All posts by Mick Roberts
Shelter admit 10 million landlords rent good homes...
Shelter’s Polly Neate on BBC news Wednesday 12 Oct 2022 approx 07.20 said well over 1 million privately rented homes are not meeting the required standard. Now if there are 11 million private rented...
Can I really house the Ukrainian People? I want to, however…..
Can we trust the Govt & Councils to then not penalise us in 2 3 4 5 years? This needs to be discussed, as I seriously would love to house some of these people.
I’ve even been thinking at night...
My Open Letter to Shelter who are calling for Section 21 to be...
Shelter are doing webinars on: The Renters’ Reform Bill Q&A session is scheduled for 30 March 18:30 – 19:30 and will be run over Zoom Click here
Rebalancing the rights and responsibilities of tenants...
A Conservative MP who listens to Landlords and may stop thousands...
If anyone is familiar with Universal Credit UC Direct arrears deductions, it stops tenants from becoming homeless. If a tenant gets in arrears, & may only be short falling £50pm, the Landlord can...
A Labour Councillor admits Selective Licensing not effective...
We’ve started it! National Audit office looking into Nottingham Selective Licensing waste of money. Hopefully for people renting,
If Licensing doesn’t get permission to be renewed again, more...
If I put my houses in my tenants name would I be exempt from...
Yes, I know this may be the most ridiculous question. But I ain’t Einstein even though I have 27,000 times more common sense than the Govt and Nottingham City Council.
You only know the answer if...
Tenants, more bad news for you – The MP for Welfare delivery...
Universal Credit tenants, more bad news, I’m afraid. The MP for Welfare Delivery doesn’t know how your Benefit is paid. So I’m afraid more Landlords aren’t taking you. I and many...
Tenants – It’s getting worse unless you see both...
Tenants, your rents are getting more expensive. It’s getting worse for you unless you see both sides of the story and write to the MP’s.
The Green Party wants a 1% tax on All Landlords property.
Tenants – This is probably the second joint biggest reason...
Just as the Govt are pulling away your £20pw when prices have increased, Govt has pulled away £150pw which secures your home.
Direct rents payable to Landlords (where tenants may have got into money...
Landlord Haters wanted Pet deposits banned – Now they wish...
This shows how backwards and imbecilic this Government, Generation Rent and Shelter are. They called for the banning of an extra £100 to £200 deposit etc. for tenants with pets, so the government banned...
How do I increase the Lease on my 4 Nottingham Council flats?
I have 4 flats (separate buildings) where the Council own the building (Freehold-Is that right?). I pay service charge approx £100+ each flat each year + Estate rent £10 each flat. No mortgages on each...
Nottingham inspecting on average 3 houses per year per member...
Nottingham Selective Licensing has inspected 600 houses in 3 years with 76 staff. One man in an MOT station could have inspected 6240 cars in that time.
Nottingham Selective Licensing has just published...
Greedy Rich Landlord raking it in collecting Taxpayers money...
It’s official, DWP Universal Credit will keep paying Landlords money they are not entitled to, wasting Taxpayers money.
Benefit tenants, here is another reason (of many) why you can’t secure...
Had to pay solicitor to prove I don’t own the Council’s...
You couldn’t make this up. The neighbour to one of my houses I’ve owned 22 years asked Nottingham Council to maintain their trees close to his house. Nottingham Council said Not our trees,
I have offered to pay my tenants deposits!
Anyone knows anyone else in the same boat, please spread. Many many tenants have done nothing wrong, but imbecile Govt and Councils are making it so hard for those that haven’t got a problem.
I have...
What do you think of this 18 year property cycle forecast?
Fred Harrison has been quoted in the Daily Mail and This Is Money as the British author and economic commentator who correctly predicted 1990 and 2008 property price crashes.
Harrison is now predicting...
Benefit tenants, I am sorry!
Benefit tenants, I’m sorry, I now have to refuse & discriminate against you if you have Mental Health problems too. And urge all other Landlords to do so too.
A strong statement here, I cannot...
Walsall Council wrongly Interpreting-Changing Housing law and...
A landlord mate has sent me the below issues with Walsall Council and has asked for anyone’s help/experiences:
Have any of you had any trouble with the pilot EPC/MEES scheme that Walsall Council...
Benefit tenants – This is why Landlords aren’t taking...
DWP aren’t listening to Landlords, but if you contact your MP, they may listen to you. Benefit Landlords, keep complaining, there must be someone intelligent within DWP to finally see sense. This...
DWP have more holidays than Tamara Ecclestone and will delete...
Tenants, another reason why you are homeless – DWP have more holidays than Tamara Ecclestone.
More reasons below why Landlords/Letting Agents are refusing Benefits tenants. Shelter, please talk to...
Valuable Webinar for Benefit of Universal Credit Landlords this...
Any Landlords out there who are struggling with Universal Credit UC, or any tenants who’s Landlord may be evicting them getting no rent in, because UC make it impossible for Landlord to talk to them,