marita gray
marita gray
Registered with Property118.com
5th February 2024
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PRS landlord since 1999 when we relocated abroad for a while. Currently, involved in strategic selling and downsizing of my property portfolio. Not buying anymore BTL.
1st October 2026, 1 week ago
Could another factor be finding the right tenants with the right references. My last let took about 5 weeks to fill because the first two applicants failed credit referencing and my guarantor requirement. So that was 3 weeks gone straight...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Keith Wellburn at 30/09/2026 - 13:57
Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 30/09/2026 - 13:57Thank you again, and lucky old me has never had a driving endorsement. I had forgotten about DVLA, but then they probably get a lot of money to run...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Keith Wellburn at 30/09/2026 - 12:43
Reply to the comment left by Keith Wellburn at 30/09/2026 - 12:43Hi Keith, Thank you for your insight, I really need some help with this as I do feel frightened. My 'one of my names', post code and house number...
Read More →30th September 2026, 2 weeks ago
But, my address could be any of my names, house number and postcode. Why would anyone take the trouble to look that up, unless they really wanted something, or really needed to contact me? Same for my properties and tenants...
Read More →29th September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Well, if the council re-lets it, then they need to guarantee repairs, maintenance and the condition of the property being maintained? What if new regulations w r t say EPC affect the property? An EPC of D now is lettable,...
Read More →29th September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I'm trying to get my head around this… Is this change referring to all empty 'residential dwellings' or to dwellings which were previously let and are left unlet for more than 6 months? So, if I am hospitalised for 6...
Read More →Reply to comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 22/09/2026 - 00:09
Reply to the comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 22/09/2026 - 00:09Won't first names do? Some couples don't want everyone to know they are living together. It is an invasion of privacy.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Phil Heath at 21/09/2026 - 19:18
It's what the Third Reich did to the Jews... jewish owned business had to be put onto a special register so they could be identified for special taxes and exit taxes... Nothing is new here... that's how I feel anyway...
Read More →21st September 2026, 3 weeks ago
And I will be registering at the last possible hour and expect to pay the fee on a strctly annual basis.....
Read More →21st September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Will councils be forced to publish bi-annually the actions taken against rogue and non conformant landlords, or will they continue to refuse taking action against these landlords 'because they have nowhere to put' the exploited families involved? That part of...
Read More →15th September 2026, 4 weeks ago
OK,,, in my experience many, many council and social housing properties have chronic damp and mould too, which until a new law came in were totally ignored. And what about the poor souls who had government recommended cladding stuck on...
Read More →11th September 2026, 1 month ago
Surely they can't stop the contracts already in place?
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 09/09/2026 - 14:25
No they don't and their noses are very short indeed.
Read More →2nd September 2026, 1 month ago
Cybersecurity for this Database.....?? I recently came across this little piece of factual information... 'A cyberattack on Liechtenstein's beneficial ownership database exposed data on 31,000 entities, and now Swiss financial intermediaries want their own transparency register postponed.' The beneficial ownership...
Read More →25th August 2026, 2 months ago
My friend does this type of work for Bradford Council, but the council does offer contractual guarantees w. r. t. cost of repairs and refurbishing because otherwise the private landlords wouldn't participate
Read More →Reply to comment left by John Burnett-Hall at 25/08/2026 - 10:56
Reply to the comment left by Just Be Happy at 25/08/2026 - 10:56There shouldn't be, it should be based on ability to cope with IT and accounting systems, but I'll share with you I'm 71 years old.
Read More →Reply to comment left by marita gray at 25/08/2026 - 11:12
Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 25/08/2026 - 11:12And make a lot of written notes so I can remember how I did the maths and the events
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Lawrenson at 25/08/2026 - 10:50
Reply to the comment left by David Lawrenson at 25/08/2026 - 10:50Yes, I file my own tax returns online, that is simply filling in the boxes - but I do the maths on paper and spreadsheet.
Read More →16th July 2026, 3 months ago
So after we have installed heat pumps and solar panels, we have to install air conditioning? Is ths gong to apply to social housing and housing associations as well?
Read More →10th July 2026, 3 months ago
excellent.
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