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    Tenant has substance abuse issues. Can I help?

    Acting solely as a landlord, when you and your tenant signed the tenancy agreement, you agreed to allow them a right to quiet enjoyment of the property. This means that they are entitled to live in the property as their home, without undue involvement by you.  Unless your tenant’s lifestyle choices doesn’t breach agreed terms …

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      How to Buy and Sell A House Online 

      Don’t overthink it  From the initial consultation all the way to mortgage approval, Mashroom Mortgages will be there to provide support and act as your go-to. We get it — buying a home, whether your first or your tenth, can be stressful and you may be worried that it will be an entirely digital experience …

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        Why is a property paper trail so important?

        Is your filing legal?  It can be tempting to rip up old documents the minute a new one is in your hand. However, in some cases, this (satisfying) filing process could actually be breaking the law.  In order to comply with the regulation 36(3)(c) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, you are …

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          Keeping Up With The Bridget Jones’s

          The world is seemingly designed for couples. Whether it’s the happily ever after of most films or the tax breaks available when you marry. There seems to be little incentive for staying single in a world with an ever increasing bias towards more traditional long-term partnerships. And nowhere is that bias more obvious than in …

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            Will you ever be able to evict your tenants?

            The ‘eviction revolution’ is really more of an eviction prediction at the moment, but it’s not likely to be bad news for anyone.  There are certainly going to be some changes to the way landlords regain possession of their property once Section 21 is phased out and replaced with a turbocharged Section 8, but how …

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              Is Your Pension Growth About To Be Slashed?

              Pensions are not the most glamorous element of finance. They don’t hold the same heart-stopping excitement as your first mortgage, or the potential of an investment in the markets. But, like a pair of old slippers, there is an undeniable excitement that comes from that warm, cosy GROWN-UP feeling that comes from when you have …

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                Bricks On Water

                Making a splash Richard Branson wasn’t always a billionaire. The guy who now has his own island, makes regular jaunts into space and is worth an estimated $5.7 billion was once unable to afford a home, so moved into a houseboat. When Branson arrived in London in the late 1960s, he spent £2,000 on a …

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                  Back to School: Is There a Premium on Catchment Areas?

                  Six weeks ago, life was very different. Parents across the land were juggling work, planning family holidays, and doing everything in their power to make sure their little ones didn’t utter those two dreaded words: “I’m bored.” Now, as we head into September, the little – and not so little – critters are getting ready …


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