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.
Reply to comment left by Monty Bodkin at 17/07/2026 - 16:14
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 16:14 I no longer hold a BTR REIT, but when I did, it was so refreshing to know I would be profiting from the PRS, but without the hassle. When I...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Monty Bodkin at 17/07/2026 - 12:37
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 17/07/2026 - 12:37I don't have a problem with BTR in the PRS mix because it has a different target audience to the average renter. BTR is a valid investment component. You...
Read More →16th July 2026, 5 days ago
Useful insights into the PRS. I agree that those with less than the '5 average' properties are likely to be much more pessimistic about their future as a landlord. However, with our latest PM being coronated on Monday, I believe...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David at 15/06/2026 - 10:41
That appears to be the only recourse left to landlords.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Southern Boyuk at 13/06/2026 - 22:15
Reply to the comment left by Southern Boyuk at 13/06/2026 - 22:15Then what?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Laura Delow at 13/06/2026 - 13:52
Reply to the comment left by Laura Delow at 13/06/2026 - 13:52I don't think it will matter to a renter who just wants to save money by delaying an increase, until they actually find themselves on the street and have...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 08/06/2026 - 21:56
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 08/06/2026 - 21:56Tenants are being supported, even with legal costs, and landlords are being left with nowhere to turn. The tenant can simply say 'no' to the increase, even if it...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Desert Rat at 08/06/2026 - 15:21
Reply to the comment left by Desert Rat at 15:21 I allowed that to happen for 6 years, because I could afford to do so due to low mortgage rates. Then my mortgage went through the roof. I've achieved market...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Seething Landlord at 08/06/2026 - 11:33
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 08/06/2026 - 11:33I think that's correct. But I would have loved my feckless ex-tenants to have challenge their data in court!
Read More →8th June 2026, 1 month ago
I just used the tool for my current S13 and it advised 'my tenant' not to challenge it. But if she did, it's likely it will be delayed many months. She knows I am looking to sell tenanted, so's not...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Southern Boyuk at 08/06/2026 - 10:30
Reply to the comment left by Southern Boyuk at 08/06/2026 - 10:30There was one some years ago, and I did add several bad tenants, but it didn't take off. I don't know why.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 26/05/2026 - 11:24
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 26/05/2026 - 11:24Yes, but a buyer will want to know of any scheduled large works, and a seller can use it to negotiate the sale price.
Read More →22nd May 2026, 2 months ago
Leaseholders are renters.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Moscardini at 22/05/2026 - 14:24
Provided it is clear to all owners in a share of freehold block that all costs and responsibilities are shared equally, and that the company will be operated along the same lines as the previous freeholder, there should be no...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Frank William Milligan URQUHART at 21/05/2026 - 11:02
Reply to the comment left by Frank URQUHART at 11:02 As a past SoF company secretary, I would say it is very similar to Commonhold in terms of owners' responsibilities. For many years they managed the block themselves through 4...
Read More →Reply to comment left by MARY PRICE at 21/05/2026 - 11:16
The tenant in my last but one BTL tried the 'pay a little to show he's trying...' game just before court. He got it all wrong, despite trying to be clever, and the judge was scathing. Especially when he didn't...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Leigh Andrews at 17/05/2026 - 07:52
Reply to the comment left by Leigh Andrews at 17/05/2026 - 07:52Don't forget the ground rent issue. Even at £250 (whenever that happens!) it won't resolve the inability to obtain a mortgage if the ground rent is more than 1%...
Read More →15th May 2026, 2 months ago
Wow! Finally, meaningful leasehold reform... Tenants can ask for faster broadband... and freeholders don't have to provide it! However, the government has confirmed that the £250 cap on ground rents is expected to come into effect in 2028, with ministers...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Moscardini at 30/04/2026 - 10:49
There is no progress on leasehold reform in Parliament. After all it's rhetoric and promises before the election, Labour has capitulated to the freehold lobby... as we all knew they would. You need to check if the council has adopted...
Read More →30th April 2026, 3 months ago
Renting has always been cheaper than buying in many cases. What renters (and Generation Rent) don't seem to appreciate is someone other than them has to pay for repairs & maintenence, insurance, service charge, ground rent...
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