JO CHAPMAN
JO CHAPMAN
Registered with Property118.com
6th June 2015
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Registered with Property118.com
6th June 2015
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29
7th February 2020, 6 years ago
I built an annex for my mother to live in some years ago, it could be accessed through my conservatory or via it's own front door. All services are connected to my residence. The local Council came round to inspect...
Read More →27th November 2019, 6 years ago
In my experience any letter you write will make no difference to the Council. They will not take any steps to rehouse her until the bailiffs have evicted her. One of my tenants was in the same position and the...
Read More →22nd October 2019, 6 years ago
If you do not have the keys back, my advice would be to continue with a court possession order. I took short statements from the neighbours of my tenant stating that they had seen her moving her furniture out. The...
Read More →4th October 2019, 7 years ago
I have had 3 tenants on housing benefit which was paid directly to me, all were happy with this arrangement. When HB changed to UC and it was paid to them, all three kept it, and I did not get...
Read More →20th May 2019, 7 years ago
I have been in a similar situation. My solicitor advised me to delay the purchase until the current owner had obtained retrospective planning permission, which is what I did. If the loft does not comply with building regs, then you...
Read More →20th March 2019, 7 years ago
Just before Christmas last year I came across a couple with two young children who had been living in Travel Lodge hotels in Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Scunthorpe, and lastly, Gainsborough for over a year. They had been issued a S21...
Read More →18th February 2019, 7 years ago
If you are building for you or your family to live in the property you can reclaim all of the VAT on building materials within 3 months of completion. You do not have to be VAT registered to do this....
Read More →24th December 2018, 7 years ago
I was recently in the same position as you find yourself. I agree with the comment above, you have to be very careful. My tenant was seen by neighbours removing furniture and moved out but did not return the keys...
Read More →9th November 2018, 7 years ago
Here is my invite link: https://initiativeq.com/invite/Sb5jHBeaQ This link will stop working once I’m out of invites. Let me know after you registered, because I need to verify you on my end.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Neil Patterson at 07/11/2018 - 09:25
Reply to the comment left by Neil Patterson at 07/11/2018 - 09:25I have tried again Neil, full name, Joanne Chapman
Read More →Reply to comment left by Neil Patterson at 31/10/2018 - 08:41
Reply to the comment left by Neil Patterson at 31/10/2018 - 08:41Tried to sign up using your invitation Neil, do you need to approve my account?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dennis Leverett at 18/10/2018 - 23:06
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Leverett at 18/10/2018 - 23:06I hear you Dennis. Time to get proactive, I fought selective licensing virtually on my own in my area. I am with Larry all the way on this one....
Read More →17th October 2018, 7 years ago
Costings by West Lindsey District Council are as follows; Inspection of property Officer Grade 25 Hourly Rate £19.25 Time taken 01:30:00 WLDC Cost £28.88 I note that they estimated the inspection would take 1.5 hours, this did not include travel...
Read More →30th September 2018, 8 years ago
I have shared this to local landlords Facebook groups and attended a landlords meeting on 25th Sept where I promoted this initiative. While I give this 100% support, not one of the landlords I have shared this with has commented...
Read More →25th September 2018, 8 years ago
Count me in. Shared to Gainsborough Landlords Group. We have selective licensing here, WLDC outsourced the running of it to The Homesafe Scheme which is run by the NLA rep for Hexthorpe. So much for being the Landlords voice!
Read More →19th July 2018, 8 years ago
I have tenants who asked if they could foster, like yours, they pay the rent on time and look after the property well. All I had to do was give my permission to the Local Authority for foster children to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by terry sullivan at 14/03/2018 - 09:42
Reply to the comment left by terry sullivan at 14/03/2018 - 09:42Under Section 18 of PACE the Police have the right to enter and search any premises under the control of a person, after their arrest, for evidence of like...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mandy Thomson at 22/02/2018 - 19:06
Reply to the comment left by Mandy Thomson at 22/02/2018 - 19:06All my properties had carbon monoxide alarms fitted, my electrics complied with HHRS but I had to spend a lot of money bringing them up to licensing conditions. I...
Read More →22nd February 2018, 8 years ago
This is music to my ears, it supports all the arguments I made to WLDC during the consultation period prior to them bringing in SL in South West Ward Gainsborough.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Gary Dully at 06/05/2016 - 14:06
Reply to the comment left by "Gary Dully" at "06/05/2016 - 14:06": All landlords in Wales have to apply for a licence, one licence per landlord, so it is hardly selective. In England licencing is only introduced in areas of...
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