Alistair Cooper
Alistair Cooper
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24th November 2013
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Registered with Property118.com
24th November 2013
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17th June 2024, 2 years ago
You can rent it out but as other contributors have said it is very likely that you will face an enforcement notice from the local planning authority. Did you build this under permitted development as it’s very unlikely you will...
Read More →17th June 2024, 2 years ago
I suspect the day 1 promise is just a sound bite that will be diluted to ‘we start work on S21 abolition on day 1’ ie resurrecting the former Renters Reform Bill that Labour supported I can’t see a Lord...
Read More →19th January 2024, 2 years ago
As Graham references the ‘magic number’ is in effect infinity with regards to residential BTLs As all lenders require a full Personal Guarantee from any Shareholder over 19% (some lenders are now asking for PGs from any shareholder regardless of...
Read More →21st June 2023, 3 years ago
Have a look at the Local Authority Website and find the Chair(man) of the Planning Committee Email him/her with your concerns and they are very likely to have a working relationship with the Head of Planning Try not to be...
Read More →18th January 2023, 3 years ago
As the majority of room rents are fully inclusive of utility bills (which by April 23 will have risen by as much as 400% for electric and 700% for gas) rents have actually not increased at all. If we were...
Read More →10th January 2023, 3 years ago
In the ‘good old days’ HB was in most cases always paid direct and in cases where there were arrears the Local Authorities were obliged to pay direct. The vast majority of Landlord caution towards taking on HB assisted tenants...
Read More →14th October 2022, 3 years ago
No problem at all ; we’ll just increase the rent by more than the rebate in the 1st place taking into account Gas has risen in excess of 450% and electricity by some 270% even with the new ‘capped’ rates...
Read More →22nd September 2022, 4 years ago
Like all misguided political attempts to ‘lure’ in the Generation Rent Vote the legislation is rushed and poorly drafted confirming once again the complete lack of understanding of the day to day landlording business. The politicians once again will increase...
Read More →17th August 2022, 4 years ago
There is no logic so best not to try and figure it out! I’ve had numerous debates with HMO Officers ; one wanted to deduct the area of the door swing by calculating 768mm x 768mm until I reminded him...
Read More →27th July 2022, 4 years ago
I agree mainly with Bristol Landlord that the true aim of the current government (if they have any cheer aim at all) is the big business takeover of the PRS. However he/she is incorrect that we have a government that...
Read More →7th July 2022, 4 years ago
Unfortunately for all of us whoever the new leader is they will be obsessed with survival at the next general election and as a result the bowing to whatever they think Generation Rent may want to hear will continue rather...
Read More →25th April 2022, 4 years ago
I don’t suppose the threatening presence of Jacob Rees Mogg at the offices will make a great deal of difference either !
Read More →11th March 2022, 4 years ago
The hikes in energy and all other costs will start to change the all inclusive HMO model especially in high value areas where mortgages are naturally much larger. Gas & Elec alone for my 6/7 bed HMOs will likely top...
Read More →5th February 2022, 4 years ago
Another very poorly thought through white paper aimed at diverting attention away from Boris/Partygate and failing to define any serious policy £3bn may sound a lot of money but in terms of solving Britain’s lack of quality affordable housing it’s...
Read More →27th November 2021, 4 years ago
As rent has been accepted from the new tenant it could be argued that a prima facie tenancy has been created but if no deed of assignment was drafted and signed this new tenant would not become a party to...
Read More →25th November 2021, 4 years ago
Did your new (silent) tenant sign any paperwork when she moved in ? A Deed of Assignment would have been sufficient to bind her to the terms of the existing AST? If her rent in up to date and you...
Read More →3rd August 2021, 5 years ago
I suspect the 'attack' is from within, ie: other Labour Party members or supporters. Having served for 8 years as a Labour Councillor in St Albans myself my 1997-2005 in roles including the Chair of Plans (Central) I am sadly...
Read More →24th June 2021, 5 years ago
For once we can in a sarcastic way ‘defend’ the Local Authority Officials! Although the ‘old’ HB system had its numerous faults it was a far better system for all than this incompetently mis administered UC system where as many...
Read More →17th June 2021, 5 years ago
I fully support the concept of a ‘Bounce Back Loan’ scheme for tenants in arrears. The Courts are clearly both overwhelmed and disinterested in coping with the huge backlog of possession cases already pending and effectively encouraging a further tidal...
Read More →2nd June 2021, 5 years ago
There is already huge risk in taking on new tenants thanks to the virtual collapse or deliberate strangling of our civil justice system. Notice periods are all but irrelevant when you simply cannot obtain a Possession Order through the woefully...
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