Reply to the comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 16/10/2026 - 16:00Well that is a revelation. China which is regarded as a communist country has more respect for property rights than England which is supposed to be a free democratic...
Reply to the comment left by Jon Landlord at 26/10/2026 - 09:44Sounds to me like they dont want to release how it is all going to work so you do not have enough time to challenge it!
Reply to the comment left by David Lester at 26/10/2026 - 09:23Exactly, can someone not take them to court for breach of GDPR? Although I am always told by the council and utilities when they want a copy of a...
Reply to the comment left by Ian CB at 29/09/2026 - 09:58My thoughts exactly. Once they have the new register up and running they will know exactly when your tenants have left.
Reply to the comment left by Jo Westlake at 10/07/2026 - 11:47You have been lucky. I have used Section 21 to remove tenants that are not paying the rent, in my case not because they didnt have the money but...
Thank you all for your comments, very much appreciated. My gut feeling was not to do it as I have never come across this in 20 years of being a landlord and with the rental market being what it is...
This is a problem also not addressed with stamp duty, the price of property differs widely depending on location. The same size property you can buy without stamp duty up north will attract stamp duty in the south. How is...
The tenants will love it because on the tenants blogs they hate having to pay council tax. So of course they will be able to vote for left wing councils/ politicians etc and not have to bear the consequences through...
But there are many reasons why people may have a 2nd home. You are not taking a property away from anyone, look on Rightmove, there is a glut of houses and flats for sale with no buyers in sight.
Just had tenants move out and one set of curtains in the bedroom is mouldy and dirty, probably due to lack of ventilation in winter. They claimed that cleaning curtains is not the tenants responsibility. During the inventory checkout tenant...
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 14/03/2026 - 09:16My thoughts exactly. The country must be in dire financial circumstances as they cannot get the tax quick enough.
Reply to the comment left by Grumpy Doug at 13/03/2026 - 11:03I want to use bridging software so I can carry on using my own spreadsheets. Links to your bank account sounds highly risky to me with all the hacking...
Reply to the comment left by Sarah O'Connell at 25/03/2026 - 13:45I totally agree with your assessment. Have also been involved with blocks which have done RTM and it can be worse than a neutral MA. R&R are incompetent and...
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 25/03/2026 - 10:06How can a seller do anything about the ground rent? The seller is usually a leaseholder not the freeholder of the block. In any case it never used to...
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Reply to comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 16/10/2026 - 16:00
Reply to the comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 16/10/2026 - 16:00Well that is a revelation. China which is regarded as a communist country has more respect for property rights than England which is supposed to be a free democratic...
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Reply to the comment left by Jon Landlord at 26/10/2026 - 09:44Sounds to me like they dont want to release how it is all going to work so you do not have enough time to challenge it!
Read More →26th October 2026, 6 days ago
Any lawyers on here that can make a case for this?
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Lester at 26/10/2026 - 09:23
Reply to the comment left by David Lester at 26/10/2026 - 09:23Exactly, can someone not take them to court for breach of GDPR? Although I am always told by the council and utilities when they want a copy of a...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 30/09/2026 - 12:41
including the PM
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 29/09/2026 - 11:28
They need more accommodation for the boaat people.....
Read More →29th September 2026, 1 month ago
Was that in their manifesto? I think not.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Cottington-Bray at 29/09/2026 - 09:58
Reply to the comment left by Ian CB at 29/09/2026 - 09:58My thoughts exactly. Once they have the new register up and running they will know exactly when your tenants have left.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jo at 10/07/2026 - 11:47
Reply to the comment left by Jo Westlake at 10/07/2026 - 11:47You have been lucky. I have used Section 21 to remove tenants that are not paying the rent, in my case not because they didnt have the money but...
Read More →30th June 2026, 4 months ago
Thank you all for your comments, very much appreciated. My gut feeling was not to do it as I have never come across this in 20 years of being a landlord and with the rental market being what it is...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 24/06/2026 - 18:11
This is a problem also not addressed with stamp duty, the price of property differs widely depending on location. The same size property you can buy without stamp duty up north will attract stamp duty in the south. How is...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 24/06/2026 - 18:35
The tenants will love it because on the tenants blogs they hate having to pay council tax. So of course they will be able to vote for left wing councils/ politicians etc and not have to bear the consequences through...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dr David Price at 24/06/2026 - 09:55
But there are many reasons why people may have a 2nd home. You are not taking a property away from anyone, look on Rightmove, there is a glut of houses and flats for sale with no buyers in sight.
Read More →16th June 2026, 5 months ago
Just had tenants move out and one set of curtains in the bedroom is mouldy and dirty, probably due to lack of ventilation in winter. They claimed that cleaning curtains is not the tenants responsibility. During the inventory checkout tenant...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mick Roberts at 16/06/2026 - 10:47
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 16/06/2026 - 10:47Absolutely shocking.
Read More →Reply to comment left by silversurfer2017 at 14/03/2026 - 09:16
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 14/03/2026 - 09:16My thoughts exactly. The country must be in dire financial circumstances as they cannot get the tax quick enough.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Grumpy Doug at 13/03/2026 - 11:03
Reply to the comment left by Grumpy Doug at 13/03/2026 - 11:03I want to use bridging software so I can carry on using my own spreadsheets. Links to your bank account sounds highly risky to me with all the hacking...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 25/03/2026 - 16:39
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 25/03/2026 - 16:39It is also the lenders that now have a bee in their bonnet when it comes to groundrent.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Sarah O'Connell at 25/03/2026 - 13:45
Reply to the comment left by Sarah O'Connell at 25/03/2026 - 13:45I totally agree with your assessment. Have also been involved with blocks which have done RTM and it can be worse than a neutral MA. R&R are incompetent and...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tim Peters at 25/03/2026 - 10:06
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 25/03/2026 - 10:06How can a seller do anything about the ground rent? The seller is usually a leaseholder not the freeholder of the block. In any case it never used to...
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