Monty Bodkin
Monty Bodkin
Registered with Property118.com
13th June 2014
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Registered with Property118.com
13th June 2014
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21st September 2026, 1 week ago
"Rogue operators undercutting the market on price because they spend nothing on compliance will find that harder once councils can see who is registered and who is not" Of course they won't. Councils will spend all their time chasing soft...
Read More →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, 3 months ago
"Build to Rent listings up 22%" Meaningless statistic. 22% of feck all is still feck all.
Read More →17th July 2026, 3 months 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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 months ago
Tenants couldn't care less about EPC's. What is the real motivation behind this article?
Read More →29th April 2026, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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.
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