Reply to the comment left by Person Of The People at 29/10/2026 - 18:24There needs to be a strong group/association to represent the PRS to have their views heard. Else PRS may perish in 10-15 yrs
Reply to the comment left by Billy Gunn at 19/10/2026 - 19:49It would be other way round ( bring London rents down to Manchester level) in the current anti landlord environment
I wonder Tribunals may start comparing London rents with Manchester/Yorkshire rent. After all we live in the same country! Just a joke like the government officers( jokers) who manufactured and applied RRA & civil penalities to destroy PRS.
I am lost as what to do to increase a second floor ( top floor of the block) flat From D to C . or Do the flats have no remedy to improve the EPC ( apart from the usual...
Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 07/10/2026 - 10:07Interesting reading: Solid wall insulation-How was that achieved( outside or inside or anything else was done)?
Three biggest hurdle for me is lack of guidance/advice required to increase the EPC to C from D category flat on second floor & part of an estate. Another problem is the forthcoming method of assessing the EPC rating. Combined...
The government is making the LLs suicidal. There is no LLs database but I am reading that the LLs cannot advertise or let out the property before registration with the database. Have I understood something wrong?
Thanks Does the LL gets quote with intention to buy,( before signing the contract), to ensure whether the tenant is insurable (RGI) or not? How does it work?
Reply to the comment left by JaSam at 20:34 Who buys and who pays for RGI( Rent Guarantee insurance). If the tenant has to buy it, what stage of tenancy the tenant has to show the insurance documents? Would there...
I believe, this RRB/ RRA was drafted by a frustrated tenant who lived on rented accommodation all his life but did not want to / did not pay the rent, tried to find mistakes in the paperwork to take the...
‘If a property does not sell’ you might have to prove that enough efforts have been made to sell the property such as, the property being on market for sale for a sufficient period of time, if the ex tenant...
Hi Frankly Thanks for putting the above first hand information that you had on joining the course. It makes an interesting read. It also explains the various (small) things affecting the EPC negatively or positively that assessors neither bother to...
So what is the fate of the properties, currently in D, F category? Some possible to improve to C, others, Either to be bought by the owner occupiers & the ones that can’t be improved - to be demolished?
Quite an interesting reading for me. I am in a similar situation. Only one property now. Main problem for me is EPC, which is currently category D ( since 2022. Boiler was replaced in 2021 that still kept it within...
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Reply to comment left by Person Of The People at 29/10/2026 - 18:24
Reply to the comment left by Person Of The People at 29/10/2026 - 18:24There needs to be a strong group/association to represent the PRS to have their views heard. Else PRS may perish in 10-15 yrs
Read More →Reply to comment left by Billy Gunn at 19/10/2026 - 19:49
Reply to the comment left by Billy Gunn at 19/10/2026 - 19:49It would be other way round ( bring London rents down to Manchester level) in the current anti landlord environment
Read More →19th October 2026, 2 weeks ago
I wonder Tribunals may start comparing London rents with Manchester/Yorkshire rent. After all we live in the same country! Just a joke like the government officers( jokers) who manufactured and applied RRA & civil penalities to destroy PRS.
Read More →7th October 2026, 4 weeks ago
I am lost as what to do to increase a second floor ( top floor of the block) flat From D to C . or Do the flats have no remedy to improve the EPC ( apart from the usual...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Keith Wellburn at 07/10/2026 - 10:07
Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 07/10/2026 - 10:07Interesting reading: Solid wall insulation-How was that achieved( outside or inside or anything else was done)?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Candyman 1980 at 06/10/2026 - 20:39
PART OF THE EXODUS. Waiting for a buyer
Read More →6th October 2026, 4 weeks ago
Three biggest hurdle for me is lack of guidance/advice required to increase the EPC to C from D category flat on second floor & part of an estate. Another problem is the forthcoming method of assessing the EPC rating. Combined...
Read More →18th June 2026, 5 months ago
The government is making the LLs suicidal. There is no LLs database but I am reading that the LLs cannot advertise or let out the property before registration with the database. Have I understood something wrong?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Sheridan Vickers Rudkin at 12/06/2026 - 13:07
Reply to the comment left by Sheridan Vickers at 12/06/2026 - 13:07& now the idiots running the country are themselves in trouble
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rakesh Joshi at 12/06/2026 - 12:38
Reply to the comment left by Rakesh Joshi at 12/06/2026 - 12:38Being LL has never been a fun - may be a momentary feeling of the Title Landlord
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jason English at 13/05/2026 - 16:30
Thanks Does the LL gets quote with intention to buy,( before signing the contract), to ensure whether the tenant is insurable (RGI) or not? How does it work?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jason English at 22/04/2026 - 20:34
Reply to the comment left by JaSam at 20:34 Who buys and who pays for RGI( Rent Guarantee insurance). If the tenant has to buy it, what stage of tenancy the tenant has to show the insurance documents? Would there...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 03/04/2026 - 14:03
I believe, this RRB/ RRA was drafted by a frustrated tenant who lived on rented accommodation all his life but did not want to / did not pay the rent, tried to find mistakes in the paperwork to take the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 01/04/2026 - 17:53
‘If a property does not sell’ you might have to prove that enough efforts have been made to sell the property such as, the property being on market for sale for a sufficient period of time, if the ex tenant...
Read More →23rd April 2026, 6 months ago
Looks like if you just do short lets for three busy months you could recover y almost equivalent to an yearly rental income!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Frank Jennings at 24/01/2026 - 09:04
Hi Frankly Thanks for putting the above first hand information that you had on joining the course. It makes an interesting read. It also explains the various (small) things affecting the EPC negatively or positively that assessors neither bother to...
Read More →22nd January 2026, 9 months ago
Anyone who can suggest a good assessor/ contractor to improve the EPC FROM D to C?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Helen Myers at 22/01/2026 - 21:43
Are you sure the property that improved to c, will remain c under the new yardstick of assessing EPC, which is yet to be evolved
Read More →Reply to comment left by MARY PRICE at 19/01/2026 - 18:55
So what is the fate of the properties, currently in D, F category? Some possible to improve to C, others, Either to be bought by the owner occupiers & the ones that can’t be improved - to be demolished?
Read More →19th January 2026, 10 months ago
Quite an interesting reading for me. I am in a similar situation. Only one property now. Main problem for me is EPC, which is currently category D ( since 2022. Boiler was replaced in 2021 that still kept it within...
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