Hamish McLay
Hamish McLay
Registered with Property118.com
8th May 2024
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Registered with Property118.com
8th May 2024
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11
3rd September 2025, 8 months ago
Sadly, many comparisons using statistics of this nature give an inaccurate picture. Are we comparing like for like? Are the high incomes truly reflective of an average-sized HMO? Do these figures also incude the likes of Serco who have excessive...
Read More →10th July 2025, 10 months ago
The saddening continuum. We have a government that can find money for those it supports, and money is available to house those who do not yet have a legal reason to be a resident in this country. Billions given to...
Read More →4th November 2024, 1 year ago
another own goal by the government, I wonder what coloured hole this will fill? I wonder, too, how many pensioners this will mess up as well
Read More →Reply to comment left by Monty Bodkin at 24/08/2024 - 09:23
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 24/08/2024 - 09:23unlike Councils who come up with an idea that they feel is good for THEM whether it benefits the client is not really of much interest, so the most...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 23/08/2024 - 11:36
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 23/08/2024 - 11:36sadly too, they can have very offensive and inconsiderate tenants - we have one next to us I say "one", it is, however, many. It is more like an...
Read More →23rd August 2024, 2 years ago
We see again the inability of governments, local or national, to collaborate with experts in the housing arena. Private Landlords, given the opportunity by local government to discuss the usefulness of HMOs and letting generally, would solve major issues. Local...
Read More →8th August 2024, 2 years ago
It seems to me that we have a bright, new, shiny government that, in many ways, wants to dive into boots full of holes. It's important to examine why their predecessors did not introduce many of the policies they initially...
Read More →8th July 2024, 2 years ago
I feel we are entering a difficult time. After what has happened in housing, we all welcome some kind of change; so much requires a fresh look. It saddens me that incoming members of parliament in important positions have already...
Read More →15th May 2024, 2 years ago
Obviously, these tenants are not going to react favourably to anything you do. A possible suggestion is to advise the tenants that if no positive response is received within seven days, any future correspondence will be sent to them and...
Read More →13th May 2024, 2 years ago
As Cider Drinker implies, we are increasingly seeing the need to use "the experts in their field" among our lawyer brethren. Sadly, and not just in this situation, the need for the right expert only becomes apparent after the horse...
Read More →9th May 2024, 2 years ago
There are some exceptional Property Lawyers, but sadly, not enough are true professionals. The good ones will be more than willing to discuss situations, evaluate your challenges, and determine whether they can resolve them to your satisfaction. You have stated,...
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