Paul Smith
Paul Smith
Registered with Property118.com
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Registered with Property118.com
5th July 2023
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6th June 2026, 11 hours 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, 5 days 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, 3 weeks 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, 1 month 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, 3 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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...
Read More →14th December 2025, 6 months ago
OK let's do the math. 4.6 million tenancies - so let's assume they pay £1000 deposit each. Since Deposit Protection don't pass any interest on and let's assume they make 5% interest on the tenants money. This gives them £4.6...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tessa Shepperson at 10/12/2025 - 09:36
Reply to the comment left by Tessa Shepperson at 10/12/2025 - 09:36Thank you Tessa, if a tenant falls into arrears and a deposit is held - a reasonable person would likely say the held money could be used to repay...
Read More →26th November 2025, 6 months ago
There is currently a much bigger demand for rental property than residential purchases. Any measure that reduces supply of rentals will likely exasperate this situation. More people chasing fewer properties. Many people who rent are people not trusted by banks...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 20/11/2025 - 14:33
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 20/11/2025 - 14:33Ian - yes - if anyone puts anyone to out of contract costs or distress they should have a claim. Your solution would cover some cases. I think you...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Freda Blogs at 20/11/2025 - 12:46
Reply to the comment left by Freda Blogs at 20/11/2025 - 12:46Yes with Trump.the BBC changed the narrative to exaggerate a view they held. For landlords the BBC and the Government and Shelter have gone a long way to avoid...
Read More →20th November 2025, 7 months ago
This is for the birds and people who have not been experienced landlords. Tenants generally do what they want, getting pets isn't a question I get asked. One tenant had 7 dogs, one a tarantulas and was breeding cockroaches to...
Read More →18th November 2025, 7 months ago
What are the professional measurement criteria for success of these changes and who is responsible. The law aims to drive bad landlords out, but how do.they know they are targeting bad landlords and who then provides the homes? The high...
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