If you're declaring income of £49K and recieving full child benefit for being under the £50K threshold, does making a capital gain of say £200K, then take you over the £50K income threshold and therefore lose you child benefit?
Good question. I need to extend a lease of 82 years pretty sharpish and was pleased to hear they were making the process cheaper and easier; no mention of this here though.
Similar situation. Tenant moved into an immaculate flat; didn't take him long to make it filthy. Mind you he's been there 7 years, so can live in a pigsty if he likes.
Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 28/07/2020 - 11:18You’re actually referring to the old rules there; these were superseded in 2016 IIRC. A conservatory no longer has to have any specific proportion of translucent material in roof...
....until you starting bringing up how you couldn't afford a mobile, and how you don't feel the need to send the world photos of everything you do for affirmation and approbation from others, and that prospective tenants abuse you when...
You've pointed out how awkward not having a smart phone is when dealing with tenants; surely a £50-£100 investment on a phone that can receive emails is therefore worth it? Not everyone uses a smart phone for social media; the...
Reply to the comment left by Old Mrs Landlord at 02/08/2019 - 23:13Can't afford a mobile? Come off it. Your profit margin must be tight; I have an iPhone 5 worth about £30, and my contract is £7 per month....
5th February 2026, 2 months ago
Is that £50,000 income overall, or just from property?
Read More →15th September 2025, 7 months ago
If you're declaring income of £49K and recieving full child benefit for being under the £50K threshold, does making a capital gain of say £200K, then take you over the £50K income threshold and therefore lose you child benefit?
Read More →2nd September 2025, 7 months ago
The final, final, final nail in the coffin!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Trevor Leigh at 09/07/2025 - 10:26
Oh really? I was hoping if I wait until the 11th hour, new legislation may come in to benefit me.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Trevor Leigh at 09/07/2025 - 10:18
Aren't I safe for another two more years before the marriage value is applicable?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Robert Stacey at 07/07/2025 - 11:21
Good question. I need to extend a lease of 82 years pretty sharpish and was pleased to hear they were making the process cheaper and easier; no mention of this here though.
Read More →31st December 2024, 1 year ago
This is crazy. Do they do it deliberately to enrage the general public?
Read More →11th November 2024, 1 year ago
But if you're a LL selling a property, don't you welcome these corporate LLs to take it off your hands?
Read More →18th October 2024, 1 year ago
Hope this is true!
Read More →17th May 2023, 3 years ago
Is there an exact date when S21 is removed?
Read More →20th February 2023, 3 years ago
Similar situation. Tenant moved into an immaculate flat; didn't take him long to make it filthy. Mind you he's been there 7 years, so can live in a pigsty if he likes.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dylan Morris at 28/07/2020 - 11:18
Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 28/07/2020 - 11:18You’re actually referring to the old rules there; these were superseded in 2016 IIRC. A conservatory no longer has to have any specific proportion of translucent material in roof...
Read More →16th March 2020, 6 years ago
I thought we still had S21 for the time being?
Read More →3rd August 2019, 7 years ago
....until you starting bringing up how you couldn't afford a mobile, and how you don't feel the need to send the world photos of everything you do for affirmation and approbation from others, and that prospective tenants abuse you when...
Read More →3rd August 2019, 7 years ago
You've pointed out how awkward not having a smart phone is when dealing with tenants; surely a £50-£100 investment on a phone that can receive emails is therefore worth it? Not everyone uses a smart phone for social media; the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Old Mrs Landlord at 02/08/2019 - 23:13
Reply to the comment left by Old Mrs Landlord at 02/08/2019 - 23:13Can't afford a mobile? Come off it. Your profit margin must be tight; I have an iPhone 5 worth about £30, and my contract is £7 per month....
Read More →2nd August 2019, 7 years ago
Yeah, you can't hear a foreign accent over a text message.
Read More →2nd August 2019, 7 years ago
I was born in 1980; does that make me a millennial? Anyway, I prefer to correspond via email. I like the proof of the written word for both parties.
Read More →8th July 2019, 7 years ago
Thanks Heather. Did you ever get to the bottom of cases where the 5 year license wasn't actually valid for 5 years?
Read More →Reply to comment left by kaps z at 08/05/2019 - 17:11
Reply to the comment left by kaps z at 08/05/2019 - 17:11*lose
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