Lou Valdini
Can I claim tax relief for paying utility bills?
Author: Lou Valdini
28th August 2014, 12 years ago | 7
Lou Valdini
Registered with Property118.com
8th October 2013
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Recently retired and currently exiting the PRS.
7th April 2026, 2 days ago
Many leasehold properties are in negative equity and the mortgage cannot be increased.
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Matz at 29/03/2026 - 21:10
Why should the Labour Party pay for her personal legal expenses. I'm sure the hard pressed 'workers' who pay their union subscriptions, will be happy to know they are helping support a multi-millionaire tax evader.
Read More →Reply to comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 25/03/2026 - 10:17
Reply to the comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 25/03/2026 - 10:17You do realise all costs associated with repairs to the fabric of a block are paid for by the leaseholders from their service charge, and are invariably inflated.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 25/03/2026 - 16:39
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 16:39 Sorry, Ian, but it's not the amount of ground rent which is onerous, it's the lenders view that ground rents over £250 outside London and £1000 in London, and in...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 25/03/2026 - 12:06
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 25/03/2026 - 12:06'PM caps ground rents at £250 a year in game-changing shake up of leasehold system and to support families with the cost of living.' Ian, I'm glad you are...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 25/03/2026 - 10:19
Agreed. My solicitor did not inform me that the ground rent in the lease I had already signed had been changed by the developer from £150 to £250 in the lease they countersigned on Completion. If they had told me,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 25/03/2026 - 10:09
Apologies. I stopped replying because I was so angry and didn't want to say what I was thinking.
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 - 10:06I cannot believe how naive, uninformed, and insensitive your comments are. Many leaseholders knew nothing about leasehold when they purchased. That I cludes maby landlirdsm
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 - 10:06When she loses her seat, whether as PM or not, there are unlikely to be any seats available for her to return to Parliament.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 25/03/2026 - 10:04
Reply to the comment left by Tim Rogers at 25/03/2026 - 10:04When she loses her seat, whether as PM or not, there are unlikely to be any seats available for her to return to Parliament.
Read More →25th March 2026, 2 weeks ago
Rayner had her chance as Housing Minister to put the stake through the hearts of freeholders and implement key leaseholder reforms, especially after the freeholders lost their court battle. She didn't. Instead, she was focused on evading tax on her...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rosemary N. Edwards at 24/03/2026 - 11:22
Reply to the comment left by Ma'at Housing Solutions at 24/03/2026 - 11:22You are assuming (mistakenly) that all EPC assessors reach the same rating for the same property. The scheme is not fit for purpose, as are many of the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Derek STOBBS at 04/03/2026 - 08:32
It was in progress... 7 years ago... apparently!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 03/03/2026 - 13:39
He's a Magistrate not a Judge. My mistake.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mike at 03/03/2026 - 11:35
One of my friends is a judge, and he doesn't have a law degree. Quite amusing when we all get together over copious quantities of vino.
Read More →3rd March 2026, 1 month ago
I retired 6 years ago, but just before that I tried to interest the MoJ in my company's digital automated system for courts management. I was told the government was already investing many £millions. At the time, I provided a...
Read More →25th February 2026, 1 month ago
Would renters really opt to live miles outside Glasgow and pay commuting costs, for a £20 per week or so difference in rent?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Derek STOBBS at 25/02/2026 - 06:44
I kept my Yorkshire rents way below the market rate because I didn't need the rent. My tenants benefited significantly for 5 years, until I decided I should regularise the rents. Then one stopped paying altogether and another complained. I...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Derek STOBBS at 24/02/2026 - 19:49
I was getting £1750 for a 2 bed flat in Chiswick in 2014. Nothing special, but a good size, in a great area, near the station, and lovely tenants. At the same time, I was getting £500 for a 2...
Read More →Reply to comment left by david treble at 24/02/2026 - 11:55
In the eyes of a landlord, young applicants are no more discriminated against than any other age or profile. We just want tenants who are honest and decent, can and will pay all their rent on time, maintain 'their' home,...
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