Jill Church
Jill Church
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21st February 2024
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Registered with Property118.com
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29th April 2026, 9 hours ago
A tenant asked for his deposit back as he gave notice on the grounds that he needed it for new home. I explained he had to apply to DPS scheme as i didn't actually hold his deposit, also that he...
Read More →28th April 2026, 1 day ago
Wonder IF landlord supplied the panel and tenant benefitted from the electric, would that be taken into consideration for EPC ? Just a thought.....it maybe enough to just reach the C rating especially on older buildings.
Read More →28th April 2026, 1 day ago
Cost of living crisis caused by closure of Straits of Hormuz affects every person, but a rent freeze will only benefit tenants, so what about rest of population? Sounds like discrimination. Yet another ploy to discourage being a landlord I...
Read More →31st March 2026, 4 weeks ago
We own a big Victorian property which is converted to 5 self contained one bed flats, no shared facilities other than communal hall and garden area. We are licenced as an HMO because it is a 3 storey property. Some...
Read More →27th March 2026, 1 month ago
A fund to TACKLE landlords, it makes it feel like a "them and us" situation... as if all landlords are evil and all tenants as pure as driven snow. No landlords = no property to rent, where would all these...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul La Plain at 16/03/2026 - 14:06
Reply to the comment left by Paul La Plain at 16/03/2026 - 14:06Yes, probably will have to pay tax each quarter. But it maybe a better system! As really we already pay "up front" with payments on account in July...
Read More →16th March 2026, 1 month ago
Just had email from HMRC Help and Support regarding using MTD. If I read it correctly, the following applies: you would need to use MTD from: April 2026 if your qualifying income in the tax year 2024-25 is over £50k....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Matthew Turner at 13/02/2026 - 13:07
The tenancy does not die when the tenant dies. It forms part of the deceased estate. Usually the next of kin gives landlord notice to end tenancy. Rent is payable until landlord has possession, so next of kin are usually...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Chandresh Patel at 12/02/2026 - 13:08
So items were left in property when new tenant moved in, were items listed on ingoing inventory? Why did tenant not just tell agent and ask for items to be removed? Also removing fixtures without permission. Dumping stuff on neighbours...
Read More →31st January 2026, 3 months ago
It may become the norm for a tenant to challenge rent via Rent Tribunal. Even if just to delay the rise for few months. I wonder if there will a fee for applying to RT ? If so, how much?...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ofer Moses at 31/01/2026 - 11:42
Reply to the comment left by Ofer Moses at 31/01/2026 - 11:42Have to ensure plenty of date stamped photos/video are taken before they move in, at 6 month inspections and again before a rent increase is issued! Can imagine any...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dylan Morris at 30/01/2026 - 14:34
Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 30/01/2026 - 14:34Hopefully!! But check with your assessor nearer the time in case things change or this little loop hole is closed! Could even be different government by then....
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 30/01/2026 - 10:48
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 30/01/2026 - 10:48If I understood correctly in webinar, £10k is total spend to cover everything. Say you spent £3k on first section "the fabric" so insulation and double glazing, then went...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dylan Morris at 30/01/2026 - 12:01
Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 30/01/2026 - 12:01Chap running webinar said : If you get the properties epc tested before 2029 (even if the epc's aren't due) the assessor will use the current standard and as...
Read More →30th January 2026, 3 months ago
Would comment that fitting a new gas or oil boiler will not help when new EPC comes in October 2029. Attended webinar yesterday re new EPC's. Learnt this: new EPC will be prepared on a 'Home Energy Model' which is...
Read More →3rd January 2026, 4 months ago
Reading this it seems to confirm my long held theory that Government would like to ban all private landlords and only allow people to rent from professional landlords, such as Housing Associations, Councils and BTR. However, they can't ban us...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Gunga Din at 30/12/2025 - 09:48
Reply to the comment left by Gunga Din at 30/12/2025 - 09:48Not all properties are in a selective licensing area. The database applies to ALL landlords and should include all their properties. Whereas the selective licence only applies to some...
Read More →30th December 2025, 4 months ago
While it remains OK for tenant to receive Housing Allowance from public funds and use that money for anything apart from rent.... What about action against rogue tenants to regain the public money they wrongly pocketed?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rob Crawford at 16/12/2025 - 12:50
I have read it somewhere. We have HMO licence, maybe in there. The article refers to HMO landlords and letting agents. Does the council have a register of non HMO landlords in its area? Our property is in Wales where...
Read More →16th December 2025, 4 months ago
In article here yesterday; government wants council to work with landlords to prevent homelessness. Cannot see that many landlords will oblige in Sefton.
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