the 2015 regulations and are effective 1st October 2022. The key changes are: For “solid fuel burning combustion appliance” now read “fixed combustion appliance other than a gas cooker” i.e. the amended regulations apply to all fixed combustion appliances not just solid fuel. Where, following […]