Unfortunately I don't think the threat of landlords exiting the market will worry the government. I have believed for quite some time that this is their absolute intention. Anyone with an insight into the new build estate/shared ownership/Help to Buy...
Meantime housing associations have put UP their rent and threatening the leased tenants/shared owners with forfeiture. They are also dishing out plenty of hefty section 20s.
Some great advice above. Also point out that you will have to inform the council that she was behind/not paying her rent (if this is the case), and this will be classified as making herself intentionally homeless. Councils generally will...
Reply to the comment left by terry sullivan at 29/04/2020 - 16:24Don't they just! As well as leaving their tenants to live in damp filled, dilapidated and often dangerous properties. The new homes for habitation act (think that's what it's...
Reply to the comment left by Lindsay Keith at 29/04/2020 - 12:21No - what they want is to destroy the smaller landlord so that the large corporations and housing associations can take over completely and continue to use schemes like...
Great pity they don't extend this "empathy" to thousands of leaseholders who are still being floored by extortionate service charge demands by Freeholders, managing agents, housing associations.. But always been different rules of course...
Please also note as usual it's the small landlord who is asked to sacrifice rent. All long leaseholders with unregulated freeholder/management companies, with their overinflated (and often invented) service changes will still be demanding these at the risk of the...
Reply to the comment left by Appalled Landlord at 28/03/2019 - 15:20Please do sign this. It has deeper implications - not just the leasehold scandal, but any change to the current situation will have a knock on effect on the...
Reply to the comment left by Appalled Landlord at 28/03/2019 - 15:01So far all mouth and yet to see the trousers! What will really change things is the fact that conveyancers are now having to be more diligent (explain what...
Reply to the comment left by "Mark Alexander" at "15/06/2017 - 14:25": Which box? The one tied with the big red bow of course! P.S. Who knows - you may have tapped in to a whole new niche market... Best...
Well said Larry. 100% agree. What`s good for us is good for them. An unspeakable and completely unnecessary tragedy. In this day and age, it should never have happened. Pure greed.
Karin, That is worrying. Are your properties for families or professional couples? What is the feedback you are getting? I think it`s a Brexit issue plus so many new builds (seems all these new builds are for renting out rather...
Reply to the comment left by "karin melbye" at "06/06/2017 - 18:29": Interesting to see what Karin wrote as I have been very aware of this through recent experience, yet not seen it mentioned on any forums. I have a...
8th June 2021, 5 years ago
Interesting article. Hope the £500,000 flat doesn't come with cladding, wooden balconies or missing fire barriers!
Read More →4th May 2021, 5 years ago
What a great shame the government wasn't as super quick to sort out the cladding scandal. After all, it's only four years on from Grenfell...
Read More →6th November 2020, 5 years ago
Unfortunately I don't think the threat of landlords exiting the market will worry the government. I have believed for quite some time that this is their absolute intention. Anyone with an insight into the new build estate/shared ownership/Help to Buy...
Read More →4th June 2020, 6 years ago
Meantime housing associations have put UP their rent and threatening the leased tenants/shared owners with forfeiture. They are also dishing out plenty of hefty section 20s.
Read More →3rd June 2020, 6 years ago
Some great advice above. Also point out that you will have to inform the council that she was behind/not paying her rent (if this is the case), and this will be classified as making herself intentionally homeless. Councils generally will...
Read More →Reply to comment left by terry sullivan at 29/04/2020 - 16:24
Reply to the comment left by terry sullivan at 29/04/2020 - 16:24Don't they just! As well as leaving their tenants to live in damp filled, dilapidated and often dangerous properties. The new homes for habitation act (think that's what it's...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lindsay Keith at 29/04/2020 - 12:21
Reply to the comment left by Lindsay Keith at 29/04/2020 - 12:21No - what they want is to destroy the smaller landlord so that the large corporations and housing associations can take over completely and continue to use schemes like...
Read More →29th April 2020, 6 years ago
Great pity they don't extend this "empathy" to thousands of leaseholders who are still being floored by extortionate service charge demands by Freeholders, managing agents, housing associations.. But always been different rules of course...
Read More →18th March 2020, 6 years ago
Please also note as usual it's the small landlord who is asked to sacrifice rent. All long leaseholders with unregulated freeholder/management companies, with their overinflated (and often invented) service changes will still be demanding these at the risk of the...
Read More →15th February 2020, 6 years ago
What a joke! The worst offenders for shabby treatment of tenants are the Housing Associations.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Appalled Landlord at 28/03/2019 - 15:20
Reply to the comment left by Appalled Landlord at 28/03/2019 - 15:20Please do sign this. It has deeper implications - not just the leasehold scandal, but any change to the current situation will have a knock on effect on the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Appalled Landlord at 28/03/2019 - 15:01
Reply to the comment left by Appalled Landlord at 28/03/2019 - 15:01So far all mouth and yet to see the trousers! What will really change things is the fact that conveyancers are now having to be more diligent (explain what...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 15/06/2017 - 14:25
Reply to the comment left by "Mark Alexander" at "15/06/2017 - 14:25": Which box? The one tied with the big red bow of course! P.S. Who knows - you may have tapped in to a whole new niche market... Best...
Read More →15th June 2017, 9 years ago
Good luck Mark! You`re certainly thinking outside the box!!
Read More →15th June 2017, 9 years ago
Well said Larry. 100% agree. What`s good for us is good for them. An unspeakable and completely unnecessary tragedy. In this day and age, it should never have happened. Pure greed.
Read More →8th June 2017, 9 years ago
Karin, That is worrying. Are your properties for families or professional couples? What is the feedback you are getting? I think it`s a Brexit issue plus so many new builds (seems all these new builds are for renting out rather...
Read More →Reply to comment left by karin melbye at 06/06/2017 - 18:29
Reply to the comment left by "karin melbye" at "06/06/2017 - 18:29": Interesting to see what Karin wrote as I have been very aware of this through recent experience, yet not seen it mentioned on any forums. I have a...
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