John Craw, Author at Property118

John Craw

Reply to the comment left by Ray Guselli at 23/02/2026 - 12:47Obviously they will be imposing a similar "fine" structure against "tenants"...........won't they???? The fines are, probably, far worse than any thing for racial or sexual abuse. What a crazy...

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Sounds like a campaign for increased rents!! Every responsible Landlord would check that the heating system is working correctly prior to every new tenancy to avoid unnecessary call outs to avoid expense and inconvenience.

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But it is OK for Councils to change Council Tax and delete the 25% discount for single occupancy and increase the council Tax from date of death by an additional 33% to make the bereaved pay 100% council Tax.

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Unfortunately, you were very foolish in not doing your correct due diligence. However, I have had results from two auctions, one where an auctioneer, incorrectly sold us a property below reserve, then tried to cancel the sale. We objected and...

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It is blatantly obvious that when the time comes and your rented property is a D or lower rated EPC, then the Government will prevent the landlord from charging or receiving rent. The landlord will probably be fined and they...

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Any Landlord selling a property that they have held for 10 years or more is likely to lose money, in real terms, if they sell and pay CGT. We have been approached, a number of times, by tenants wanting to...

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Tenants may want rent controls, but Landlords, probably, want BTL mortgage rate controls, no 3%, 4% or 6%, second property Land Tax or Capital Gains Tax when rolling over a property to buy a better new home for residents.. Councils,...

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Councils building more Council Houses spells even more financial disaster for Councils. Current Building Regulations make building new properties extremely expensive, excluding the land costs. The behaviour of some tenants lead to expensive repair and maintenance. As many Councils are...

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Question to Copilot Are the recommendations made by Property118, encouraging Landlords to use Property 118's incorporation scheme, to avoid or reduce taxation, both legal and advisable within current legislation Copilot Chat GPT Response The Property118’s incorporation scheme has been a...

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It is interesting that if you word your question differently regarding the role of Property 118, or many other advisory sources, you will receive a somewhat conflicting opinion from Chat GPT. Why not give it a try?

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Councils can't balance their books as a lack of funding has caused a shortage of Council Houses. Even if they did build more, what about: 1. the cost of funding the build, 2. the fitting out, 3. interest charges, 4....

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Hi John, Thank you for your reply. Before answering your question, I looked at the article this morning and realised that I was not the only one who is completely frustrated with all the, over the top, expensive, difficult to...

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Problem solved – No monthly fees – No expensive software – No accountant fees – minimum MTD fees – superb records – superb reports – MTD compliant I am a landlord with more than forty years letting experience. More than...

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I too, did all my own conveyancing for several years. I was super efficient and spent most of my time correcting the seller's/buyers conveyancer's errors, which annoyed them even more. They prefer the old pals act where the clients don't...

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John Craw

John Craw


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