John Socha
John Socha
Registered with Property118.com
29th May 2023
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Started in 1996 by being a letting agent.
Realised that the landlords make money from the agent's hard work.
Better to be a landlord.
Purchase repossessed houses and flats.
We own and manage apartment blocks.
Some have spare unused land and have been building our own houses and apartments.
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7th June 2026, 2 days ago
Their folly will give them something to think about in the unemployment queue. Note the deadline is now after the next election in 2029.
Read More →Reply to comment left by John MacAlevey at 05/06/2026 - 11:23
Reply to the comment left by John MacAlevey at 05/06/2026 - 11:23Their folly will give them something to think about in the unemployment queue. Note the deadline is now after the next election in 2029.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 04/06/2026 - 14:08
This Labour Renters Rights Act is so dumb, it is the equivalent to asking everyone on a dating app why they "swiped right". Landlords still have free will. No amount of legislation will overcome personal choice. It may have worked...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 27/05/2026 - 11:00
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 27/05/2026 - 11:00Or blackmail. The politicians are innocents abroad. As none of them have ever had a private sector job.
Read More →30th May 2026, 1 week ago
One month in to Labour's Renters Rights Act and I have sat with a one bedroom cluster home empty. One of 29 in the same town. The agent gave us 4 prospects. 1. A 22 year old with part time...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dr David Price at 11/04/2026 - 08:13
Sadly we are the only industry which The State tells citizens how to use the law against the provider. I await the arrival of "how to get your money back from your local drug dealer". Landlords are treated worse than...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dr David Price at 10/04/2026 - 13:00
You were the victim of Awabs Law. An Eatheopian family from a hot climate never opened the windows of their Council property. As it was their "For ever home" it was not inspected by the Council. Angela Rayner (when not...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jaap Rademaker at 21/02/2026 - 10:38
Reply to the comment left by Accommodation Provider at 21/02/2026 - 10:38The office problem is either use your accountant. Client confidentiality will protect you. Be careful if you have a limited company of more than 10 years standing. If you...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Fatai Haruna at 17/10/2025 - 13:24
Reply to the comment left by Fatai Haruna at 17/10/2025 - 13:24Thr corporates will only want A1 tenants in their plain vanilla houses. There will be no flexibility as they will not allow it. The rents will be high to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dee Gidda at 07/11/2025 - 14:21
Free to whinge legislation. Written by MPs on £94,000 a year plus expenses (free fist class rail travel a where in the UK.) The good news is most of the MPs will be unemployed in 2029. Public service - no....
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Price at 26/05/2025 - 14:22
I own 4 DDA converted properties. We gave one disabled tenant a converted bungalow. The rest have gone to able bodied tenants. People with disabilities (of which I am one) tend to stay in their property and not move due...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Price at 26/05/2025 - 14:22
I own 4 DDA converted properties. We gave one disabled tenant a converted bungalow. The rest have gone to able bodied tenants. People with disabilities (of which I am one) tend to stay in their property and not move due...
Read More →21st May 2025, 1 year ago
GR need to protect good tenants. They need to buy more lottery tickets as they have never met a bad tenant. Today we are mucking out a flat after a couple have vacated (apologies my parents were farmers). The first...
Read More →11th November 2024, 2 years ago
Ah, it's 1999 all over again. I withdrew the SLA from the NFRL as it was then. The NFRL (National Federation of Residential Landlords) spent lots of cash on no hope Housing Benefit legal challenges. We won one of the...
Read More →28th October 2024, 2 years ago
We had a tenant in 2002 who we thought had absconded. He was being held "At HM's pleasure." He had travelled over 90 miles to Court. He had breached a Court Order regarding his ex-wife and was taken "down to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mick Roberts at 03/10/2024 - 05:59
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 03/10/2024 - 05:59Like the ill fated "Green Deal" only two landlords successfully claimed that grant. Green washing by HMG. It's catch 22. The system is set to ensure no claims can...
Read More →25th September 2024, 2 years ago
The EPC system is not fit for purpose. How do I know? 3 apartments in a block of 39 apartments rated E, D & C. All units identical refurbished to the same standard with the same water heaters, radiators and...
Read More →Reply to comment left by caroline newman at 05/08/2024 - 10:28
Reply to the comment left by Caroline Newman at 05/08/2024 - 10:28Deposits were messed up by The Labour opposition in 2019. They wanted deposits lowered to 3 weeks rent. The Conservatives tried for 6 weeks rent. Compromise at 5 weeks....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Imout Ofhere at 29/08/2024 - 14:07
Reply to the comment left by Imout Ofhere at 29/08/2024 - 14:07I have looked at 27 different EPCs. All over the place. Inconsistent does not cover it. Properties that we have built and used the same appliances, B in 2018...
Read More →Reply to comment left by James Brand at 05/08/2024 - 15:15
If you are planning to sell, be aware that CGT is NOT one of the taxes Rachel Reeves pledged not to increase. She has taken the Winter Fuel Allowance away from all but the poorest pensioners. Again, not mentioned in...
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