Monty Bodkin
Monty Bodkin
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Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 05/04/2026 - 09:30
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 05/04/2026 - 09:30"Where will these tenants live?" Same as before the Housing Act 1988, in unlicensed slums. All paid for by benefits. Councils turn a blind eye to them blaming 'lack...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tim Peters at 31/03/2026 - 20:25
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 31/03/2026 - 20:25"I haven’t seen any time limits on when the tenant has to apply" Up to the date when the new rent starts.
Read More →Reply to comment left by JB at 31/03/2026 - 20:19
MCOL?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 31/03/2026 - 11:55
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 31/03/2026 - 11:55One small thing landlords can do, when interviewing prospective tenants and taking up references, is to ask: “Did the tenant challenge a rent increase? If so, please give details.”...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 26/03/2026 - 12:10
"For the sake of £47, why, as a tenant would you not challenge even a small increase in rent" Despite the huge anti-landlord propaganda, landlords and tenants get on well together, most tenancies work on goodwill. Any rent increase challenge...
Read More →26th March 2026, 2 weeks ago
£800 fee to be a private landlord in Mansfield; https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/licensing/selective-licensing
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 19/03/2026 - 10:52
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 19/03/2026 - 10:52You haven't touched a nerve Ian, the RRA has. It is driven by emotion not fact. "The corollary of your point is that rogue landlords are few and far...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 18/03/2026 - 12:11
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 18/03/2026 - 12:11“Monty, what is your point?” Making far reaching legislation based on vague emotive terms like ‘some’ or ‘not negligible’ is stupid.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 18/03/2026 - 11:17
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 18/03/2026 - 11:17‘Some’ is a very vague amount, how many % is that exactly? The RRA has been driven through using vague emotive terms without solid facts or thought of the...
Read More →6th March 2026, 1 month ago
I don't think they are good intentions. They want to drive out private landlords for ideological reasons and to hell with the consequences for tenants.
Read More →24th February 2026, 1 month ago
Same as with the job market; "Thank you for your enquiry, please send your renters CV for consideration. Due to the massive demand created by halfwit governments, activist lawyers and anti landlord charities it may not be possible to reply...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 24/02/2026 - 17:03
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 24/02/2026 - 17:03"The Act has some good bits" It's a pile of crap that will do tenants far more harm than good.
Read More →24th February 2026, 1 month ago
“So, why does Reform want to repeal renters’ rights?" It's no good having rights if there are no homes to rent. Being a private landlord is optional.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 24/01/2026 - 09:09
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 24/01/2026 - 09:09"Landlords buying up PRS landlords repossessed properties with high loans to value will be adding to lender repossessions" How much is high loan to value? How many repossessed properties...
Read More →21st January 2026, 3 months ago
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/chapters-for-english-housing-survey-2022-to-2023-headline-report/chapter-2-housing-costs-and-affordability "In 2022-23, 2% of private renters reported being in rent arrears"
Read More →21st January 2026, 3 months ago
Discrimination? https://www.housing.org.uk/resources/our-research-on-universal-credit-and-rent-arrears/ "The proportion of residents paying rent through Universal Credit who are in arrears has decreased marginally to 45%"
Read More →Reply to comment left by martin thomas at 02/01/2026 - 12:19
Reply to the comment left by Martin Thomas at 02/01/2026 - 12:19"Monty – the RRA clearly marks a shift in power towards the tenant and away from the landlord. I’m surprised you can’t see that." Hello Martin, I think you've...
Read More →2nd January 2026, 3 months ago
"Many critics in the comments ridiculed the idea" No they didn't. Please give an example.
Read More →17th December 2025, 4 months ago
“In the majority of cases, landlords are happy to manage the changes the Renters’ Rights Act is bringing" If you think landlords are "happy" about it, then you really don't understand the rental sector.
Read More →30th October 2025, 5 months ago
You couldn't make it up; https://www.property118.com/rachel-double-standards-reeves-rented-out-family-home-without-a-selective-licence/comment-page-2/#comments
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