Jim Fox
Jim Fox
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Registered with Property118.com
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Reply to comment left by Mark Pickersgill at 25/04/2023 - 08:13
Reply to the comment left by Mark Pickersgill at 25/04/2023 - 08:13Thanks for that clarification Mark. Our building has no cladding whatsoever, and externally is built of Bath Stone (a period Georgian building) so do we actaully require an EWS...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Pickersgill at 24/04/2023 - 11:05
Reply to the comment left by Mark Pickersgill at 24/04/2023 - 11:05Hi Mark. Sorry for appearing a bit 'dense' but can you please explain what a 'B1', or 'B2' certificate is? I have owned a 5th (Top) Floor flat in...
Read More →22nd February 2023, 3 years ago
A great proposal from CAB providing they are prepared to meet half of the costs in lifting the EPC rating to a C. Or am I dreaming?
Read More →24th December 2021, 4 years ago
Can you not fit secondary glazing, or replace the old single glazed units with like for like DG units, which normally will be planning approved?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Nicholls at 18/11/2020 - 10:00
I agree Carol, its almost as if the NRLA are there to support tenants, not landlords!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Old Mrs Landlord at 19/08/2020 - 10:42
Reply to the comment left by Old Mrs Landlord at 19/08/2020 - 10:42Nope, I only began using the signed 'declaration form' around 3/4 years ago, when more and more requirements were being heaped upon landlords.
Read More →19th August 2020, 6 years ago
I normally email all the prescribed documents to new tenants, prior to the new tenancy start date, and then get them to sign an acceptance document on entry, to say they've been received, and also that they were happy to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lesley Thomas at 05/08/2020 - 10:47
Reply to the comment left by Lesley Thomas at 05/08/2020 - 10:47Lesley Thomas, I'm also keen to learn from Mark how landlords apply for these grants, for the same reasons as you. Over to you Mark?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Neil Patterson at 08/07/2020 - 15:14
Reply to the comment left by Neil Patterson at 08/07/2020 - 15:14So will BTL purchases only incur the 3% surcharge, if the lower level tax is going to benefit from a Stamp Duty holiday until March?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Neil Patterson at 08/07/2020 - 14:41
Reply to the comment left by Neil Patterson at 08/07/2020 - 14:41So, your understanding Neil, is that there's no change in Stamp Duty for Landlords buying BTL properties between now and March 2021?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Martin Cartwright at 08/07/2020 - 14:22
Even although the purchase wont be for a 'main home' Martin?
Read More →8th July 2020, 6 years ago
So, does it appear that investment/BTL purchases wont benefit from the Stamp Duty Holiday?
Read More →Reply to comment left by at 03/07/2020 - 17:06
Reply to the comment left by at 03/07/2020 - 17:06I dont think it would be quite as simple as that!
Read More →3rd July 2020, 6 years ago
Something else to consider if you do go for the 3 bed, is if you rent to 3 professionals, you are likely to fall under the HMO licensing scheme, which can be a bit of a hassle!
Read More →29th June 2020, 6 years ago
Apart from anything else, surely if it can be proven that your landlord has granted an 'implied' statutory tenancy, he/she is currently unable to evict you due to the current Covid-19 eviction ban? If you only need to stay in...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 10/06/2020 - 16:08
Yes, the DWP should backdate payments to the date they stopped, however they are likely to be at a reduced rate due to the change in circumstances
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 10/06/2020 - 15:45
My experience of UC is whenever there is a change in the tenants financial circumstances, the direct payments to landlord stops, and doesn't restart until they have fully completed their investigations and benefit recalculations. It could take a month or...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jaye Jaye at 13/05/2020 - 09:11
Depending upon the size of the expenditure to deal with the overgrown hedges, it may have triggered a Section 20 process, allowing leaseholders to review the estimates, and also put forward alternative contractors to quote for the work, but whatever,...
Read More →12th May 2020, 6 years ago
It sounds to me like your service charge is estimated for the following 12 month period, and paid in advance (possibly in 2 half yearly amounts). If however, during the service charge year, the maintenance costs of the property exceed...
Read More →12th May 2020, 6 years ago
Interestingly, I have a number of BTL loans with BM, and like you, I received 2 similar letters last week, for loans maturing in 6 years time, asking for the same info. However I also received 4 other letters from...
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