JB, Author at Property118

JB

I sympathise with your situation which is also happening to a lot of other tenants. The RRA is a disaster for both Tenants and Landlords, though Landlords have a slight advantage in that they can bail out

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What is the EPC for your property?

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Reply to the comment left by Grumpy Doug at 18/05/2026 - 10:25Economics for Dummies - Chapter 2 - if what's charged for goods and services can't keep up with inflation, there will be no goods and services 'Its report calls...

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Reply to the comment left by Markella Mikkelsen at 15/05/2026 - 13:38Here Here

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Zak Polanski (aka Dave) was asked 5 or 6 times in an interview how much our annual interest payments are on our debt. He had abdolutely no idea. Heaven help us if he gets anywhere near power

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Reply to the comment left by K Anon at 15/05/2026 - 10:34Why are you supplying white goods (unless you run an HMO)? Its not tax efficient and can wipe out any profit

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Food is my human right. I'd like a big full trolley load for £20

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Warning. Do not buy from the Royal Mint. I'm not sure if I'm encountering fraud or complete incompetance

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If it takes 10 months to go though the tribunal, every tenant is a winner for any rent increase over £5 pcm

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Reply to the comment left by Ryan Stevens at 07/05/2026 - 12:03A 10% return will definitely involve risk

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My understanding is that a special socket needs to be installed. This would need to be installed by and electrician (at the tenants expense) and, I presume the EICR updated

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Flat not sold – Airbnb?

28th April 2026, 3 weeks ago

I was lucky, I owned the freehold and both flats in the property and was mortgage free. That just left the insurance to change, but it still wasn't worth it, especially for a short period

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Rents set to rise as landlord risks grow

28th April 2026, 3 weeks ago

I predict a housing crash this year as the orange man destroys everyone's economies. I am discounting the properties I have for sale to try and escape asap

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Flat not sold – Airbnb?

28th April 2026, 3 weeks ago

I looked at this for a 3 bedroom flat and the cost of fitting it out made it unviable. It may be ok for a smaller place

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He told the NRLA magazine: “I know from officials in my Department who attended the NRLA conference last November that some landlords had concerns around implementation. Longstanding concerns around issues such as court capacity were aired and new concerns were...

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After eating part of a dead rat on a walk by the river we visited an emergency out of hours vet, my own vet several times, had blood tests, urine tests, Ultrasound, a couple of sessions on a drip and...

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Unfortunately most trips to the vet are costly and no consideration has been given to the cost of this. Personally, I think its cruel to have a dog and go out to work all day leaving it alone. Tenants have...

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I've just had 2 visits to the vet with my dog (Sunday and Monday). A urine test, a blood test and a couple of meds and I'm £500 down. That could easily equate to a tenant not paying the rent...

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Reply to the comment left by Kevin Bird at 01/04/2026 - 10:29My strategy is bye rather than buy

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Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 31/03/2026 - 22:14You're right as the arrears are only building at £50 per month!

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