Collin Williamson
Collin Williamson
Registered with Property118.com
22nd June 2021
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Been a landlord for a few years now. Have HMO's (HiMOs as my council insists on calling them). I'm dyslexic so please excuse the spelling mistakes. And I just say what I al thinking, not trying to be mean but I do expect you to have googled it first!
Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 23/10/2026 - 14:18
Oh, yes, I forgot. I had a neighbour of one of my HMO's send threatening letters through my door in the middle of the night. To be fair, the tenants were out of order with 2 am parties. But that...
Read More →23rd October 2026, 1 week ago
West Northants Council used to publish the HMO licence database on the council's website as a spreadsheet, including the licence holder's full name and their registered address. They removed it about a year ago. The number of marketing letters I...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeff Simms at 09/10/2026 - 10:15
Reply to the comment left by Jeff Simms at 09/10/2026 - 10:15No. The hosue as a whole.
Read More →9th September 2026, 2 months ago
So that's £5.50 a month that rent is probably going to go up by, and more money tenants are paying in stealth tax. Because let's be clear, it all gets passed on to the tenants (landlords cannot operate at a...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 09/09/2026 - 12:20
Reply to the comment left by Richard Dean at 09/09/2026 - 12:20No, the government had already said this was in addition to local schemes.
Read More →23rd July 2026, 3 months ago
If I ever get paper copies, I always upload them to the cloud, just in case my house ever burns down. I also email the tenants a copy, so they can't say they didn't get their paper copy!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Steve Roberts at 26/06/2026 - 09:31
Reply to the comment left by Suspicious Steve at 26/06/2026 - 09:31It's 6 weeks in total. If they are in a hotel, B&B, or holiday let, they are kicked out every 28 days, and a new booking has to be...
Read More →18th June 2026, 5 months ago
Ex-tenants never return the deposit (custodial) to the landlord when they know the deduction is justified. The process for getting the money when the tenants don't respond is long and costly. That's why I switched to insurance!
Read More →27th May 2026, 5 months ago
I have my own website for my 10 properties, which I self-manage. My website was updated on the 1st of May. But, I did research letting agents in my area to see how they did their websites, most have stuff...
Read More →11th February 2026, 9 months ago
As the age limits on Kitchens and bathrooms have now been removed, the only thing I noticed in the Decent Homes Standard that was above the current Fitness for Habitation 2018, was window restrictors.
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Tyler at 11/12/2025 - 15:13
It is definitely 2pm, it was to get around council tax rules if you have back-to-back tenancies.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 10/12/2025 - 09:54
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 10/12/2025 - 09:54It depends on the wording of the tenancy agreement. The NRLA agreements end the day of the month before the start date, so a tenant has access till 11:59...
Read More →1st October 2025, 1 year ago
A few years ago now, I went to I went to ajudication for a number of items. One of them was the tenant had removed all the light bulbs and batteries (smoke alarms and house alarms) the tenant lied and...
Read More →23rd September 2025, 1 year ago
For the past few years, there have been lots of hmo's for sale in my town. I have kept mine for now, but the other year, when I was increasing my portfolio, I went for traditional BTL's because the time...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 15/08/2025 - 03:56
Reply to the comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 15/08/2025 - 03:56The debt is passed to debt collection companies. If the first company can not recover the money, it gets passed to a second company, and then a third! Because...
Read More →14th August 2025, 1 year ago
I use the NRLA tenancy agreement, and it says working from home is fine, but not running a business from the address. It would also cause issues with my insurance. I am also so annoyed by bailiffs turning up to...
Read More →25th July 2025, 1 year ago
I got called out to an urgent blocked sink as they had to have food before going to work and was halfway through making it (4pm). The sink strainer was blocked with the vegetable peelings they had just put in...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Helen Mary Thomson at 17/06/2025 - 10:38
A guarantor normally signs a Deed of Guarantee, a specifically worded document. However, OpenRent has its guarantors sign a contract, which it says is legally binding the same as a Deed. Either way, I suggest it's properly worded and you...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Heal at 06/05/2025 - 21:53
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 06/05/2025 - 21:53My understanding was that they would just apply A Decent Home: Definition and guidance for implementation to the private sector.
Read More →6th May 2025, 1 year ago
My biggest concern from DHS is the age limit on Kitchens and Bathrooms. I don't get the point, but also, where is the line for Bathrooms? I have some houses with the original 60's WC in the downstairs loo, (new...
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