This is because the firms are being offered more money elsewhere despite already being booked.
What can I do to prevent this, and ensure that the removal firm I ve booked turns up on my moving day as agreed?
Gazumping by removals? Some removal firms may discard your booking for a more profitable one
MailOnline Property expert Myra Butterworth replies: There are some unreliable removal companies failing to move people on their moving day as agreed.
It can create all sorts of issues, not least that their furniture and belongings remain in a property that they no longer own - once the sale is completed on the moving day.
Rishi Sunak: Ready to help stoke a post-lockdown boom
The Government is expected to follow up its successful vaccine programme with a feel-good giveaway Budget to stimulate an economic recovery from the pandemic.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is apparently prepared to help stoke a post-lockdown boom, and put off tax rises to pay the mammoth Covid-19 bill - at least for a while.
But we might find an open-handed Budget is followed by a more sober Tax Day , a newly-introduced date in the financial calendar scheduled for 23 March, when consultations on future tax raids could be revealed.
These might be trailed for implementation in a (hopefully) post-pandemic April 2022, giving the country plenty of time to think and argue over how the Treasury plans to replenish its coffers.
I let my buy-to-let flat through an agent on a one-year tenancy agreement and paid them 7 per cent commission for references etc. Now the agreement is about to end in a month’s time and the tenant wants to renew for another year.
My lettings agent tells me I have to pay 7 per cent commission for a new one-year agreement. Is this correct?
Letting agents usually insist on landlords signing an agreement before finding a tenant
MailOnline Property expert Myra Butterworth replies: It is may be tempting to sign up to a letting agent without reading your contractual agreement with them.
New legislation: The debt respite and breathing space regulations come into effect on May 4
MailOnline Property expert Myra Butterworth said: The Government is introducing some new legislation on May 4 this year.
It is called the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) and covers all debts, including rental arrears.
The aim of the new legislation is help those struggling to repay by freezing their debts for up to 60 days, to allow time for a more permanent solution to be found.
Certain debts are considered ‘ongoing liabilities’ during a standard breathing space, and these need to continue to be paid where possible.
They include the rent due during the breathing space - but do not include the rental arrears that have been accrued up to the start of the breathing space.