Claire Smith
Claire Smith
Registered with Property118.com
20th July 2015
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Registered with Property118.com
20th July 2015
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6th August 2024, 2 years ago
If pruning is necessary, it would, in my opinion, be your responsibility. Is there a problem with the trees? Acers don't usually need pruning. Unless there is a problem with the size/space, I would leave it alone. Apple trees are...
Read More →6th January 2024, 2 years ago
I am all in favour of increasing the number of council homes. There will always be people who need social housing and council houses used to work well. What is important is that these don't become blocked by people who...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 06/01/2024 - 10:44
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 06/01/2024 - 10:44We have been told that the walls in a mill conversion are not safe enough for a stay in place policy, which is good news really. I am a...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lindsay Keith at 03/01/2024 - 14:37
Our local Conservative is certainly better than the previous Labour MP of decades who couldn't understand the effect of S24. It's the rest of the party that are the problem.
Read More →3rd January 2024, 2 years ago
I have a problem as I am a landlord and a teacher. The cuts to school budgets at a time of increasing numbers and severity of special needs are now so severe that I am afraid of redundancy. My role...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Derek STOBBS at 23/09/2023 - 07:48
I don't agree that we need more population growth as I believe that in future more work will be computerised. Those of working age need to support pensioners and children so they don't need an added burden of the unemployed....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jonathan Cocks at 13/06/2023 - 12:39
Reply to the comment left by Jonathan Cocks at 13/06/2023 - 12:39Update, I have had a response explaining that staff have been ill or on holiday. They did provide some data, but I have responded to that explaining that their...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Janet Carnochan at 12/06/2023 - 11:14
Reply to the comment left by Janet Carnochan at 12/06/2023 - 11:14I challenged their statement (on their Facebook page) that Scottish landlords weren't leaving the sector and asked for evidence as this contradicts The Times and The Herald. I was...
Read More →2nd May 2023, 3 years ago
Does this include where a property is managed but the landlord receives a copy of the lease and monthly statements? In addition, the tenants are given the landlord's number so she may have their phone number if they choose to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 21/03/2023 - 12:43
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 21/03/2023 - 12:43Tax deductible means that the landlord 'only' pays 80% of the cost. It doesn't mean that HMRC pay it for him. Obviously the landlord will then increase the rent...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Brian Beckwith at 03/12/2022 - 19:12
Reply to the comment left by James Vai at 03/12/2022 - 19:12I believe that some EPC assessors will now do a paid visit simply to advise on how to add points to improve your EPC grade. This isn't necessarily the...
Read More →2nd December 2022, 3 years ago
It would certainly be sustainable if the properties were replaced with like for like housing, but this can't be done when they have been sold at a discount.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Martin Harrington at 02/12/2022 - 10:51
Reply to the comment left by Martin Harrington at 02/12/2022 - 10:51The problem with EPC reports is the number of assumptions made. I found that 1 house on a road where we have a rental had a grade C. When...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Baldry at 30/11/2022 - 12:42
Reply to the comment left by Simon Baldry at 30/11/2022 - 12:42With the current uncertainties, I don't think that many landlords would be willing to hold the rent for 5 years. Inflation only increases would be reasonable. Personally I would...
Read More →29th November 2022, 3 years ago
It would be great for councils to buy up houses from landlords, in fact I think that this can be done in London but it's about 10% below market value so not likely to be popular. Market less agency costs...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Helen Myers at 23/11/2022 - 12:10
Having previously had a shop, I can assure you that they don't get any punishment for shoplifting either. it may be different if they steal from the big companies rather than an independent shop of course.
Read More →24th November 2022, 3 years ago
£678,000 to use behavioural science to change landlord's attitudes? Most landlords have a perfectly good attitude and the rest need to be forced out of the sector as education is unlikely to help. Am I being cynical in thinking that...
Read More →18th November 2022, 3 years ago
Mould can be caused by tenants' lifestyles, but in extreme cases there is likely to be a reason. we had mould reported in a bedroom of a student HMO - we found that there was a leak from the shower...
Read More →14th November 2022, 3 years ago
For a residential AST, we found that evidence of the lease was sufficient for the energy company to accept that we weren't responsible. They need to record themselves as creditors in the liquidation.
Read More →14th November 2022, 3 years ago
HMRC try to suggest that they have knowledge of income in the hope that taxpayers who are cheating will release other information about what they are hiding. Fair enough if people are cheating, but not for those who are innocent....
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