Actually can be a very good idea, provided it remains impartial, and has plenty of common sense. Some of the Judges just don't seem to have much common sense, though they may have done a degrees in Law, but they...
Incompetent council if they have to ask renters, They are all turning against landlords and one day it will hit them so hard they wouldn't know what hit them.
What is not clear is does this £50,000 limit apply to Rental Income only or combined income from other sources such as dividends, interest, or any other self employed income from business. MTD is going to take more of our...
Indeed I got into a dispute with a tenant who paid his rent in dribs and drabs in cash whatever he could pay towards his rent and it became a nightmare to track payments and to allocate payments to various...
I filed a Section 8 eviction on a rogue tenant, who fell behind on paying his rent by more than 4 months, was abusive towards myself and other tenants sharing the premises, his behaviour was threatening, bullying., dominating. At the...
Isn't it funny, in my own house I had a Vaillant VCW 221 installed in 1994, so 31 years later it is still running like a new steam engine, just had some minor problem with hot water which turned out...
What if a Landlord remembers or is reminded by his diary that a Gas safety Check is due in a week's time, and tries to arrange for an inspection with his GAS Safe Engineer, but the tenant says he or...
I don't think the Government will even raise an eyebrow, as they are the culprits for giving authority to local councils to raise revenue using any other method to fund the local services, in saying that when they start putting...
"They" must have been smoking a pot when they came up with those insane figures of fines, but they are digging their own grave when landlords leave this mined area discouraging them away, better to invest your money in something...
My partner and I have been renting now for 30 years 2 houses and 1 flat, in all that time I only had to evict 3 tenants for failing to pay rent and one who also became a liberty to...
I rent my houses very cheap, with stricter conditions, so if tenants don't obey the stricter rules they will be told to move out, and they know that they won't find cheaper accommodation, But this is only possible as as...
Further to my comments above, it would be more appropriate if the boiler manufacturers updated their software that can determine the fall in efficiency through existing sensors that sense flow temperature v/s flow rates and cold water input temperature so...
These people are talking a load of rubbish, gas safety checks can determine if an appliance was working efficiently, if for example burners were clogged with debris or other build up of deposits, the flame quality deteriorates and flue analysers...
On the other hand OP has all the evidence that the previous Lessee had agreed and signed the DoV and it was submitted to Land registry for registration who had asked for consent from Mortgage lenders, so that would prove...
From what I understand here is that OP being the Lessor (Freeholder) and owner of the upper flat and must have had a right to use the garden on the Ground floor flat, so it must be mentioned in lower...
Thank you everyone, for your time in suggesting how to deal with this issue now. I have just had the freeholder email me whereby he has given me two options, 1. that I revert it back to 1 bedroom flat...
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 28/01/2025 - 10:54Don't rent to any Lawyer like Tenants or those who know the law too much to exploit DWP and landlords.
Your son lives in a property you own under father/son relationship nothing else, as long as you don't charge him for anything, like electric, gas, water or Council Tax, as long as he pays these utility bills all in his...
Apart from S24, the other major cause of higher rents is Selective Licensing, and now we have Awab's Law that will make any landlord responsible to deal with mould even if it were caused by the tenants life style. Selective...
3rd March 2026, 1 month ago
Actually can be a very good idea, provided it remains impartial, and has plenty of common sense. Some of the Judges just don't seem to have much common sense, though they may have done a degrees in Law, but they...
Read More →23rd February 2026, 2 months ago
Incompetent council if they have to ask renters, They are all turning against landlords and one day it will hit them so hard they wouldn't know what hit them.
Read More →6th February 2026, 2 months ago
What is not clear is does this £50,000 limit apply to Rental Income only or combined income from other sources such as dividends, interest, or any other self employed income from business. MTD is going to take more of our...
Read More →3rd December 2025, 4 months ago
Indeed I got into a dispute with a tenant who paid his rent in dribs and drabs in cash whatever he could pay towards his rent and it became a nightmare to track payments and to allocate payments to various...
Read More →21st November 2025, 5 months ago
I filed a Section 8 eviction on a rogue tenant, who fell behind on paying his rent by more than 4 months, was abusive towards myself and other tenants sharing the premises, his behaviour was threatening, bullying., dominating. At the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Eleanor Fisher at 05/11/2025 - 15:59
Isn't it funny, in my own house I had a Vaillant VCW 221 installed in 1994, so 31 years later it is still running like a new steam engine, just had some minor problem with hot water which turned out...
Read More →3rd November 2025, 5 months ago
What if a Landlord remembers or is reminded by his diary that a Gas safety Check is due in a week's time, and tries to arrange for an inspection with his GAS Safe Engineer, but the tenant says he or...
Read More →4th June 2025, 10 months ago
I don't think the Government will even raise an eyebrow, as they are the culprits for giving authority to local councils to raise revenue using any other method to fund the local services, in saying that when they start putting...
Read More →14th May 2025, 11 months ago
A Million pound fine !!!! Are we living on planet Earth or on some mad senile world smoking pot when making laws?
Read More →13th May 2025, 11 months ago
"They" must have been smoking a pot when they came up with those insane figures of fines, but they are digging their own grave when landlords leave this mined area discouraging them away, better to invest your money in something...
Read More →12th April 2025, 12 months ago
My partner and I have been renting now for 30 years 2 houses and 1 flat, in all that time I only had to evict 3 tenants for failing to pay rent and one who also became a liberty to...
Read More →29th March 2025, 1 year ago
I rent my houses very cheap, with stricter conditions, so if tenants don't obey the stricter rules they will be told to move out, and they know that they won't find cheaper accommodation, But this is only possible as as...
Read More →5th March 2025, 1 year ago
Further to my comments above, it would be more appropriate if the boiler manufacturers updated their software that can determine the fall in efficiency through existing sensors that sense flow temperature v/s flow rates and cold water input temperature so...
Read More →5th March 2025, 1 year ago
These people are talking a load of rubbish, gas safety checks can determine if an appliance was working efficiently, if for example burners were clogged with debris or other build up of deposits, the flame quality deteriorates and flue analysers...
Read More →23rd February 2025, 1 year ago
On the other hand OP has all the evidence that the previous Lessee had agreed and signed the DoV and it was submitted to Land registry for registration who had asked for consent from Mortgage lenders, so that would prove...
Read More →23rd February 2025, 1 year ago
From what I understand here is that OP being the Lessor (Freeholder) and owner of the upper flat and must have had a right to use the garden on the Ground floor flat, so it must be mentioned in lower...
Read More →30th January 2025, 1 year ago
Thank you everyone, for your time in suggesting how to deal with this issue now. I have just had the freeholder email me whereby he has given me two options, 1. that I revert it back to 1 bedroom flat...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 28/01/2025 - 10:54
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 28/01/2025 - 10:54Don't rent to any Lawyer like Tenants or those who know the law too much to exploit DWP and landlords.
Read More →19th January 2025, 1 year ago
Your son lives in a property you own under father/son relationship nothing else, as long as you don't charge him for anything, like electric, gas, water or Council Tax, as long as he pays these utility bills all in his...
Read More →14th December 2024, 1 year ago
Apart from S24, the other major cause of higher rents is Selective Licensing, and now we have Awab's Law that will make any landlord responsible to deal with mould even if it were caused by the tenants life style. Selective...
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