Julian Lloyd

Stop flooding the country with new arrivals that jump to the top of the housing list and displace those families in the Q.

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HMRC to evaluate Making Tax Digital impact

20th October 2026, 2 weeks ago

My accountant charges me £100 plus vat for each submission. Yes I have a few houses and yes I give him lots of lovely records on Xero. Maybe that cost will drop as it’s not a difficult process. But in...

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We live in a clown country. I am beginning to hate this business.

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Reply to the comment left by Marlena Topple at 29/04/2026 - 13:53I think you have hit the nail on the head. In the 27 years I have been doing this I have never had an issue getting a property back...

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Its a clown show, but the clowns in charge are evil and carry knives so watch your back.

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That is a great article. I’ve been banging that same drum for five years and now the reality is starting to bite. Good luck Generation and Shelter clowns

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Reply to the comment left by Jo Westlake at 27/01/2026 - 11:33Stop paying!

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Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 22/12/2025 - 11:29You will pay significantly less tax on both revenue profits and Cap Gains

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So Acorn asked all their mates about the properties they rent and 90pc said they ’felt’ there was a problem. Facts, I want facts and numbers. What were the EPCs on these places. Were the windows leaky or was that...

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It’s going to be very hard to manage this process in flat fronted terraced houses that are not HMOs. More rubbish from the council!

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Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 05/12/2025 - 11:38I don’t think it is.

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Reply to the comment left by Valerie Hollylee at 26/11/2025 - 14:25The difference is, its not the 8pc she suggested a few weeks ago. However, if there is little push back on the proposed 2pc surcharge, watch this become 4,...

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Absolutely right. We warned them that supply will dwindle, rents will rise and we will become FAR more selective with who we take on. So those poor folk on and below the margins, they are heading back to the council!

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Great, get on with it. I honestly hope it works out. But for a small prcentage of your new fun tenants, youll soon discover that its a really tricky job. If you want any advice, get lost, youre on your...

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I doubt it. The houses are too big. Plus Licensing issues with the LA. It will be a tough market to manage. J

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Reply to the comment left by Jo Westlake at 23/10/2025 - 10:58Cant do any of that anymore. So no international government payments for their students, no UK students paying up front. Its going to be chaos. And their accom will...

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The student rentals market is going to become a farce. The lefties who voted for this and many I expect were students are about to reap their whirlwind. Choice will reduce and costs, who can guess… any one… will go...

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Shelter! Marxist agitators. The reason there are folk in temporary acccom is that there are not enough houses. The reason there are not enough houses are many, but try: Huge levels of immigration, loss of HMOs due to over regulation...

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Isn’t it funny how they want to grab those empty houses. Bearing in mind many of them belong to older folk in care homes. Or properties that are only temporarily empty awaiting sale or work. And what is this obsession...

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Reply to the comment left by alan thomas at 06/10/2025 - 16:16Five years of a Labour government!

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Julian Lloyd

Julian Lloyd


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Professionally Qualified Engineer, 15 years experience in construction industry then 20 plus in building, refurbishing and landlording.
Director of many businesses.
Business advisor and non exec.
Employer.
Father and husband.

Looking forward to be out of this crazy business!


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