Keith Wellburn

Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 08:32 * that was before Reeves’ 2p in the pound surcharge on rent income so that £20k clear would have another chunk taken out of it. The LTV wasn’t silly either....

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Certainly true that nothing is guaranteed. ISAs are currently suffering from the allowance being frozen, the £20k per year should be a lot higher had it kept up with inflation. I did a rough calculation as if I’d kept my...

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Reply to the comment left by DAMIEN RAFFERTY at 01/10/2026 - 12:28I’ve got a slice of the action in the purpose built student accommodation sector after selling my student HMOs and putting a proportion in property related equities. Unite group...

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Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 30/09/2026 - 23:07And beggaring belief Burnham puts her back in the Housing brief!

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She bought it and there was an issue about council tax as her husband at the time had another house and questions arose about claiming single occupancy discounts whilst not living at the property. A police investigation took place and...

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Tenants generally have to rent. Do I have to be a landlord? No, despite being a landlord since 1990 building a decent sized portfolio - initially housing mainly the people excluded from council housing as it was sold off and...

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Never heard of her. Not the case with our Ange’..

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Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 30/09/2026 - 14:18*DOB

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Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 30/09/2026 - 14:06I think I’ve remembered right that DVLA had a very amusing attempt at giving drivers privacy on their licence back in the 1970s. It was printed at the bottom...

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Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 13:20 Hopefully NI number and DOB won’t be publicly visible, that is effectively the govt inviting identity theft. As I understand it there are two stages, the compilation of a landlord...

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Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 30/09/2026 - 11:08As I understand it, there isn’t just one entry on a register. The initial application is personally through the govt portal that requires information to formally verify the ID...

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Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 30/09/2026 - 10:12Taking it a bit further. so what if a FTB should lose out to a landlord buyer? The house builders are twiddling their thumbs with sales generally below target...

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Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 10:12 And the modern two bed flat in a nice central area of a small city should be an ideal Buy to let, EPC C ticked but 5% SDLT premium and...

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The new focus on six months is not the right timescale. For a start, that will include many homes where a S8 “landlord intends to sell” restriction on reletting will mandate them being left empty should a sale not get...

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The government “toolbox” for dealing with the PRS since 2015 consists entirely of hammers. It’s just how big and how hard to hit.

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There are so many factors involved in a decision to sell up. Mine to start selling was made in 2015 following Osborne’s S24. I will be out before the register with my last one, but not directly because of it....

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Did you see my comment yesterday where I quoted The Independent newspaper? (It was an add on to my reply to you regarding the registration process). According to gov.uk individual landlords must start the process with a personal log in...

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Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 26/09/2026 - 13:39Also, according to The Independent: While an individual landlord will need to provide their personal residential address to verify their identity behind the scenes via their GOV.UK One Login,...

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From the gov.uk guidance: “If you use a letting agent, then you’ll still need to start the registration process yourself. There will be an option for your agent or property manager to upload certain information on your behalf. We’ll publish...

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Have they not thought that some tenants might not want the rent they are paying on a public database? Some people are very private about all aspects of their finances. My own remaining tenant said to me just last week...

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Keith Wellburn

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