Markella Mikkelsen
Markella Mikkelsen
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19th August 2022
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Registered with Property118.com
19th August 2022
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Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 04/08/2026 - 10:10
S24 has skewed the picture - for most mortgaged landlords, "profits" will look inflated because they include their biggest expense - finnace costs. Maybe this is where the impression of "Supernormal returns" comes from. You would expect a think tank...
Read More →31st July 2026, 6 days ago
A sensible solution would be to give established landlords a 1-year amnesty on SDLT and CGT, so they cam move their assets to a corporate structure. This would not be a first - other sectors implement a "grandparenting route" to...
Read More →30th July 2026, 7 days ago
I have done MCO for every tenant that has owed me money, sometimes just as a means of warning their next landlord (it works). I have also done Attachment of Earnings and got all my money back. Make sure you...
Read More →21st July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Maybe she can teach us a thing or two about stamp duty and how to avoid paying it.. Is it just me or does it feel like Groundhog Day?
Read More →8th July 2026, 4 weeks ago
I agree with Steve Reed - build more homes. Ahhh, hang on a minute: you have f***ed property developers as much as landlords and now no-one is building. That's a bit of a problem, isn't it? And now you are...
Read More →15th June 2026, 2 months ago
In my experience, the pet usually arrives before the request for consent. So all the above is irrelevant.
Read More →Reply to comment left by TheBiggerPicture at 03/06/2026 - 20:49
Reply to the comment left by Downsize Government at 03/06/2026 - 20:49Even better - if your employer doesn't make a profit that month, you don't get paid at the end of it. Let's see how that would sit with the...
Read More →30th May 2026, 2 months ago
Beautifully said. The sole purpose of the RRA is to raise capital for cash-strapped councils by imposing wholly disproportionate fees on unsuspecting landlords. It was never about tenant welfare. This government could not give a f*** about tenant welfare.
Read More →15th May 2026, 3 months ago
I find the word "entitlement" quite grating these days. "I am entitled to this and that and the other, it's my human right". That rhetoric is deeply damaging. If you have not worked and contributed to your community, you are...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Smith at 12/05/2026 - 12:29
Thanks for that clarification, Paul, and critical to understand this. According to NRLA, the deposit payment does not count as "taking rent in advance". So we can at least wait for the dposit to clear before issuing the APT. Ludicrous...
Read More →12th May 2026, 3 months ago
My understanding is that the tenant can OFFER it, but the landlord cannot ASK for it. It's a very fine line and open to fines. Given that the whole purpose of the RRA is to extract ridiculous and disproportionate fines...
Read More →28th April 2026, 3 months ago
.....“tangible benefits in the form of simpler regulation and clear and expanded possession grounds, so that landlords are able to regain their properties quickly when necessary.” .... wins the Guiness Book of Records for number of lies packed into a...
Read More →15th December 2025, 8 months ago
When every illegal migrant that arrives in an inflatable dingy gets given a room in a 4-star hotel and 3 square meals and some pocket money, the obstacle to homelessness is clearly not cash or imagination. The point at which...
Read More →10th September 2025, 11 months ago
If there was a National Database of tenants, all these things would be logged. It might act as a deterrant for tenants to act this way. This tenant probably moved on and did the same to the next landlord.
Read More →8th September 2025, 11 months ago
The house in the video looks like either a council flat or council temporary accommodation. None of my houses look like this and no self-respecting landlord would rent a house that looks like the one in the video. I feel...
Read More →12th August 2025, 12 months ago
Most insitutions out there, including the Labour government, have not yet joined the dots: Struggling Landlord = Homeless Tenant It needs to be spelled out. I agree with the comments above.
Read More →11th August 2025, 12 months ago
This is a really terrible story, Jag. It is the ONLY possible outcome of over 3 decades of systemic failure by successive governments, as you so correctly put it. The failure of keeping people accountable and teaching them that they...
Read More →8th August 2025, 12 months ago
Can someone explain why some papers say that she "ejected" her tenants, and not "evicted"? Does that make it sound nicer? Or more legal?
Read More →23rd July 2025, 1 year ago
Having in the past helped the Council (Manchester and Oldham) with housing their tenants, I shall never do it again. As soon as the tenants have an AST, the council will wash their hands off any and all responsibility. One...
Read More →1st July 2025, 1 year ago
I agree with Cider Drinker. Serve a S21 and get a decent person who will pay the rent on time.
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