Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson
Registered with Property118.com
10th August 2013
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Registered with Property118.com
10th August 2013
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Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 28/03/2026 - 12:27
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 28/03/2026 - 12:27Old Two-Tier Kier Starmer NEVER responds to a question...! Why should any of the other MPs ...?
Read More →28th February 2026, 2 months ago
I had a real pair in an HMO ... In a really nice One bed flat which had been recently refurbished at a cost of £35,000 .... they destroyed it, and then paid no rent . Eviction up to the...
Read More →14th February 2026, 2 months ago
TBH I would just change the locks and re-let. If he’s in jail what can he do…? Even better … sell up. I have had one tenant be carted off in a police car for fighting with other tenants and...
Read More →25th January 2026, 3 months ago
Also had a Nigerian tenant who was constantly fighting with his girlfriend. She locked herself in the bathroom and he SMASHED DOWN THE BATHROOM WALL to get to her!! ABout £3000 of damage!! On the day they moved out he...
Read More →25th January 2026, 3 months ago
We had a tenant whose kids drew all over the walls in wax crayon, necessitating a complete re-paint. Also had four cats which literally destroyed ALL the carpets in the property. Total cost of re-painting and re-carpeting : £4650 Deposit...
Read More →6th December 2025, 5 months ago
I remember serving a tenant with a Section 21 , section 8G8 Section8 & G11 notice, by physically laying it on his face as he slept .... completely passed out from Cannabis use. I think we got rid of him...
Read More →13th October 2024, 2 years ago
We created a partnership for over 3years and then incorporated. Bank was happy to do new loan to the Ltd due to good relations with us so no need for SIS or CAR. Have now sold just over half the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 23/12/2023 - 10:19
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 23/12/2023 - 10:19Well I am a landlord AND a veterinary surgeon! We tend to allow pets when asked, with the proviso that any damage is repaired etc. Of course, this rarely...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 16/11/2023 - 10:32
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 16/11/2023 - 10:32Yes indeed. The Headline is TOTALLY at odds with the body of the article, and indeed, what seems to be planned by the RRB. What's going on here Property...
Read More →28th October 2023, 3 years ago
I had five HMOs and got rid of the lot. Endless problems with drugs, mainly cannabis, tenants fighting each other over their food, the heating controls, etc etc. (like a bunch of children!). Had one who got high on weed...
Read More →29th July 2023, 3 years ago
HAving only achieved 200,000 new homes a year roughly in the past few years, how on earth are they going to do a million homes in this parliament...? There's only about nine months or so left until Labour take over......
Read More →Reply to comment left by James Brand at 22/07/2023 - 07:11
Hi James Your experience chimes almost exactly with mine. Been a Landlord 22 years and only had to do four evictions. One was a heroin addict who just never paid for a year and had to be ousted by the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tom Dove at 04/05/2023 - 11:04
Reply to the comment left by Tom Dove at 04/05/2023 - 11:04There seems to be a lot of "what to do next time" advice on here. I do feel for you as getting the s21 upheld is costly, takes ages...
Read More →6th May 2023, 3 years ago
Complete waste of time to pursue this. Presumably you have managed to keep the deposit of £1350 which should offset some of the losses. I had a tenant once bless me with £3250 worth of damage. The deposit was £1000...
Read More →18th March 2023, 3 years ago
I suspect that if there were tenants in situ in an unlicensed HMO, that the council would be very anti creating a situation where they would have to be moved on, as they would very likely have to house e...
Read More →18th March 2023, 3 years ago
We just use the NRLA / My-Deposits one, in the hope and belief that this is updated regularly. One wonders if every time the Guide is updated, does it need to be re-served on to all the existing tenancies...? Mine...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Robin Pearce at 28/01/2023 - 11:56
Reply to the comment left by Robin Pearce at 28/01/2023 - 11:56Emigration out of the UK continues apace, with all the young newly-qualifieds going to Australia , USA or Canada... A new brain drain, again caused by high tax, high...
Read More →4th February 2023, 3 years ago
Really unsurprising this... Tax + Regs + high interest + High Energy costs + unable to evict + EPC regs looming... You would need to be a complete head-in-the-sand ignoramus to be investing in this market at the moment!! Thank...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Heal at 22/01/2023 - 01:48
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 22/01/2023 - 01:48I see what you are saying, but I am wondering what would happen in practice if a long term tenancy (Family been in situ for eight years) suddenly shows...
Read More →22nd January 2023, 3 years ago
Thanks Mark, I agree with you, but sadly, this government, like everything else they fail to do, won't be changing this law any time soon either. I have just (finally) sold a six bed HMO to a third buyer after...
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