Monty Bodkin
Monty Bodkin
Registered with Property118.com
13th June 2014
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Registered with Property118.com
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Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 17/07/2026 - 13:02
“I don’t have a problem with BTR” My problem with BTR is they can’t compete on a level playing field. They need tax breaks and backhanders. They need BTL heavily taxed and regulated with things like S24 and RRA. Driving...
Read More →17th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
"Build to Rent listings up 22%" Meaningless statistic. 22% of feck all is still feck all.
Read More →17th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
"What has actually taken our place is a corporate product" No it hasn't, BtR is a miniscule percentage of the rental sector. At this pace it will take centuries for them to take our place; https://www.savills.com/research_articles/255800/389260-0
Read More →5th June 2026, 2 months ago
They knew this would happen, the consequences of the Renters Rights Act were bleedin' obvious. It was never about helping Renters. They're merely an unfortunate inconvenience.
Read More →29th May 2026, 2 months ago
ASB was the second biggest reason for section 21 'No Fault' evictions. The section 8 ASB grounds are useless.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Whiteskifreak Surrey at 06/05/2026 - 14:11
Reply to the comment left by Whiteskifreak Surrey at 06/05/2026 - 14:11"(semi, currently C, but expires, very inconveniently, in 2030)." Why is it inconvenient? You can get one done tomorrow if you're bothered about it. "Any ideas what to do?"...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 06/05/2026 - 12:38
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 12:38 Quite right Paul.Nothing to do with helping tenants, all about the far left elite green agenda that wasn't voted for.
Read More →6th May 2026, 3 months ago
Tenants couldn't care less about EPC's. What is the real motivation behind this article?
Read More →29th April 2026, 3 months ago
“Good landlords have nothing to fear from this." Joseph Goebbbels said something similar, he also said; "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." - A lot of good landlords...
Read More →21st April 2026, 3 months ago
Sounds like lender wishful thinking. It's easier for 'hobby' landlords to get out, it takes a lot longer for larger landlords to wind down.
Read More →16th April 2026, 4 months ago
https://www.property118.com/scotland-prs-growth-housing-policy/ TLDR; The size of PRS in Scotland has fallen and households in temporary accommodation has increased.
Read More →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, 4 months 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...
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