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A seasoned IT Project Manager and property Investor, looking for JV opportunities and property in the North
Registered with Property118.com
13th November 2020
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A seasoned IT Project Manager and property Investor, looking for JV opportunities and property in the North
25th March 2026, 2 weeks ago
It will also affect property in conservation areas, where the council will not allow you to install double glazing. Example sash windows, can replace with like for like looking but double glazed, council says no and made one landlord in...
Read More →21st January 2026, 3 months ago
Gen Rent state - while millions of us are living with shocking levels of mould and damp. On the whole mainly caused by tenants lifestyle and not allowing adequate ventilation. They seem to think keeping windows shut keeps the heat...
Read More →9th January 2026, 3 months ago
This is a bit confusing, what is the certain information we need to provide the tenants on May 1st? They already have the details of the deposit registered, EPC, Gas & EICR certs with their existing AST, latest rent guide...
Read More →19th March 2025, 1 year ago
So these idiots are ok for Lloyds, Blackrock et al to use the same approach to hold 1,000's of properties in limited companies and rent out, but when a landlord (individual) does it with 8.6 properties that is avoiding tax....
Read More →15th October 2024, 1 year ago
I had the same issue, the storage heaters were old and not not working very well and replaced with latest eco friendly (Cat 5) heaters. The EPC was carried out as old one expired and is now a D. I...
Read More →2nd August 2024, 2 years ago
So if a a small HMO is defined by my council as 3 or 4 persons forming 2 or more household and sharing a toilet, bathroom or kitchen. What about 2 lodgers in a house, would that be considered 3...
Read More →28th June 2024, 2 years ago
What a load of twaddle, the EPC in its current form is not fit for purpose. I have 2 properties that were a C and when the EPC was renewed are now a D, one even had double glazing fitted...
Read More →19th January 2024, 2 years ago
Hi Jane I have similar freehold and responsible for the communal area. I use bionic.co.uk and set up a business account with them. You are a business as the landlord and they sorted out a far cheaper deal
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jason English at 06/07/2023 - 12:52
JaSam, do you have underfloor heating or radiators? Microbore fine for UFH, but if you have traditional radiators all the experts say the heat output is not sufficient for this and needs bigger pipes. I am no expert just what...
Read More →6th July 2023, 3 years ago
I have 2 flats via the Flatfair scheme and they have both been there 3 years now. Every 6 months I get an email from Flatfair asking me to complete the form online, is the AST renewed or periodic, are...
Read More →6th July 2023, 3 years ago
You say you have electric underfloor heating, I am a bit confused what is the heat pump running - the hot water? Have you also radiators? Not sure why you have radiators if you already have underfloor heating The pipework...
Read More →5th July 2023, 3 years ago
It's not exploiting but following the rules. My council doubled the council tax and when I phoned them they said I have to register for business rates and you won't have to pay any council tax or rates as a...
Read More →5th July 2023, 3 years ago
So Jim has just told us how business works. This should apply to every sector then. What really amazes me about these narrow minded people is that they don't mind a big bank like Lloyds doing BTL and making huge...
Read More →16th May 2023, 3 years ago
Happily have a rent freeze s long as all the costs a LL has to endure are also frozen, Mortgage interest, Council tax, Utilities (if HMO ) etc. Khan could help by actually building some houses and it seems the...
Read More →3rd April 2023, 3 years ago
Happily have a rent freeze, if they also freeze food costs, utility bills, interest rates, Council tax etc etc. why is it they only harp on about rent freezes, Just trying to win votes. It's well documented worldwide that rent...
Read More →30th March 2023, 3 years ago
I would be wary, my son used to work for a McDonalds and most of these are franchises so his contract was not from McDonalds but from the Franchise owner company. Doesn't look right to me.
Read More →14th March 2023, 3 years ago
I own a flat in a managed block, I am one of the directors of the management company and we agreed to not sign the way leave as it is because it allows them so much power to abuse. They...
Read More →10th March 2023, 3 years ago
If they mandate rent freeze and rent cap then surely the Government can do the same with Supermarkets and energy companies and freeze food prices and energy, no difference really. Their profits are far higher so they can defiantly afford...
Read More →3rd March 2023, 3 years ago
This needs testing through the courts as telling someone to break the law especially a local government body makes them culpable as well surely, it does in other areas of law. If someone sued the council for loss of rent...
Read More →17th November 2022, 3 years ago
Why don't Shelter use the £14 million reserve to buy some properties and actually Shelter people as the name implies. They can't even look after their employees properly, and caused most of the issue in the first place.
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