Ch, Author at Property118

Ch

Absolutely. All the data is probably available to those who wish to find it for nefarious reasons - this just makes it easy. For enforcement, it is to catch the low hanging fruit as always and will do little to...

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My tenants have my contact details. Why does anyone else need them? It should be renamed the Register of Fraudster's Targets.

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Not secure for those tenants 8+ months into a 3 year AST, can get 4 months notice now.

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You would like to hope that agents know the market. I have had 2 properties in the South East, valued by 3 agents at £450k, put on market at £425k and £400k hoping for quick sale with no interest at...

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I had a flat that was snapped up at asking price (£200k) having been on the market through an estate agent for 1 day. 2 months later - Liz Truss happened and their mortgage was withdrawn. No interest at all...

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I don't think LLs have "decided compliance isn’t worth the hassle", they have decided that the risks aren't worth it.

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Reply to the comment left by david porter at 20/04/2026 - 13:54I was thinking there must be quite a few of those - and they still have to pay tax on their no-profit!

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Eg My tenant has been in for 12+ months with no rent increase, I serve a 4A with 2 months notice to arrive with them by 1 June 26 for a £25 increase on 1 August. They spend £47 to...

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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, 6 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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Ch

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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.


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