So you're saying your house has gone up in value over the 20 years, in excess of inflation and then you have less money in real terms? You need to explain that logic.
Landlords not expecting property values to rise in the next 3 years is just common sense not gloom and doom - Landlords can have that understanding and still want to invest for capital growth because over the longer term properties...
Yep, it's a rigged system. So use the Deposit scheme (because you have to if you take a Deposit) but then just refuse to use the Adjudicator system because they're biased and let the Tenant take you to Court if...
Reply to the comment left by Sam B at 06/12/2024 - 13:05Just read what the proposal says : https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforms-to-the-energy-performance-of-buildings-regime/reforms-to-the-energy-performance-of-buildings-regime
The government PROPOSAL does not state "Private landlords in England and Wales will need to obtain Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) every time they rent to a new tenant" What it does propose is : "We are proposing to introduce for...
Reply to the comment left by Graham Bowcock at 05/12/2024 - 15:14"Such a shame you've had a poor experience, but most people don't find that." Most people don't find that? That is really an unsubstantiated claim from a person who...
Far better idea, just ditch the Letting Agent altogether - I've tried letting agents and without doubt they're worse than an expensive waste of time and money - far less hassle, cheaper, quicker, easier to deal with tenants directly.
Reply to the comment left by Marlena Topple at 18/11/2024 - 11:05They MAY have the "ear" of the government - but it is highly questionable how much that ear pays attention and even more questionable is what the NRLA says...
Reply to the comment left by WD Flatau at 18/11/2024 - 10:48They don't represent the views of the Landlord, that's the point being made and it's correct; NRLA just brown-nose with the politicians of the day instead of challenging them.
Clearly you have some concerns about this or you wouldn't be asking these questions, I suggest you get legal advice before you create an unwanted and unexpected event for yourself.
Reply to comment left by JB at 28/07/2026 - 11:59
So you're saying your house has gone up in value over the 20 years, in excess of inflation and then you have less money in real terms? You need to explain that logic.
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Landlords not expecting property values to rise in the next 3 years is just common sense not gloom and doom - Landlords can have that understanding and still want to invest for capital growth because over the longer term properties...
Read More →30th September 2025, 11 months ago
Yep, it's a rigged system. So use the Deposit scheme (because you have to if you take a Deposit) but then just refuse to use the Adjudicator system because they're biased and let the Tenant take you to Court if...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Graville at 28/08/2025 - 10:23
Reply to the comment left by Paul Graville at 28/08/2025 - 10:23% of Turnover (i.e. total rents) or Profit?. Though either way it's absurd.
Read More →5th February 2025, 2 years ago
Or are the people who go to NRLA meetings the most enthusiastic or the most gullible?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Merrick at 20/01/2025 - 10:09
Reply to the comment left by Peter Merrick at 20/01/2025 - 10:09Except in February that would be a month.
Read More →20th January 2025, 2 years ago
Inevitably it will mean renters who Landlords are likely view as needing a guarantor will find it very difficult to find a property to rent.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rookie Landlord at 20/01/2025 - 09:54
Reply to the comment left by Rookie Landlord at 20/01/2025 - 09:54I do like that kind of thinking :-)
Read More →Reply to comment left by Sam B at 06/12/2024 - 13:05
Reply to the comment left by Sam B at 06/12/2024 - 13:05Just read what the proposal says : https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforms-to-the-energy-performance-of-buildings-regime/reforms-to-the-energy-performance-of-buildings-regime
Read More →6th December 2024, 2 years ago
The government PROPOSAL does not state "Private landlords in England and Wales will need to obtain Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) every time they rent to a new tenant" What it does propose is : "We are proposing to introduce for...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Graham Bowcock at 05/12/2024 - 15:14
Reply to the comment left by Graham Bowcock at 05/12/2024 - 15:14"Such a shame you've had a poor experience, but most people don't find that." Most people don't find that? That is really an unsubstantiated claim from a person who...
Read More →5th December 2024, 2 years ago
Far better idea, just ditch the Letting Agent altogether - I've tried letting agents and without doubt they're worse than an expensive waste of time and money - far less hassle, cheaper, quicker, easier to deal with tenants directly.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Marlena Topple at 18/11/2024 - 11:05
Reply to the comment left by Marlena Topple at 18/11/2024 - 11:05They MAY have the "ear" of the government - but it is highly questionable how much that ear pays attention and even more questionable is what the NRLA says...
Read More →Reply to comment left by WD Flatau at 18/11/2024 - 10:48
Reply to the comment left by WD Flatau at 18/11/2024 - 10:48They don't represent the views of the Landlord, that's the point being made and it's correct; NRLA just brown-nose with the politicians of the day instead of challenging them.
Read More →13th September 2024, 2 years ago
Clearly you have some concerns about this or you wouldn't be asking these questions, I suggest you get legal advice before you create an unwanted and unexpected event for yourself.
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