I can explain this. Since the government bought in its insane restrictions to limit holding / reservation deposits to just one week of rent, that is not enough for us landlords as a prospective tenant can walk away and afford...
The clownocracy just love their fines. Just hoping Liebour get replaced by something better, but not expecting much if the Tories get in. More fines, more bans, more treading heavily on the populace.
Please God, don't let Milivolt become PM or else this unevidenced Net Zero nonsense will really start in earnest. Heat pumps DO NOT work unless in very well insulated modern homes. Only the UK, Germany and Australia are still bought...
This government, just like the last one, seems to be hell bent on driving the uppity “kulaks”, (Mum and Dad landlords), out of the private rented sector and handing landlordism to their pals in big corporations who are more likely...
Reply to the comment left by Grumpy Doug at 12/01/2026 - 14:58I will happily go with that, (your approach) but it seems you need to buy some software to get from one's noddy spreadsheets to HMRC. And I cannot understand...
Yes, good point. Oh, I am David of LettingFocus.com and have been making the same point for about 20 years at my blogs. Most recently I made it here too: https://www.lettingfocus.com/blogs/2025/12/budget-summary-for-residential-landlords/ ..includes this snippet.. "This government, just like the last...
Reply to the comment left by Grumpy Doug at 12/01/2026 - 13:34Good point, and what I cannot understand is why can we not just fill in a quarterly version of a tax return, at least we all know exactly what...
Reply to the comment left by Richard Dean at 21/11/2025 - 10:23What makes no sense is why we need the software. At the moment I do my tax return before deadline once a year, I fill in all the boxes...
It is worth saying too that if you go for Product Transfer and you will get a worse rate than a customer coming from outside will get for exactly the same product. https://www.lettingfocus.com/blogs/2025/07/mortgage-lenders-continue-to-give-worse-rates-to-existing-borrowers-on-remortgage-than-they-offer-to-new-customers/
The Renters Rights Act is really all about two things: First, it is about reducing the eligibility of the homeless to be housed by the state. (I cannot wait to see Shelter's and Gen Rent's faces when they realise they...
You would kind of think she and other MPs in the Labour Party might have been more careful given that this occurred just over a year ago: https://www.property118.com/labour-mp-under-fire-over-unlicensed-and-mould-ridden-flats/
Exactly, every time and place they have been tried they have failed. If even the hopeless SNP and demented Scottish Greens finally understand this, and you don't, it really is bottom of the class time for you Jezza.
Reply to comment left by Alex St Claire at 12/02/2026 - 10:10
Good advice there.
Read More →11th February 2026, 2 months ago
I can explain this. Since the government bought in its insane restrictions to limit holding / reservation deposits to just one week of rent, that is not enough for us landlords as a prospective tenant can walk away and afford...
Read More →10th February 2026, 2 months ago
It is bad here in England, but the clownocracy are even worse N of the border and also across in Wales too.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rodney Peters at 09/02/2026 - 10:15
The clownocracy just love their fines. Just hoping Liebour get replaced by something better, but not expecting much if the Tories get in. More fines, more bans, more treading heavily on the populace.
Read More →6th February 2026, 2 months ago
Well done to 118 on this news. No other site appears to have picked up on this yet.
Read More →Reply to comment left by david treble at 06/02/2026 - 12:21
It is added on, I believe.
Read More →6th February 2026, 2 months ago
Please God, don't let Milivolt become PM or else this unevidenced Net Zero nonsense will really start in earnest. Heat pumps DO NOT work unless in very well insulated modern homes. Only the UK, Germany and Australia are still bought...
Read More →6th February 2026, 2 months ago
Pointless, stupid idea to bring in Making Tax Digital. Just scrap the whole thing please.
Read More →3rd February 2026, 2 months ago
This government, just like the last one, seems to be hell bent on driving the uppity “kulaks”, (Mum and Dad landlords), out of the private rented sector and handing landlordism to their pals in big corporations who are more likely...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ryan Stevens at 13/01/2026 - 10:09
Reply to the comment left by Ryan Stevens at 13/01/2026 - 10:09Many thanks, Ryan. D
Read More →Reply to comment left by Grumpy Doug at 12/01/2026 - 14:58
Reply to the comment left by Grumpy Doug at 12/01/2026 - 14:58I will happily go with that, (your approach) but it seems you need to buy some software to get from one's noddy spreadsheets to HMRC. And I cannot understand...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Barry Fitzpatrick at 11/01/2026 - 19:01
Yes, good point. Oh, I am David of LettingFocus.com and have been making the same point for about 20 years at my blogs. Most recently I made it here too: https://www.lettingfocus.com/blogs/2025/12/budget-summary-for-residential-landlords/ ..includes this snippet.. "This government, just like the last...
Read More →12th January 2026, 3 months ago
I see the Farmers have had a stay of execution on this for a year, credit to the NFU for that. NRLA, what are you doing on this?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Grumpy Doug at 12/01/2026 - 13:34
Reply to the comment left by Grumpy Doug at 12/01/2026 - 13:34Good point, and what I cannot understand is why can we not just fill in a quarterly version of a tax return, at least we all know exactly what...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Richard Dean at 21/11/2025 - 10:23
Reply to the comment left by Richard Dean at 21/11/2025 - 10:23What makes no sense is why we need the software. At the moment I do my tax return before deadline once a year, I fill in all the boxes...
Read More →22nd December 2025, 4 months ago
It is worth saying too that if you go for Product Transfer and you will get a worse rate than a customer coming from outside will get for exactly the same product. https://www.lettingfocus.com/blogs/2025/07/mortgage-lenders-continue-to-give-worse-rates-to-existing-borrowers-on-remortgage-than-they-offer-to-new-customers/
Read More →22nd December 2025, 4 months ago
The Renters Rights Act is really all about two things: First, it is about reducing the eligibility of the homeless to be housed by the state. (I cannot wait to see Shelter's and Gen Rent's faces when they realise they...
Read More →5th November 2025, 5 months ago
You would kind of think she and other MPs in the Labour Party might have been more careful given that this occurred just over a year ago: https://www.property118.com/labour-mp-under-fire-over-unlicensed-and-mould-ridden-flats/
Read More →5th November 2025, 5 months ago
Exactly, why should anyone bother.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 06/02/2025 - 14:34
Exactly, every time and place they have been tried they have failed. If even the hopeless SNP and demented Scottish Greens finally understand this, and you don't, it really is bottom of the class time for you Jezza.
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