Maureen Treadwell
Maureen Treadwell
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13th January 2023
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Registered with Property118.com
13th January 2023
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Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 02/04/2026 - 10:53
Totally agree. There are a 1001 reasons why a property with a cavity should not be insulated ; narrow or irregular cavities especially pre 1925 properties , pre 1981 galvanised ties, poor external pointing or poor quality mortar, properties with...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jan Hall at 27/03/2026 - 09:45
Reply to the comment left by Jan Hall at 27/03/2026 - 09:45Because without scapegoating landlords, politicians and their media allies would have to point the finger at themselves. Politicians, collectively , have failed to build enough social homes for the...
Read More →20th February 2026, 2 months ago
The government's own English Private Landlord Survey EPLS) in 22/23 found exactly the same thing. Moreover, the rental sector had higher ratings than the social sector for both quality of accommodation and responsiveness to repairs. Interestingly, the subsequent EPLS didn't...
Read More →11th August 2025, 9 months ago
Jag, take that story to Johanna Noble,on the Times as an exclusive. If that fails try Ryan Bourne also on the Times. They are pushing for a more nuanced view of the 'war on landlords'.It would make a good story...
Read More →25th March 2025, 1 year ago
I would also see your MP because MPs need to be aware that 'victimisation' is working in both directions. Also contact your local councillor and ask them to talk to environmental health. We, as landlords, need to work at two...
Read More →20th December 2024, 1 year ago
Yet the English Housing Survey, commissioned by the Government, showed that satisfaction with accommodation in the PRS was HIGHER in every single Englsih area when compared to the social sector which receives massive subsidies. What kind of 'fiscal prudence' is...
Read More →15th November 2024, 1 year ago
All of the above comments are important and true but until we get the message out, to policy makers the same nonesensical policy decisions will continue to be made. There is no point in us talking to each other. We...
Read More →15th November 2024, 1 year ago
Good article, Paul. We need better policy. Lobby groups fall into polemical silos; landlord organisations like NRLA versus tenant lobby groups with either one or other holding sway and somewhat deaf to the perpective of the other. In fact, as...
Read More →7th November 2024, 1 year ago
The government and council approach to damp and mould has been wholly misguided and entirely unhelpful. Tackling damp and mould is a joint enterprise between landlords and tenants. Suggesting that all damp is ALWAYS a landlord issue is wrong. It...
Read More →28th August 2024, 2 years ago
Do you mean rents or rent rises? I don't think rents are actually falling, are they?
Read More →27th September 2023, 3 years ago
Good lord! I understood that 'Relief from sanctions' was only to be applied in extreme cases as this could lead to a 'get out of jail' card for every misdemeanor on the planet. Vexatious use has high penalties. https://www.stiveschambers.co.uk/content/uploads/2020/05/Relief-From-Sanctions-Articles.pdf I...
Read More →Reply to comment left by George Pearson at 07/09/2023 - 20:11
Reply to the comment left by George Pearson at 07/09/2023 - 20:11Yes, exactly the same number of prooperties but a much smaller number for the less well off in society who cannot afford to buy.
Read More →22nd July 2023, 3 years ago
Interestingly, I have a property that is identical to adjacent housing association properties Same boilers, same loft insulation, mine actually has newer double glazing. . The Housing Association does its own EPCs. (I checked carefully as I know several neighbours)....
Read More →22nd July 2023, 3 years ago
Generation rent and Shelter have not helped tenants. Their lobbying has led to a reduction in supply of rental properties and higher rents. Look back at the origins of Generation Rent and what you find is a political agenda. They...
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