Colette McDermott
Colette McDermott
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28th September 2022
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Registered with Property118.com
28th September 2022
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Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 30/03/2026 - 11:41
Re ground rents....Arguably lenders are doing the job that buyers solicitors need (needed) to do on purchase, ie alerting buyers that the ground rent terms will make the property difficult sell. So now Leaseholders need protecting against this, and only...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 30/03/2026 - 09:07
Reply to the comment left by Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118 at 30/03/2026 - 09:07If property growth going forward changes significantly, then the appeal of property diminishes almost entirely.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 25/03/2026 - 09:41
Who are these freeholders acting so unfairly? Corporations who will own all the prs in due course?!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Howard at 21/03/2026 - 10:51
Reply to the comment left by Howard Reuben - mortgage and insurance broker at 21/03/2026 - 10:51Ooh, yes, I agree, I'm checking with them. I remember a while back looking and not seeing an end date, so assumed it simply...
Read More →21st March 2026, 1 month ago
I'm pretty sure my buy to let mortgage doesn't have an end date, unlike my residential, both are interest only
Read More →Reply to comment left by Michael Parsons at 19/01/2026 - 20:34
Is that what you've done? What's your experience?
Read More →19th January 2026, 3 months ago
Ive been a landlord since 1981. Small, 4 properties was my maximum. I rejoined the nrla last week in order to get some support through all of this. I have just one buy to let now (plus an annex on...
Read More →14th December 2025, 5 months ago
Wow! you summed up that whole era and the current crises perfectly. Well done for moving on too. Your point about two salaries - a nurse and a teacher at that time being able to buy a house each is...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Sarah Miller at 14/12/2025 - 11:20
So true, and equally sad and hard to bear.
Read More →14th December 2025, 5 months ago
Scary stuff, the climate is so hostile, it is hard to know what to do. I just have 1 buy to let, it seems whichever way we turn, dangers are possible. So many small landlords are selling up now. It...
Read More →6th December 2025, 5 months ago
That familiar sinking feeling just got more heavy. Agree that it's not just landlords; all small businesses are being drained out of existence. RIP Britain indeed. Very sad. When my mortgage is out of penalty, I'm also reluctantly selling. Its...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Graham Rann at 30/05/2025 - 14:31
Reply to the comment left by dismayed landlord at 30/05/2025 - 14:31100% agree. It's a terrible situation for the tenants. I have been a landlord since 1979, since i was 19. Very sad situation to have been demonised as you...
Read More →30th May 2025, 11 months ago
In the current ideological climate I struggle to see how any of this can improve. Councils are embedded in a strong culture. Many key decisions makers have been in post for decades. They aren't good with money either. No idea....
Read More →28th February 2025, 1 year ago
Brilliant post. You've said it all. Definitely voting for you in the new model that's emerging 😄 as well as starting to talk to my tenants. We've all been on the back foot for way too long.
Read More →27th February 2025, 1 year ago
This is my last year of NRLA membership. I joined the RLA over 20 years ago and cancelled this year after watching Ben Beadle at the Select Committee agree to S21. Up to 2018, the website of the (former) RLA,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tony Arora at 13/02/2025 - 16:41
You have the vision! Praying for a dose of inspiration once Labour are OUT. Reform UK?
Read More →Reply to comment left by John Nyari at 13/02/2025 - 10:27
Reply to the comment left by John Nyari at 13/02/2025 - 10:27Absolutely. This has been clear for a long time now. Being a landlord just keeps getting more and more depressing.I have very little pleasure in it now.Feeling that I...
Read More →11th February 2025, 1 year ago
I managed an ex local authority property for a friend who moved away but kept the flat. Mercifully , that flat was repossessed by the council for demolition , so Im no longer in charge of it. He had lived...
Read More →14th January 2025, 1 year ago
100% agree with you here. Landlords need support too.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Luke P at 24/10/2024 - 13:23
Reply to the comment left by Luke P at 24/10/2024 - 13:23Got it!! I've cancelled
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