Jo
Jo
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Registered with Property118.com
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12th November 2026, 1 day ago
MTD is incredibly time consuming. Setting up and learning how to use software takes countless hours. I've tried about 6 different ones. All of them are different. Some are unfathomable and have very poor instructions. However, it takes many hours...
Read More →12th November 2026, 1 day ago
I do let to claimants and families but not all are created equal. Firstly families often don't understand bedroom entitlement and over crowding rules. On many occassions families apply for 2 bedroom properties when they clearly have a 3 bedroom...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 09/11/2026 - 12:21
Not sure about advertising "very high". Is that "very high" compared to last time it was let or "very high" compared to other available properties? Surely there's a Tribunal risk if you go "very high" compared to other available properties....
Read More →9th November 2026, 4 days ago
The RRA is causing mayhem. Two months notice is too long. It doesn't work for either landlords or tenants. The loss of Section 21 has made landlords far more cautious. Longer voids were inevitable. The inability to offer a short...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 07/11/2026 - 08:44
Reform has some very attractive policies on taxation and health care. If they would emphasize these policies and dial back a bit on immigration they would have far more support. Clearly we all know their stance on immigration but it...
Read More →6th November 2026, 1 week ago
UC tenants are terrified their landlords are going to sell. Some of us try to keep some of our rents fairly close to LHA for good, long term tenants but there is only so much we can absorb in extra...
Read More →6th November 2026, 1 week ago
Many tenants are terrified their landlords are going to sell. Immediately after the fiasco of a Budget I issued 20 rent increase notices after discussing it with a few tenants first. Several said they were afraid my phone call was...
Read More →5th November 2026, 1 week ago
Having read through some of the tribunal cases there doesn't seem to be any consistency with the claims. Some of the proposed increases were huge but a lot weren't. Some of the awards were fairly chunky as the rents had...
Read More →4th November 2026, 1 week ago
Twenty of mine are increasing in January. Nowhere near enough to cover all the cost increases, so 2028 increases are already baked in. I hadn't increased several of mine since April 2025 and a few since April 2024. Even with...
Read More →3rd November 2026, 1 week ago
How do Tribunals access current market rent figures? What time lag are they encompassing? In many cases a tenancy agreement is a private arrangement between 2 parties. The landlord and the tenant. There is no letting agent or benefit claim...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 03/11/2026 - 09:05
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 03/11/2026 - 09:05Just a theory, but surely market rent will rise as properties are relet. Even if a new tenant goes to a tribunal to object to the rent they have...
Read More →1st November 2026, 2 weeks ago
Has no one got smart meters? The energy companies know exactly what the reading is every 30 minutes. Lots of them are capable of having multiple accounts on one app. I currently use Octopus, Fuse and E.on Next and they...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 30/10/2026 - 10:18
Good point. Some utility companies won't deal with landlords at the end of tenancies until after the tenant has closed the account. I had issues this summer with the water company refusing to put the account in my name after...
Read More →Reply to comment left by TheBiggerPicture at 30/10/2026 - 10:00
Reply to the comment left by Downsize Government at 30/10/2026 - 10:00You can usually find out which energy company supplies a property by looking on an energy comparison website. It's also a useful way to see how much energy your...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Andre Mattar at 14/10/2026 - 08:31
Reply to the comment left by student landlord at 14/10/2026 - 08:31But they can control the temperature in their room. The radiator will have a standard TRV. They can wander downstairs to the programmer and boost it if the base...
Read More →13th October 2026, 1 month ago
It's landlords with leasehold flats who will really struggle to get necessary work done. We would be breaching our lease if we commissioned external repairs ourselves and freeholders have to obtain multiple quotes and consult other leaseholders before commissioning work....
Read More →13th October 2026, 1 month ago
The next year or two are going to be incredibly painful, especially for those of us coming off decent 5 year mortgage fixes. I've got 5 due in the next 9 months and the figures out there today are horrifying....
Read More →6th October 2026, 1 month ago
The EPC score doesn't determine energy cost, tenant behaviour does. I have 2 identical houses in the same street. Both started life as EPC C. Both had solar panels installed about 13 years ago and are now EPC B88 and...
Read More →6th October 2026, 1 month ago
If anyone wants the PRS to remain a flexible housing option for millions of tenants the RRA at least needs to be tweaked. Not allowing lump sum upfront rent is causing major problems for international applicants, self employed or gig...
Read More →1st October 2026, 1 month ago
The other issue is when to serve the Section 8 using ground 4a. It has to be at least 4 months in advance but that will simply remind tenants they can leave with only 2 months notice. Probably prompting a...
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