David
David
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6th October 2020
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Registered with Property118.com
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Reply to comment left by Ch at 31/10/2026 - 12:50
Reply to the comment left by Cathie at 12:50 If the managing agent just reiterated the terms and handed the issue back to me, I would write to the tenant and decline the application on the basis that the MA...
Read More →30th October 2026, 2 days ago
I would write back to the agent to say that you can't guarantee that the cat will be kept indoors or that the tenant would remove the pet in the event of the consent being revoked. I would also make...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paddy Murphy at 28/10/2026 - 16:40
Reply to the comment left by Paddy Murphy at 28/10/2026 - 16:40If you're talking about an Article 4 Directive by your Council, then there is no requirement to do anything provided you retain sufficient evidence that the property has continuously...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jacqueline Sole at 27/10/2026 - 15:50
Reply to the comment left by Jacqueline Sole at 27/10/2026 - 15:50Have they suggested an extractor fan too? tbh, its in your interest to install one as tenants don't open windows, especially in winter and what's more, the conventional wisdom...
Read More →Reply to comment left by joe bloggs at 26/10/2026 - 09:57
Reply to the comment left by Joe Bloggs at 26/10/2026 - 09:57True. Bad example
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mohammed Kadir at 23/10/2026 - 10:17
Reply to the comment left by M K at 23/10/2026 - 10:17I agree. Egregious increases should be challenged and that has always been possible. Challenging rent that's already been agreed is a different matter and the only purpose I can...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Barry Fitzpatrick at 24/10/2026 - 07:57
The problem with that idea is that once you serve the ground 1a notice, even if you withdraw it there is still a 16 month period from the date of service where you can't re-let the property if the tenant...
Read More →Reply to comment left by northernpleb at 23/10/2026 - 12:28
"The Tenants have nothing to Loose by working the system" Except their reputation and therefore their prospects of a decent property for their next rental. I agree with the rest of your post.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Srinivas Rao at 23/10/2026 - 12:02
Reply to the comment left by Srinivas Rao at 23/10/2026 - 12:02As I said I relation to your other post, Awaabs law is, for the time being only applicable to social housing landlords.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Srinivas Rao at 23/10/2026 - 12:03
Reply to the comment left by Srinivas Rao at 12:03 As yet this is only for social housing landlords, so whilst I agree that all landlords should ensure they have robust processes for dealing with and recording issues, there is...
Read More →23rd October 2026, 1 week ago
Most Councils still rely on whistle blowing neighbours to report unlicensed properties, so they've been happy to publish the register online. In theory the new landlord database should change the landscape of licensing enforcement, but it seems that so few...
Read More →23rd October 2026, 1 week ago
Tenants are being badly advised. The RRA has made landlords very choosy about who they rent to and a tenant who vexatiously challenges a rent increase may find this fact mentioned in any future reference.
Read More →22nd October 2026, 1 week ago
Having now looked again at both the relevant sections of the RRA and at the draft regulations, I can't find a reference to the 3 month deadline to register for each region. It may be there but I just missed...
Read More →22nd October 2026, 1 week ago
I can see landlords being caught out by the 3 month deadline to register, particularly those planning to sell up. If the tenant leaves after the start date for registration but before the 3 month deadline, does the landlord still...
Read More →22nd October 2026, 1 week ago
Also have a look at Nottingham City Council v Parr [2018] UKSC 51 and R (Peat) v Hyndburn BC [2011] EWHC 1739.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 21/10/2026 - 13:41
No
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 21/10/2026 - 10:08
My thoughts on this pre-date the current Govt and several before them. The idea of rental properties being a legacy goes back to the mistaken notion that its not a business, but an investment, and a passive investment at that....
Read More →21st October 2026, 2 weeks ago
Do the figures include so-called "accidental landlords" who in many cases were just waiting for the right time to sell anyway?
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 20/10/2026 - 12:42
Reply to the comment left by David at 12:42 "So this will just apply all previously tenanted homes, which is discriminatory, but only a matter of time until they extend it to other homes." I'm not clear why a previously...
Read More →21st October 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ive always felt that handing a portfolio of rental properties to your children is a poison chalice. The industry is mired in regulation that most will be ill prepared for. Their offspring will become legally responsible from day 1 and...
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