These guys are devoid of any commercial acumen - just socialist envy that drives the inevitable levelling down of society. Just wait to see how this place crumbles over the next three years. Nobody sees any value in economic enterprise...
Respectfully disagree Mark. It’s very simple to catch most property investors as follows: by bringing within the remit a s24 for ‘property rich’ companies (a concept already defined for CGT) which are also ‘close’ companies. This would capture almost all...
Can’t disagree with that…we have seen ad nauseam how our leaders like to protect the ‘human rights’ of all the jokers at our expense….boats, tenants, shoplifters, convicted criminal immigrants, benefits scroungers, knife wielding robbers who break into your home, the...
Reply to the comment left by Markella Mikkelsen at 11/08/2025 – 11:54Spot on – I disagree that this is a Labour induced issue. It started with the vilification of Landlords under George Osborne. The communist approach that all private property...
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 08/04/2024 - 13:25Sadly the hey have access to your very expensive property and credit score. Sounds like you have something to lose vs the rats who left the mess behind…in a...
Reply to the comment left by Martin Roberts at 08/04/2024 - 11:54Totally agreed; licensing costs are coming to many more of us - brutal costs on 99% of decent landlords. If you’ve missed it - council tax for any vacancy...
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 08/04/2024 - 10:15Maybe - but look at this as a grace period to get out before your hard earned property is nationalised behind back doors. In fact they’re not even hiding...
Other than not being an accidental landlord agree with everything here. I have tenants who know that I now can’t even propose fair rent increases as they simply decline them in the knowledge that even if I issue an eviction...
This has always puzzled me. We are deliberately making life worse for the renters in the long run. ECONOMICALLY daft. POLITICALLY not sure anyone will support Tories purely from this - I’m just perplexed why they sequentially determine to alienate...
The government has missed a huge opportunity to rightsize the LHA rates. They lag the said percentile quite markedly in London. The reason I suspect is that they use their existing database of rents which include a chunk of properties...
Communist. There is nothing inherently parasitic around a landlord relationship. This councillor feeding off the hard earned taxes of society is the true parasite. And oh….his pension that delivers dividend or interest income earned off the sweat of hard working...
You clearly knew you needed a gas safety check - and got your mate to check. If he was at any time mildly qualified to do the work he would have clearly informed you of your legal obligations. I’m really...
I fundamentally disagree with this entire thesis. As a large portfolio landlord of over 22 years operating a highly reputable business I can agree that most landlords won’t get rid of good tenants. Dont agree that s21 has been abused...
Reply to the comment left by Ma'at Housing Solutions at 07/07/2023 - 11:40Sure - but the spirit of the law was never that every eviction needed to be approved by the courts! Anything beyond a notice is basically enforcement action....
Reply to the comment left by Happy housing at 08/07/2023 - 07:44Depends on appointments in your area. London a nightmare. Times reducing now. Suggest you look at paying slightly more for high court bailiff. The court system is broken and...
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 07/07/2023 - 16:57Judith ….here’s one….Shelter advised my recent tenant that when the bailiffs come she could simply leave her stuff in the place and I had no right to touch it....
The model of letting at LHA rate is fundamentally flawed. If you haven’t seen the debacle that was HOME REIT please look into as proof of this. Many other examples. Some property investors scam the system by applying for what...
14th January 2026, 3 months ago
These guys are devoid of any commercial acumen - just socialist envy that drives the inevitable levelling down of society. Just wait to see how this place crumbles over the next three years. Nobody sees any value in economic enterprise...
Read More →1st December 2025, 4 months ago
Respectfully disagree Mark. It’s very simple to catch most property investors as follows: by bringing within the remit a s24 for ‘property rich’ companies (a concept already defined for CGT) which are also ‘close’ companies. This would capture almost all...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jagdish Patel at 17/08/2025 - 05:18
Can’t disagree with that…we have seen ad nauseam how our leaders like to protect the ‘human rights’ of all the jokers at our expense….boats, tenants, shoplifters, convicted criminal immigrants, benefits scroungers, knife wielding robbers who break into your home, the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Markella Mikkelsen at 11/08/2025 - 11:54
Reply to the comment left by Markella Mikkelsen at 11/08/2025 – 11:54Spot on – I disagree that this is a Labour induced issue. It started with the vilification of Landlords under George Osborne. The communist approach that all private property...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 08/04/2024 - 13:25
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 08/04/2024 - 13:25Sadly the hey have access to your very expensive property and credit score. Sounds like you have something to lose vs the rats who left the mess behind…in a...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Martin Roberts at 08/04/2024 - 11:54
Reply to the comment left by Martin Roberts at 08/04/2024 - 11:54Totally agreed; licensing costs are coming to many more of us - brutal costs on 99% of decent landlords. If you’ve missed it - council tax for any vacancy...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 08/04/2024 - 10:15
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 08/04/2024 - 10:15Maybe - but look at this as a grace period to get out before your hard earned property is nationalised behind back doors. In fact they’re not even hiding...
Read More →8th April 2024, 2 years ago
Khan can’t
Read More →26th March 2024, 2 years ago
Other than not being an accidental landlord agree with everything here. I have tenants who know that I now can’t even propose fair rent increases as they simply decline them in the knowledge that even if I issue an eviction...
Read More →14th March 2024, 2 years ago
This has always puzzled me. We are deliberately making life worse for the renters in the long run. ECONOMICALLY daft. POLITICALLY not sure anyone will support Tories purely from this - I’m just perplexed why they sequentially determine to alienate...
Read More →12th January 2024, 2 years ago
The government has missed a huge opportunity to rightsize the LHA rates. They lag the said percentile quite markedly in London. The reason I suspect is that they use their existing database of rents which include a chunk of properties...
Read More →14th December 2023, 2 years ago
Communist. There is nothing inherently parasitic around a landlord relationship. This councillor feeding off the hard earned taxes of society is the true parasite. And oh….his pension that delivers dividend or interest income earned off the sweat of hard working...
Read More →13th November 2023, 2 years ago
You clearly knew you needed a gas safety check - and got your mate to check. If he was at any time mildly qualified to do the work he would have clearly informed you of your legal obligations. I’m really...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 20/09/2023 - 12:05
2 years .. If you’re lucky under the new laws and broken courts
Read More →20th September 2023, 3 years ago
I fundamentally disagree with this entire thesis. As a large portfolio landlord of over 22 years operating a highly reputable business I can agree that most landlords won’t get rid of good tenants. Dont agree that s21 has been abused...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rosemary N. Edwards at 07/07/2023 - 11:40
Reply to the comment left by Ma'at Housing Solutions at 07/07/2023 - 11:40Sure - but the spirit of the law was never that every eviction needed to be approved by the courts! Anything beyond a notice is basically enforcement action....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Bobby Akram at 08/07/2023 - 07:44
Reply to the comment left by Happy housing at 08/07/2023 - 07:44Depends on appointments in your area. London a nightmare. Times reducing now. Suggest you look at paying slightly more for high court bailiff. The court system is broken and...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 07/07/2023 - 16:57
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 07/07/2023 - 16:57Judith ….here’s one….Shelter advised my recent tenant that when the bailiffs come she could simply leave her stuff in the place and I had no right to touch it....
Read More →Reply to comment left by John Mac at 07/07/2023 - 13:44
Reply to the comment left by John Mac at 07/07/2023 - 13:44Councils know this but simply don’t care.
Read More →7th July 2023, 3 years ago
The model of letting at LHA rate is fundamentally flawed. If you haven’t seen the debacle that was HOME REIT please look into as proof of this. Many other examples. Some property investors scam the system by applying for what...
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