John Frith
John Frith
Registered with Property118.com
11th October 2013
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Registered with Property118.com
11th October 2013
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6th July 2025, 9 months ago
I am a landlord and I have apartments where I have a lease with the freeholder which requires that I do not have pets, and in those same apartments I have tenants with contracts with me that state they cannot...
Read More →9th May 2025, 11 months ago
Here's a thought. If the council selective licensing scheme is a cash cow, I'm wondering if some enterprising company couldn't step in with a bid to take on the registration, and monitoring of landlords in a particular area? Enforcement would...
Read More →28th March 2025, 1 year ago
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/work-out-your-qualifying-income-for-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Tyler at 06/10/2024 - 14:07
As I can't substantiate my claim, I'll concede the point to you.
Read More →5th October 2024, 2 years ago
It was a few years ago - think on this board - but I can't find it now. And while a posting on this board doesn't necessarily count as expert opinion, I seem to remember it was from a regular...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Tyler at 03/10/2024 - 14:28
It seems such common sense that if the tenant is required to ask for permission to sublet, but doesn't get permission, and does sublet - then the subtenancy would be illegal and null and void. But I looked into this...
Read More →23rd September 2024, 2 years ago
When I read the title I thought it would address the issue I was struggling to understand, but sadly not. The article doesn't clarify what happens if a tenant takes (or thinks they take in) a lodger. I get contrasting...
Read More →21st September 2024, 2 years ago
I'm repeating myself here but if the tenant thinks he's taking on a "lodger", he's not. According to CAB the tenant is creating a subtenancy. The difference between the two is vast. A lodger is relatively easy to evict. Evicting...
Read More →20th September 2024, 2 years ago
I just checked and Citizens Advice says in a section about taking in a lodger: "If you rent your home, the person moving in will be a subtenant instead of a lodger." https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/lodging-and-subletting/lodging-subletting/landlords-of-lodgers/taking-in-a-lodger-what-you-need-to-think-about-first/
Read More →20th September 2024, 2 years ago
I was hoping that someone more knowledgeable than me would answer this question, as I am in the same boat. This is where I've got so far. The first question is what does your contract with the tenant say on...
Read More →14th August 2024, 2 years ago
I am also under the impression that the multi household criteria for deciding if a property is an HMO, do not apply to lodgings, but please confirm it from a reliable source.
Read More →Reply to comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 19/04/2024 - 08:51
Reply to the comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 19/04/2024 - 08:51Well put.
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Heal at 18/04/2024 - 21:37
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 18/04/2024 - 21:37Again, a straw man argument. Who said that the reason logged would be public information? It doesn't even have to be disclosed to the tenant. It's just information recorded...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Heal at 18/04/2024 - 11:54
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 18/04/2024 - 11:54I think this is a straw man argument. If the law states that no reason is required, that doesn't mean: - you can't have a reason - that the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 05/12/2023 - 16:07
I believe the cost is the same. I got the impression it's a relatively minor modification. Or rather it's been absorbed within inflation. My personal observation is that the trades used in maintaining property put prices up by much more...
Read More →5th December 2023, 2 years ago
A while back I looked at this issue, hoping for a green way out. First stop was heat pumps, ignoring for a moment that they're expensive, they take up a lot of room, and to me they felt "experimental", ie...
Read More →19th August 2023, 3 years ago
I agree with the previous post by Buster Simms. Anecdotal evidence suggests that NICEIC and NAPIT are more concerned about finding people who claim to be members, but haven't bothered to pay their membership fees, than they are in ensuring...
Read More →22nd December 2022, 3 years ago
I was in your situation once and the utility company wouldn't connect electricity until I (read: anyone) paid them for a new meter, as once a meter is compromised they won't do a repair and they insist on a new...
Read More →14th October 2022, 3 years ago
Although I don't like it, I can see the logic. As landlords we are considered businesses, so the rebate is not intended for us. Passing the rebate to the tenant in our case sounds like a cross between it being...
Read More →1st October 2022, 4 years ago
I don't think that the OP's question has really been addressed. To improve or to replace? I'm in a battle with a freeholder over this point, though my situation is in a block of flats, and NOT an HMO. HMO's...
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