John Walker
John Walker
Registered with Property118.com
27th July 2014
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Registered with Property118.com
27th July 2014
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Total Comments
104
6th December 2019, 6 years ago
Hi Sally-Anne, I agree entirely with the advice others have offered to date, though I believe Artex post 1972 may not have asbestos in it. However, when carpenters, plumbers, electricians etc. are drilling or otherwise disturbing Artex surfaces it is...
Read More →12th August 2019, 7 years ago
reply to Jit, Check whether there is an Access Group in your area. These are voluntary groups set up to assist the disabled, ,what ever the disability, which here in Brecknockshire have been active for many years We are now...
Read More →16th July 2019, 7 years ago
I do like the idea of LAs having to meet short deadlines, but would appreciate more any info. on the success of recent legislation with prosecution of rogue LLs and elimination of same. Maybe LAs have been unable to do...
Read More →6th July 2019, 7 years ago
There are good parts and others which are pure wishful thinking. Reduce all ideas to no more than a couple of sentences which may become a mantra for all legitimate LLs. No government is going to be in a position...
Read More →10th June 2019, 7 years ago
re. comment from Seething Landlord. I agree absolutely. I have a condition attached to all my tenancy agreements to that effect.
Read More →15th May 2019, 7 years ago
So much info crammed into one glorious rant! Why not drip-feed a little at a time to the local press? I'm sure this would be a far more effective means of spurring the Council into action, maybe from sheer embarrassment.
Read More →6th May 2019, 7 years ago
Having recently had my fingers burned by an HB tenant who left without giving notice and 2months rent arrears, I shall in future insist that all rent is paid directly to me, including one month for leaving without notice if...
Read More →2nd April 2019, 7 years ago
I would have thought that by now all LAs would have inspected all unfit houses in their districts. They must therefore be aware that many 'unfit' dwellings are unfit due to tenant behaviour. In the 1960s I was employed in...
Read More →18th March 2019, 7 years ago
Firstly, make sure the window opens and closes easily, or, if only single glazed, put in a fan connected to the light switch and black out the window.
Read More →21st December 2018, 7 years ago
I shall be pleased to hear how many tenants are taking LAs, HAs, etc. to court. Maybe this is a beginning of a level playing field for the PRS.
Read More →17th December 2018, 7 years ago
I am in the fortunate position of having all my s/c flats mortgage free, so even though they are classified as HMOs, I shall not be faced with the problems others are experiencing. The LA in which all my properties...
Read More →17th December 2018, 7 years ago
I have to disagree with Larry's comments. Why encourage it to get worse by with-holding your vote? You may not like any of the choices available, but surely you do not want the absolute worst choice to prevail?
Read More →14th December 2018, 7 years ago
A pox on all their houses. I feel for Theresa May, landed into a job with directions in which she did not believe, hounded by a self serving mob of smug, unemployable 'colleagues,' most of whom have never, for obvious...
Read More →6th December 2018, 7 years ago
Reply to S Somerset. Hi, not so much a rant as an argument in favour of a more realistic attitude to non-payment of rent by unscrupulous tenants, egged on by the likes of Shelter and LHAs, who advise tenants to...
Read More →4th December 2018, 7 years ago
Congratulations to all at 118, please keep up the good work. We all appreciate what you do for us as landlords.
Read More →22nd November 2018, 7 years ago
I seem to recall the name Karen Buck MP having appeared in 118 post on a previous occasion. Possibly not a lady to allow to go unchallenged on any forum. I trust Larry or his nominee will be present to...
Read More →20th November 2018, 7 years ago
If this were my home I would do the work anyway, if only for peace of mind.
Read More →20th November 2018, 7 years ago
Reply to Mandy Thompson and Annie Landlord 20.11.18 I agree, except I do not know how effective Rent Smart Wales have been in nailing the rogue LLs, though Powys CC. have stopped SL in one area in which I manage...
Read More →16th November 2018, 7 years ago
If the govt. so keen on making people financially responsible, may I now pay my road fund licence to the guy who services my car?
Read More →3rd November 2018, 7 years ago
My properties are all in Powys, where there was a licensing scheme in only one small town. I have recently been advised the licensing scheme there has not been renewed from 2016, and there is no appetite to extend a...
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