Ch, Author at Property118

Ch

So even if I send it, my agents also have to send it - and charge to do so!

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Reply to the comment left by Jo Westlake at 10/03/2026 - 10:17But then we need to add in our separate self employed income. Certainly Quickbooks doesn't seem able to handle this at all.

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Unbelievable that they don't know. How about you can't get your property back when you need it?

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The figures that don’t appear in this are the number of good tenants that leave during their S21 notice period. I feel this scenario is increasing but as they don’t even get to Court I’m not sure how it could...

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"landlords retaining control over repairs and maintenance issues." With a potential high turnover of probably not the best tenants, sounds like it could be expensive.

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They should try moving as an OO. SDLT - and non refundable how ever well the house is looked after.

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Agents sneaking in unfair exit clauses?

19th December 2025, 4 months ago

Just looking at an agreement which says "Sale of premises to Third Party: If the landlord sells the property to a third party and the tenant introduced by us remains in occupation the landlord will be liable for all our...

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And if they don’t leave at the end of the notice they gave? ..

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"confirming whether the property is occupied and furnished, etc." That will save the squatters time looking for a new place.

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I think that was an amendment that wasn't upheld. Depending on the wording of your guarantor deed it should be for the whole tenancy period.

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Reply to the comment left by northern landlord at 18/08/2025 - 10:53No point giving Councils monetary fines. Its not their money. They should be sacked.

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Maybe anyone in ministerial positions concerned with housing should have to be a Landlord and also a tenant. This way they could have knowledge of both sides of the sector. 😉

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It usually isn’t the landlord refusing, it is the Freeholder.

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Openreach need to get wayleaves signed by the Freeholders of blocks of flats in order to be allowed to install fibre. Some big Freeholders expect to be paid large amounts of money for the permission.

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"the government’s main concern with the bill was to right various problems in society, such as the huge number of tenants being evicted, which is putting strain on council finances and the ever-increasing rents" Um, sorry I thought those issues...

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Put a one bed flat on the market at the end of last year when the tenant moved out. Absolutely no interest at all (offer accepted at the same price after a day on the market previously - before their...

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Do you really believe you will get your property back (tenant free) at the end of the lease? As a precedent, there have already been court cases that landlord's have lost.

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Stakeholder Capitalism is where were are heading, and we are not the stakeholders. We will be among the grunts on UBI. We will own nothing and be happy. Stammer is a WEF puppet, so if you want to know why...

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Have you all completed the consultation questionnaire on EPC Reform? Closes 26/02/25. https://consult.communities.gov.uk/.../consultation-on.../ If they are going to put electric (clean) heating above gas, how is that going to save the tenant £240 a year.

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If I could put my property on the market, the tenant would facilitate viewings and move out before exchange, then I would be happy to pay them a month's rent on completion. As it is, it isn't feasible to put...

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Landlord since 2003. Disposing of them as they become vacant. Had an awful HMO, so won't be doing that again. Learned many lessons. Now have lovely tenants and do our best to keep up - with the help of P118.