jim.toye@outlook.com, Author at Property118

I totally agree and us landlords can use their tool to see what the maximum is. The tool is very very aggressive and anti landlord.

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As we all know compliant Landlords are the easiest of targets, will they miss us when we are gone? I doubt it,HMRC will miss the 42 pence they get from every £1 rent I receive. This and many previous Government's...

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That is the harsh financial reality Edward, and sadly for you I cannot see anyway back. Have you contacted any of those groups that are celebrating your homelessness? I am sure your actual experience will be buried. I am keeping...

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If you can’t beat them…..etc.! I will be doing a 2 month rental on a 3 bed here https://uncle.co.uk/leeds/three-bedroom/ Summer only Does anyone want a week ? £650 per week to my fellow Landlords, sadly no pets as I want...

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Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 25/03/2026 - 09:59What tax bill, she is appealing it? She has a new taxpayer funded lawyer......apparently the trusts and covenaces were complex! https://youtu.be/5a-AzaFqmUg?si=DbwS4hK4BOk0BwCZ

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Thanks for the replies everyone. I am just stunned that my payments have risen to almost 3 times what they were 5 years ago, I cannot imagine the stress this is causing anyone that has a "real"mortgage of any kind...

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An open letter to Shelter Scotland

15th March 2026, 3 months ago

I never new there was a Shelter Scotland! Gordon, how many people have Shelter Scotland housed ? Will Shelter Scotland engage in practical arrangements to assist landlords? E.G. Pay landlords rent insurance for the first year of any Tenancy if...

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Another Grift from the council, those standards don't apply to their stock though!

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Why is it always down to an individual with a business to ensure people are housed? If we cannot get a reasonable return on our investment we will be forced to sell. I say that as a landlord who has...

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Shower leak from flat above?

29th February 2024, 2 years ago

You have to pay for your damage on your insurance. Hard to believe but true.Apologies for ruining your day!

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Reply to the comment left by Dave S at 03/01/2024 - 10:34Be Reform for me,they might be awful.....but surely not as bad as the rest! Yeah, that's about as optimistic as I can muster!

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That's as clear as mud! If I look at similar properties and they are charging £100 more is that reasonable? Total and utterly incomprehensible garbage! I would expect nothing else.

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As the rent cap finishes on March 31st 2024 can I immediately put my rent up to the current market value of similar properties? Am I oversimplifying things?

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They will slowly push all good landlords out of the market.Good tenants will be homeless because being a landlord will become a loss making enterprise.Who is going to rehome them? This overreaction combined with the crazy efficiency standards only applicable...

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What are the required checks?

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One bad apple?

2nd October 2021, 5 years ago

Apologies , I didn't mention the property is in Scotland, but as ever sound advice from everyone. The planning permission is total nonsense, the current concern, is do we have building insurance with amateur electrical installations strapped to the building.

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Mould with a Covid Twist?

3rd January 2021, 5 years ago

Thanks for all the helpful comments,they have now had a burst pipe on the coldest night of the year so far ,despite their claims that "the radiator is always on in the the bathroom". Hopefully they have realised they must...

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Rent to Rent Contracts – lots of questions?

28th December 2020, 5 years ago

Rent to Rent seems to be the preferred business of Youtube fantasy millionaires. This kind chap is happy to give you 1k a year income over 5 years while he keeps 60k for himself, how generous! https://youtu.be/uRyGbAnhYz4 I did comment...

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Shelter as ever giving the general public the impression they actually house people. Sadly we all know the reality of their "help" and "advice". https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/experts/article-7876365/Why-did-Shelter-squatter-dads-house-TONY-HETHERINGTON-investigates.html

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DIY Housing Association?

20th November 2020, 6 years ago

Hi Robert, are there employees in your housing association earning a reasonable salary? I totally understand you may feel a public forum is not the place to discuss these matters.

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