Generation Rent is making houses even more expensive for tenants
Author: Mick Roberts
24th March 2026, 6 months ago | 25
Mick Roberts
Labour’s housing policies will push more kids into poverty
Author: Mick Roberts
8th December 2025, 9 months ago | 1
Council’s selective licensing team says landlords CAN break the rules
Author: Mick Roberts
10th September 2025, 12 months ago | 7
Are the Labour Party about to cut red tape for landlords to help tenants?
Author: Mick Roberts
18th March 2025, 1 year ago | 6
Ban on pet deposits means all pet owners lose and all pet owners pay!
Author: Mick Roberts
13th March 2025, 1 year ago | 39
The government and councils moving the goalposts cause homelessness
Author: Mick Roberts
26th February 2025, 2 years ago | 23
Nottingham City Council wants to strip landlords of licences, yet their own houses are shocking
Author: Mick Roberts
29th January 2025, 2 years ago | 38
Electric vehicle manufacturers can’t meet government ‘EPC’ targets yet landlords are expected to
Author: Mick Roberts
28th November 2024, 2 years ago | 17
The government are on cloud nine when it comes to selective licensing
Author: Mick Roberts
7th September 2023, 3 years ago | 8
Shelter admit 10 million landlords rent good homes
Author: Mick Roberts
13th October 2022, 4 years ago | 1
Can I really house the Ukrainian People? I want to, however…..
Author: Mick Roberts
14th March 2022, 4 years ago | 60
My Open Letter to Shelter who are calling for Section 21 to be banned & prosecuting Landlords who don’t take Benefit tenants
Author: Mick Roberts
10th March 2022, 5 years ago | 40
A Conservative MP who listens to Landlords and may stop thousands being homeless
Author: Mick Roberts
4th March 2022, 5 years ago | 0
A Labour Councillor admits Selective Licensing not effective
Author: Mick Roberts
4th March 2022, 5 years ago | 5
If I put my houses in my tenants name would I be exempt from onerous retrospective legislation?
Author: Mick Roberts
1st December 2021, 5 years ago | 37
Tenants, more bad news for you – The MP for Welfare delivery doesn’t know how you get paid
Author: Mick Roberts
10th November 2021, 5 years ago | 6
Tenants – It’s getting worse unless you see both sides and write your MP
Author: Mick Roberts
22nd October 2021, 5 years ago | 58
Tenants – This is probably the second joint biggest reason why you can’t get a house and why you’re paying extortionate rents
Author: Mick Roberts
11th October 2021, 5 years ago | 27
Landlord Haters wanted Pet deposits banned – Now they wish to reverse that decision
Author: Mick Roberts
2nd September 2021, 5 years ago | 18
Mick Roberts
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One of biggest HB Landlords in UK.
Sticking up for tenants from constant Govt attacks on Landlord, which impacts on tenant.
Sticking up for tenant from Landlord & surprisingly tenants point of view. If Govt & Council bashes Landlord, this really hurts tenant with extortionate rents.
9th September 2026, 12 hours ago
We keep telling em this. Almost every change they've bought in since 2015 has made tenants worse off. I'll keep putting this on when people wonder why rents keep going up. Keep spreading these words please. WhyTenantsCan'tGetHouses A background to...
Read More →7th September 2026, 2 days ago
Here is the last Possession I did myself without a solicitor: So 4 May, I give her Section 21 also. Council & Police moves her into hostel 60 miles away. Anyway, early August, I start the Court proceedings through PossessionFriend,...
Read More →7th September 2026, 2 days ago
I don't know why this isn't on the news more. Here is the last Possession I did myself without a solicitor: So 4 May, I give her Section 21 also. Council & Police moves her into hostel 60 miles away....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Fergus Wilson at 07/09/2026 - 11:41
Reply to the comment left by Fergus Wilson at 07/09/2026 - 11:41We get no emails nothing, I've done several Section 21's myself. Never would I attempt a Section 8 or whatever numbers they are now, they are so complicated &...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Fergus Wilson at 07/09/2026 - 11:33
Reply to the comment left by Fergus Wilson at 07/09/2026 - 11:33That's probably why then.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Doug Ellison at 07/09/2026 - 11:28
Reply to the comment left by Doug Ellison at 07/09/2026 - 11:28My solicitor is apparently mint & he just has to brush it off when the court messes up. We had another one few weeks ago where the court emailed...
Read More →Reply to comment left by James Sim at 07/09/2026 - 11:25
Reply to the comment left by Disillusioned Landlord at 07/09/2026 - 11:25That's exactly it, we cannot get our property back when we want to. We never gave it this person forever. The Car rental company or hotel room doesn't say...
Read More →Reply to comment left by James Brand at 01/09/2026 - 14:55
Reply to the comment left by JamesB at 14:55 U say it well JamesB. That more or less mirrors my situation. Whoever thought of Selective Licensing should be held culpable for the start of the biggest rent rises and homeless...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Fiona Stacey at 01/09/2026 - 12:34
I last checked a year or so ago and I was something ridiculous like 1.75% return on Capital after Tax
Read More →1st September 2026, 1 week ago
And if someone wants to work out the tax on unincorporated landlords, with the S24 excluded and even next year's extra 2%, some may be in for a shock. Then the totally unnecessary costs like Selective Licensing. And court costs...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 28/08/2026 - 12:54
Reply to the comment left by Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118 at 28/08/2026 - 12:54It would be good for those who's tenants could afford to buy. My tenants would be pixxed off that I didn't tell them first, but...
Read More →Reply to comment left by James Sim at 27/08/2026 - 19:07
Reply to the comment left by Disillusioned Landlord at 27/08/2026 - 19:07And no one is talking about the recent mould & wrecking properties problems the last lot of ECO4 caused. BBC news highlights this but doesn't say it's cause the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Kinzley at 27/08/2026 - 11:16
Reply to the comment left by Simon Kinzley at 27/08/2026 - 11:16Similar here, I'm selling most of my houses, but I was gonna' keep my 4 council flats, if only when Govt come to say EPC C please, I can...
Read More →27th August 2026, 2 weeks ago
Crikey, some good figures to think about there. I'll comment to see if the argumentative chirp up & try to disprove anything. I've sold 31 since May 2026, most with tenants in at big ruddy 20%+ discount, got hopefully first...
Read More →20th August 2026, 3 weeks ago
You telling me time is the most important thing. What's the point in having so much £'s if you in the office every Saturday Sunday and biggest thing u tell your Nephew is I've got to go back in the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Lawrenson at 13/08/2026 - 12:45
Reply to the comment left by David Lawrenson at 13/08/2026 - 12:45Yes we got Nottingham to drop the floor plans for normal houses. Ridiculous, putting thousands onto the cost & we just up the rent losing sympathy with the tenant.
Read More →Reply to comment left by JB at 13/08/2026 - 12:26
And it's giving us Mental Health Problems. And they getting thicker. Think they always right cause work for the Council. I reckon 20%+ of my time is on companies messing up nowadays.
Read More →13th August 2026, 4 weeks ago
Everything is getting worse & worse. Nottingham Council website was awful when Licensing bought in. It is better now, but still had problems. These authorities & Govt & Councils & Tax etc. are chipping away at us Landladies & Landlords...
Read More →6th August 2026, 1 month ago
Ok then Tim, Please tell us show us where the: the member can simply upload proof of the transfer of tenancy, Is?
Read More →3rd August 2026, 1 month ago
I've only ever had to protect two deposits & that is for me selling to new Landlord where we've had to get Nottingham Council to pay deposit & rent up front to keep new Landlord happy. And boy can I...
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