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Property Management Flashcards

1
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What are a landlords responsibilities

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Give the tenant their name and address

Give a tenant a tenancy agreement

Respect the tenants right to peace and quiet

Meet gas, electric and safety requirements

Maintain the properties structure and exterior

Register with the local council
Register a deposit

Ensure the property meets repairing standards

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What are a Tenants responsibilities

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Must occupy as their main home

Pay their rent on time in full

Do not damage the property, fixture or fittings

Not make alterations without consent

Give the landlord written notice before leaving

Put out bins and recycling

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Statutory compliance

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Registered as a Landlord

EICR testing

Boiler Servicing

Legionella risk assessment

Fire risk assessment

Asbestos surveys

Installation of hard wired fire alarms

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What records should be kept?

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Records of compliance ie EICR tests

Record of the lease

Record of the tenancy deposit

Record of tenant details

Record of meetings with tenants

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What is property maintenance?

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Ensuring the property is regularly serviced to avoid dilapidations

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What are property repairs?

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Repairs are to remedy breakages, for example a heater might be broken and needing repaired

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What are renewals?

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Renewing components of the property for example installing a new kitchen to replace outdated current one

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8
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How do you instruct a contractor?

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BI Approved Contractor Database

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What is CDM?

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Construction and Design Management comes under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015.

CDM governs the way construction projects of all sizes and types are planned in the UK.

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When does CDM apply?

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Simple projects ie one contractor doing small repairs do not need CDM

Complex - larger repairs where more than one contractor is engaged

If work is to last more than 500 days or 300 days with 20+ contractors HSE may need to be informed

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What are the CDM roles?

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Client
Principal designer
Designer
Principal contractor
Contractor
Worker

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What is a CPP

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Construction Phase Plan

Include info on h&s arrangements on site

Site rules

Risks

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What is a PCI in CDM?

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Pre-construction Information

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What is a CPP in CDM?

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Construction Phase plan

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15
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Types of damp?

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Rising damp
Penetrating damp
Condensation damp

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16
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What is rising damp?

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Damp gradually coming through walls and floors

It occurs from ground water travelling upwards through building materials

17
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What is penetrative damp?

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Damp caused by cracks in masonry and rendering

Holes in roof

Defective rainwater goods

18
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What is condensation?

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Condensation is caused by moisture in poorly ventilated rooms

Common causes are not ventilating during cooking or bathing

Condensation will cause black or grey mould

19
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What is the Torerable Standard?

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Basic level of repair that a property must meet to be considered fit for habitation, ensuring it is wind and water tight, water supply

20
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What is the Repairing Standard?

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Set of statutory requirements that private landlords must meet to ensure their properties are in a reasonable state of repair.

21
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What are the new changes to the Repairing Standard?

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Checking for lead in pipes, having a fixed heating system and safe kitchens

22
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What act governs these?

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The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 for T, and 2006 for R. However, there has been recent updates

23
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What’s an EPC? Are they needed for all properties?

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Energy Performance Certificate – depends on the size, if v small then don’t need one – 10 years valid – need up to date one to start a tenancy

24
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What documentation does a landlord need to provide to a residential tenant?

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signed lease, copy of the EPC, EICR, PAT (if required), RoC – inventory, boiler service stuff, gas safety stuff

25
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How much notice does a landlord need to give a tenant under a PRT to gain access to the property? Is there any situation where this is not the case?

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48 hours, and not necessary if emergency

26
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Who governs any disputes between landlords and residential tenants?

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First-Tier Tribunal For Scotland (Housing & Property Chamber)

27
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What alarms are needed in a residentially let property?

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interlinked heat and smoke, CO – common spaces, landings, halls – CO needs to be in the room where there is a open fire/gas stuff and upstairs room if chimney

28
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What’s needed for a commercial tenancy agreement?

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Occupiers name is, rent, what it is, address of prop, landlord details (landlord reg), start date, repair – who does what

29
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What’s a licence to occupy?

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no rental with this - the licensee is granted permission to use all or part of the property on a non-exclusive basis

30
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What is a short term let licence and why should your clients have one if they let out holiday properties?

A

a required licence for operating STL – fined if don’t
License was brought in Oct 2022 and all required a license Oct 2023

31
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What’s a risk assessment?

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doc with risks and how to mitigate them

32
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When should one be carried out?

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carry it out before inspection etc

33
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What’s legionella?

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water disease – make sure tap water temps are correct – cold less than 20 degrees, hot more than 50 degrees

34
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Why do you carry out property inspections?

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to make sure the tenant isn’t breaching the lease, if there is any repairs needed

35
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What’s a SAT?

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short assured tenancy – are before dec 2017 – AT5 for the start and AT6 for end – fixed terms. Housing Scotland act 2006

36
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How do you bring a SAT to an end?

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LL – eviction notice s.33 notice, Tenant – 40 days notice in writing

37
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What’s the rent review process of a property under a PRT?

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Your landlord can put your rent up any time in the first year of your tenancy, and once every 12 months after that. They must send you a rent-increase notice at least 3 months in advance of the change.

APC (Scotland) (9 decks)

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