I totally agree, that excluding any charges for changes / new contracts, fees roughly of 10k for a very poor service, wow, I would say they owe you for such a poor service. As others have said, they owe at...
I have never dealt with such a situation, my first thought is I would say no,. If I considered such, I would make clear that the main tenant is still liable. It feels a bit scam situation / bait and...
Reply to the comment left by Peter Rowley at 05/06/2026 - 11:51Thank you Peter, I did not even think to check that part, I just skim that part, you are correct, after checking "Property type Semi-detached house" but in the...
Reply to the comment left by Peter Rowley at 05/06/2026 - 08:29Hi Peter, Thank you for your reply and knowledge They are at separate addresses, The ground floor flat is in a block of four and has its own purpose...
I have several flats built to a very high standard in terms on energy, insulation etc, the tenants all report very low energy bill running costs, but the software assumes the worse and the EPC ratings are very poor.. I...
This go's beyond any reasonable limit! I also 100% believe it will not apply to Social Housing and Council Property, much like EPC's are no longer required, as they were so terrible! A total P take, would a petition even...
Just to clarify, did you take a deposit? If so where is it? I would in all honesty, return the deposit, if you have one, it might help your tenant move, it will defo not help you, if you have...
I object to pets, as I have suffered high level of damage due to dogs chewing 120 year old doors and other such damage :/ The tenants attitude was so what. Most of my properties are flats and I object...
Interesting and as always playing both sides to maximise pain for the LL and income for themselves. I find the article a little odd, as this does not match the email I received 2 days ago from hmrc "help and...
Reply to the comment left by Suspicious Steve at 05/09/2025 - 15:15Sorry "without buying fake EPCs"??? Do you mean the clowcils and social housing ass would stoop so low... as if ;)
3 of the flats I own are built to a higher standard than the regulations back when they were built, the EPC only uses base line. 2 of them are ground floor flats, yet solar panels get chucked on the...
They should pause any Private rental EPC changes and look to the social and council house improvements, get them ALL up to F and then we will talk. Anything else is a pathetic joke
I would document the exchange, a few days I would not demand a change of payment to balance the books, it is simply not worth the time and effort. I would be worried that the tenant cannot afford the change,...
I have in the past been in this position, normally as soon as the tenant, hears the words report, they refuse access. I have a property that has been owned by my family since it was build (over 120 years),...
Given how much a battery costs, I doubt it would work, also heating a hot water tank takes serious electric. I doubt there is any surplus as electric heaters uses quite a few kw to charge up each day, if...
Reply to the comment left by John Jones at 14/02/2025 - 09:02Nice one lol It would in the new if it was a private Landlord The penalty for each breach is £500 for failing to display a DEC at all...
Probably a unpopular view here They are not behaving in a legal or in a way that I find acceptable. Firstly keep the post and print it out. Secondly when does the S21 come into effect? If they are not...
Yes, that program would be about that time, it would be interesting to see where how efficient compared to the above, using the peat, I should have added this was a new build, so they have the opportunity to really...
I once watched a program, where they installed a ground source heat pump, the pipework was installed in a peat bog, which significantly improved the temperature of the project, the only successful system I have seen, of course as electric...
Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 24/06/2026 - 10:00
I totally agree, that excluding any charges for changes / new contracts, fees roughly of 10k for a very poor service, wow, I would say they owe you for such a poor service. As others have said, they owe at...
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I have never dealt with such a situation, my first thought is I would say no,. If I considered such, I would make clear that the main tenant is still liable. It feels a bit scam situation / bait and...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Rowley at 05/06/2026 - 11:51
Reply to the comment left by Peter Rowley at 05/06/2026 - 11:51Thank you Peter, I did not even think to check that part, I just skim that part, you are correct, after checking "Property type Semi-detached house" but in the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Rowley at 05/06/2026 - 08:29
Reply to the comment left by Peter Rowley at 05/06/2026 - 08:29Hi Peter, Thank you for your reply and knowledge They are at separate addresses, The ground floor flat is in a block of four and has its own purpose...
Read More →4th June 2026, 4 weeks ago
I have several flats built to a very high standard in terms on energy, insulation etc, the tenants all report very low energy bill running costs, but the software assumes the worse and the EPC ratings are very poor.. I...
Read More →11th December 2025, 7 months ago
This go's beyond any reasonable limit! I also 100% believe it will not apply to Social Housing and Council Property, much like EPC's are no longer required, as they were so terrible! A total P take, would a petition even...
Read More →28th November 2025, 7 months ago
Just to clarify, did you take a deposit? If so where is it? I would in all honesty, return the deposit, if you have one, it might help your tenant move, it will defo not help you, if you have...
Read More →25th September 2025, 9 months ago
I object to pets, as I have suffered high level of damage due to dogs chewing 120 year old doors and other such damage :/ The tenants attitude was so what. Most of my properties are flats and I object...
Read More →10th September 2025, 10 months ago
Interesting and as always playing both sides to maximise pain for the LL and income for themselves. I find the article a little odd, as this does not match the email I received 2 days ago from hmrc "help and...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Steve Roberts at 05/09/2025 - 15:15
Reply to the comment left by Suspicious Steve at 05/09/2025 - 15:15Sorry "without buying fake EPCs"??? Do you mean the clowcils and social housing ass would stoop so low... as if ;)
Read More →30th August 2025, 10 months ago
3 of the flats I own are built to a higher standard than the regulations back when they were built, the EPC only uses base line. 2 of them are ground floor flats, yet solar panels get chucked on the...
Read More →29th August 2025, 10 months ago
They should pause any Private rental EPC changes and look to the social and council house improvements, get them ALL up to F and then we will talk. Anything else is a pathetic joke
Read More →11th March 2025, 1 year ago
I would document the exchange, a few days I would not demand a change of payment to balance the books, it is simply not worth the time and effort. I would be worried that the tenant cannot afford the change,...
Read More →21st February 2025, 1 year ago
I have in the past been in this position, normally as soon as the tenant, hears the words report, they refuse access. I have a property that has been owned by my family since it was build (over 120 years),...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Minister Emoven at 16/02/2025 - 22:43
Given how much a battery costs, I doubt it would work, also heating a hot water tank takes serious electric. I doubt there is any surplus as electric heaters uses quite a few kw to charge up each day, if...
Read More →Reply to comment left by alan thomas at 14/02/2025 - 13:01
Reply to the comment left by alan thomas at 14/02/2025 - 13:01That is interesting, I have never heard this before...
Read More →Reply to comment left by John Jones at 14/02/2025 - 09:02
Reply to the comment left by John Jones at 14/02/2025 - 09:02Nice one lol It would in the new if it was a private Landlord The penalty for each breach is £500 for failing to display a DEC at all...
Read More →14th February 2025, 1 year ago
Probably a unpopular view here They are not behaving in a legal or in a way that I find acceptable. Firstly keep the post and print it out. Secondly when does the S21 come into effect? If they are not...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 14/02/2025 - 09:32
Yes, that program would be about that time, it would be interesting to see where how efficient compared to the above, using the peat, I should have added this was a new build, so they have the opportunity to really...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 13/02/2025 - 16:50
I once watched a program, where they installed a ground source heat pump, the pipework was installed in a peat bog, which significantly improved the temperature of the project, the only successful system I have seen, of course as electric...
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