Jonathan Clarke
Jonathan Clarke
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19th June 2013
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Registered with Property118.com
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29th April 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nothing To Fear – except a threat of a massive 7K fine rising to 40K for a simple admin error by failing to serve the Gov Info Sheet on a tenant which they are very unlikely to even read My...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Billy Gunn at 28/04/2026 - 06:19
Reply to the comment left by Billy Gunn at 28/04/2026 - 06:19Agree it may not affect you as it stands if your income is say 30K pa + £1200 pcm rental income. It will/ may affect your strategy going forward...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Billy Gunn at 27/04/2026 - 04:09
Reply to the comment left by Billy Gunn at 27/04/2026 - 04:09The way that 20% tax is applied though changed and many many landlords ( not you maybe ) were pushed by default into the 40% tax bracket because the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rosemary N. Edwards at 25/04/2026 - 11:40
Reply to the comment left by Ma'at Housing Solutions at 25/04/2026 - 11:40Its a good balanced post. And you have summarised accurately if rather depressingly the true state of affairs in local government A point to pick up. I don`t...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ray Guselli at 22/04/2026 - 09:50
Reply to the comment left by Ray Guselli at 09:50 Yes agreed. I too have a copy of that letter by Brandon Lewis on my notice board. I thought that it may help when it was issued – but it...
Read More →24th April 2026, 3 weeks ago
Cleverley says: “They ( Labour) just refuse to listen to the points we’re making because it was we who were making those points.“ Pot calling the kettle black me thinks . No council or government has ever listened to me...
Read More →17th March 2026, 2 months ago
Possession is 9/10ths of the law. Practical measures to consider 24 hr notice to say a house check will take place. notice through letterbox plus text / email / voice mail to them to say hope they can be present...
Read More →2nd March 2026, 2 months ago
I house many HB tenants as part of my business model. But likewise I have no issue in declining their application if I want to, simply on the basis that they as recipients of UC will be in breach of...
Read More →20th February 2026, 3 months ago
``Landlords devote 31 hours of ‘sweat’ every month to property management`` So that`s just 1hr a day - That`s a nice easy life if you are earning £500 ph I worked hard for 10 years sometimes doing 14hr days in...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Chandresh Patel at 13/02/2026 - 15:38
``The agent said the last tenant has cleared it. But now obviously not and the new tenant moved in.`` So the agent has lied to you. They tried to wing it . I would be going in to see the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 17/02/2026 - 10:20
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 17/02/2026 - 10:20“These landlords should know the laws and regulations of this business. I have actually got no sympathy for them.“ . Do you not have any sympathy for a LL...
Read More →16th February 2026, 3 months ago
Don`t trust councils to deliver . Ive taken one on trust . Payment for RIA and deposit will be with you in 5-10 days Sir . 25 days on I am still waiting Ive taken another on trust . Within...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Stephanie Gay at 15/02/2026 - 08:38
Understood so no worries . If you are happy to share the name of which council you are with i will have a look at their website and try to locate the said document myself .Thanks
Read More →Reply to comment left by Stephanie Gay at 15/02/2026 - 08:13
Thanks - Have you got a link to the document / legislation you are referring to please ?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Stephanie Gay at 15/02/2026 - 07:41
I am unaware of the specific wording in the Housing Act which prevents this? If you have the relevant Act and Section and paragraph please share. It may be a best practice regulation/ recommendation and as such open to interpretation...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Stephanie Gay at 15/02/2026 - 07:13
No. Its all legal .The minimum room size calculation is different to the LHA calculation . Most living rooms easily pass the minimum room size required to be calculated as a sleeping area ( if its needed ) And that...
Read More →15th February 2026, 3 months ago
“We need private sector partners to provide innovative solutions, effective data, and investment to promote both innovative short-term solutions and stable pathways out of homelessness.” In the last 25 years all I`ve met is a brick wall when I try...
Read More →Reply to comment left by david treble at 13/02/2026 - 11:40
``a studio flat is not suitable for a mother and child,`` It can be suitable . Indeed it can seem like a palace for some compared with what they are currently living in . I take single mums with a...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jo Westlake at 13/02/2026 - 10:40
Reply to the comment left by Jo Westlake at 13/02/2026 - 10:40``A landlord isn’t discriminating if they refuse to let a 2 bed to someone with 3 children. They are adhering to the overcrowding regulations`` This can be ok and...
Read More →13th February 2026, 3 months ago
Councils / Gov are inhumane 1. They were going to CP 3 of mine in 2019 due to a regeneration scheme. For 3 yrs the process went on . I prepared my life as did my tenants . Then they...
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