Paul Smith
Paul Smith
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5th July 2023
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Registered with Property118.com
5th July 2023
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Reply to comment left by Bob Birchmore at 14/07/2026 - 16:39
Reply to the comment left by northern landlord at 16:39 In the tragic case of Awaab, the parents made limited complaints to the landlord and had wanted to move to I believe a bigger property. When they complained initially they...
Read More →10th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
In my experience most tenants were unaware of their obligations under the previous legislation too. Only once have I been asked if a tenant can have a pet. Examples I have faced where permission not asked include someone breeding tarantulas...
Read More →10th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Interesting rental arrears have gone down. I wonder how much is related to landlords taking a stance in removing non payers then strengthening vetting in the hope of preventing likely non payers from.securing tenancies?
Read More →10th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
This article is good but would be much more impactful if all figures were represented as a percentage of overall prs rental properties. Ie as a percentage of the 5.6m rental properties in the PRS and showing what percentage had...
Read More →7th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
In the UK, deposit disputes are surprisingly rare, with less than 1% of tenancies going to formal adjudication. When disputes are escalated, adjudicators rarely split the amount exactly 50/50. Instead, independent schemes award funds based strictly on the evidence of...
Read More →24th June 2026, 4 weeks ago
It sounds like you have done your best and addressed a problem that was reported. You can only fix something once you know about it. I would write to the tenant to advise the problem was reported and fixed at...
Read More →8th June 2026, 1 month ago
Just to explain the rules. If you borrow borrow on a property your bank can put their rates up 6 or so times a year. There is no redress, no challenge, your rate will normally rise within 24 hours of...
Read More →6th June 2026, 2 months ago
All this misses the point the real issue is the need for Landlords to avoid bad tenants. By seeking a guarantor the Landlord is not seeking to PROFIT, they just want to get paid. If bad tenants could be easily...
Read More →Reply to comment left by John Hole at 03/06/2026 - 18:35
Reply to the comment left by John Hole at 03/06/2026 - 18:35Hi John, of the evictions for arrears how much money did you get back after court action. Or did you never recover these losses and if you have to...
Read More →1st June 2026, 2 months ago
Leaving reporting till 2028 appears very weak. Why not have a live board of important matrix? It appears negative affects are being felt right now for tenants and landlords alike because of the act. The real time impact would be...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 27/05/2026 - 01:47
Reply to the comment left by Simon F at 27/05/2026 - 01:47There are many points of failure in the chain of events. First the people who suggest disproportionate fines should not be given a voice. But more importantly there are...
Read More →17th May 2026, 2 months ago
Thank you -David Yes - it's quite remarkable that after years of discussion around the RRA the existing legislation wasn't understood. Further false perceptions became the conventional wisdom and underpinned aggressive changes to the laws based on exaggerated narrative. Generations...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Franklin Price at 14/05/2026 - 18:01
Reply to the comment left by Franklin Price at 14/05/2026 - 18:01Except of course most Section 21 were rejected because of technicalities the system introduced all of which had no detrimental on the tenants. Eg a late deposit payment, the...
Read More →7th May 2026, 3 months ago
Yes it's disingenuous to suggest landlords have nothing to worry about when laws are tightened for all landlords and we will be further penalised for tenants who don't pay due rent. Maybe delusional on behalf of the government certainly damaging...
Read More →23rd March 2026, 4 months ago
Wow - Imagine if just for once the tenant had an equal responsibility and the government said 'Hey Tenants and Landlords we have amended all your tenancies, you can find details here'. If only Carlesburg did governments!!
Read More →15th January 2026, 6 months ago
Being a landlord is not a charity so all cost rises will be passed onto customers (tenants) and all regulation that transposes into extra time and costs will be passed onto customers (Tenants). This should be no surprise to anyone...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Bond at 14/01/2026 - 17:01
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 14/01/2026 - 17:01That's a different matter. Houses on the market doesn't mean empty houses. Just people who can't sell with many still occupied! To check for empty rental properties look for...
Read More →14th January 2026, 6 months ago
Tenants could already challenge rents, I had one who did and they had their rent raised.by the tribunal (under the pre-meddled system). The tribunal took about a year and was poorly staffed and managed. it cost the tenant nothing and...
Read More →14th January 2026, 6 months ago
Here is another post highlighting the growing homelessness issue but totally missing the likely true cause. Homelessness arises when there are insufficient homes. The government have hit people who provide homes with punitive charges and diminished rights such that many...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Price at 31/12/2025 - 09:57
The key thing is to find the cause of the mould. The shortcomings of Awaab's law is it was made on assumptions and sadly they failed to ascertain the cause of the mould but declared it wasn't lifestyle. Setting laws...
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