George Pearson
George Pearson
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30th March 2023
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A landlord with over 20 years experience and four properties.
Registered with Property118.com
30th March 2023
Total Posts
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144
Bio
A landlord with over 20 years experience and four properties.
Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 09/10/2023 - 15:58
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 09/10/2023 - 15:58Section 21 is abused by landlords. They use it instead of Section 8 because the court system is inadequate. The answer is to improve the court system. I think...
Read More →9th October 2023, 3 years ago
I like to put myself in the tenants’ shoes. If I rented a property, paid the rent on time and in full and adhered to the terms of the agreement, I would not be happy if I received a Section...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jonathan Cocks at 08/10/2023 - 17:10
JeggNegg You have listed many of the costs that a landlord needs to consider. With a single rental property valued at £300k, I simply wouldn’t be able to sleep at night. You mention a falling market. We haven’t really got...
Read More →9th October 2023, 3 years ago
Why does the damp squib that is the NRLA not recognise that a burgeoning population is the primary cause of homelessness?
Read More →9th October 2023, 3 years ago
I prefer not to take deposits. With less than 1% of protected deposits resulting in a dispute, it is clear that more than 99% of deposits are not necessary and the cost of the system is disproportionate to the risks...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Juan Degales at 09/10/2023 - 09:29
Reply to the comment left by Juan Degales at 09/10/2023 - 09:29Juan, that is where we are today.
Read More →9th October 2023, 3 years ago
I agree with some of this. Rent controls already exist in that if a tenant does not agree with the level of rent, they can apply for a rent tribunal to determine a fair rent. Occasionally, the tribunal may set...
Read More →7th October 2023, 3 years ago
I know quite a few unemployed couples claiming benefits. They won’t give up their own homes just in case things don’t work out (why should they, they’re not paying for them). Even when things do work out, they keep both...
Read More →6th October 2023, 3 years ago
Instead of advertising a place at a fixed rent of, for example, £600 you could advertise the rent as being negotiable between £550 and £650. Couple with no kids and no pets, £550. Couple with kids, £600. Couple with pets,...
Read More →6th October 2023, 3 years ago
We need to make sure tenants understand that it is government that causes rents to rise. Rents rise because government introduces a tax system and rules/regulations that directly cause rents to rise. Tenants need to know that it is government...
Read More →6th October 2023, 3 years ago
The Conservatives KNOW that they will not be forming the next government. It’s time for them to appeal to as many people as possible regardless of the cost and regardless of what is right and what is not right. The...
Read More →6th October 2023, 3 years ago
It gets worse. I have just read that the 190 homes that benefitted from over £50,000 of public money each are not houses but flats. Seriously? £50,000 invested at just 5% would return enough money to more than pay the...
Read More →6th October 2023, 3 years ago
I wonder how many tenants were asked. How does Mr Bhutta think the RRB will reduce homelessness? Will the RRB encourage more landlords to buy property which, in turn, will encourage more house builders to build more properties? Or will...
Read More →6th October 2023, 3 years ago
You praised the spending of over £50,000 per property to fit heat pumps, solar panels and insulation. Did you go to school with Diane Abbott? Where is the return on investment? Did rents rise by £300 to £500 per month...
Read More →6th October 2023, 3 years ago
It’s called inflation dear. Don’t worry, your MASSIVE six-figure salary (plus expenses) is safely index linked. Rent isn’t just about mortgages - although they play a huge part (mine has increased 6-fold - my rents haven’t). There are repairs, maintenance,...
Read More →5th October 2023, 3 years ago
Empty homes are often a blight on neighbourhoods. Some are empty for decades and this really should be addressed. Perhaps council tax multiples by years empty would encourage homes to be used as intended.
Read More →4th October 2023, 3 years ago
Shelter’s latest Social Media campaign raises the ‘race card’. I assume 100,000s of migrants every year don’t contribute to the housing crisis. Suella Braverman is the only politician that earns my respect.
Read More →4th October 2023, 3 years ago
Not many landlords would turn their noses up at tenants claiming grants for EPC improvements. However, GR and the like need to understand that if a landlord spends £10k on EPC improvements (that will save the tenant a few hundred...
Read More →3rd October 2023, 3 years ago
It’s clear that landlords do not believe that the controls (streamlined digital courts etc.,) in the RRB will be delivered. Landlords fear being unable to take possession of properties with antisocial tenants. As we are seeing with HS2, large projects...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 03/10/2023 - 17:35
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 03/10/2023 - 17:35If there is no evidence of antisocial behaviour then the benefit of doubt must fall on the accused. Anything else is akin to a kangaroo court. The landlord could...
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