John maynard, Author at Property118

John maynard

Who on earth would ever want to be llrd..! Guarantors every time is the only way to go.. There was talk at one point od G's being banned if I remember as it discriminated against those who couldn't provide one....

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I fully agree oh Caped one, the first challenge is you're preaching to the converted, until we have a strong lobbying group with aggressive high profile representation we will get more of the same. Ben B's nice and knowledgeable chap...

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Licence to Occupy for Landscaper Handyman?

13th February 2025, 1 year ago

As it becomes his main res, especially as he's covering the utilities plus CT therefore an AST is being created, Remember this mantra... Ahem, 'Never A Good Deed Goes Unpunished'!. Make sure you know the way to your local cleaning...

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I agree Paul-i see it time after time, extract fans blocked up or switched off at the isolator, washing drying inside, heating low or off..I'm firm with my tenants, and issue a great Local Authority guide on mould prevention, it...

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The challenge here is that we're preaching to the converted...Ben Beadle and those with a high profile within the industry need more teeth.

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I agree Andrew-very difficult to decipher how it will play out.. Maybe the answer would be to obtain a new EPC at the better banding and be ready to include that in your arbitration hearing to justify your increase, but...

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Corporate entity will have targets and profitability to factor in so will soon be Civil Penalty o'clock.

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Re possible hardship test, how would this work for Ltd co's, or would it be aimed just at private ownership structures? Can't see the big build to rent portfolio funds rolling over ...?

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FHL owners will exit, fire sales will commence, at the least housing market may revive! Lol. But make no mistake landlords will not suddenly start buying and renting out properties via AST's again.

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Its not clear whether the restrictions are for just personally owned properties or for Ltd trading outfits too, if it is across the board then there will be a huge impact on tourism and spending coming into those holiday area's...

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And an unlimited civil penalty..what's good for the goose..Those in high office should be beyond reproach..

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My challenge has been substantial latent gains otherwise we would have incorporated a couple of ago..Our work around as the kids are getting into mid teens, is to move to LLP the half of the portfolio that is running and...

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Tenant gave notice then changed his mind?

25th January 2024, 2 years ago

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And they wonder why private Llr'ds are exiting the sector.. I'd be tempted to manage the situation by issuing a S21 notice... Obtain a specialist report thats states the cause of the issue ie lifestyle, plus review the rent up...

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How can I get my EPC from E to C?

10th August 2023, 3 years ago

I had the same issues as above, the way around it is to show an invoice from a contractor for doing the work there is no argument then. If you did the works yourself then you have to be 'creative'...

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How can I get my EPC from E to C?

8th August 2023, 3 years ago

I've had this, you need if possible to be using cheaper night time tarrifs for high usage items, especially water and space heating. If you're using standard rate electricity for these items then epc will drop a couple of bands...

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Hi Philip, if it's the house next door then i would be concerned around proper fire separation between the two properties, if water can get through then so will smoke ultimately draft and fire...Sound like further investigation may be required.

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I had an inventory clerk miss that the front door had been clearly (to me anyway) kicked or forced open open the frame and locks being poorly repaired in an effort to disguise the damage-how the clerk missed it I...

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And they wonder why we are leaving in droves........Good grief!

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Tenant AWOL?

8th February 2023, 3 years ago

"She, the tenant sent me a low level English text stating that I now have the keys (?1?) and she will be posting the front door key to the address next week and has moved out of town." Ian is...

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John maynard

John maynard


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