Andrew Morris
Andrew Morris
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5th October 2023
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Registered with Property118.com
5th October 2023
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26th March 2026, 4 weeks ago
Good news - a £47 fee for a tenant to challenge a rent increase. That puts some skin in the game and avoids an automatic objection. We generally keep rents for long-term tenants around 5% below the market rate. It...
Read More →Reply to comment left by marita gray at 01/10/2025 - 10:09
Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 01/10/2025 - 10:09I didn’t like Bonds and started telling the council I’d only take their tenants if they paid me a deposit, which I held with insurance. There’s nothing like holding...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Sangita Gupta at 30/09/2025 - 13:18
Reply to the comment left by Sangita Gupta at 30/09/2025 - 13:18It’s the landlord who has to take the tenant to court.
Read More →30th September 2025, 7 months ago
I’ve had the same issue with MyDeposits, they usually side with the tenant. The worst example was tenants moving in on a 12-month contract and leaving almost immediately because they split up. I said I’d let them break the agreement...
Read More →20th June 2025, 10 months ago
With all tenancies becoming periodic, tenants can now give notice at any time, effectively turning every rental into a short-term let (2 months) — but at a fraction of the cost for the tenant. Traditional short-term lets typically command two...
Read More →24th March 2025, 1 year ago
It is like a pendulum, but no one benefits. When it moves against landlords, the corollary is it moves against tenants. You don’t get something for nothing. You can have all the rights in the world, but if there’s no...
Read More →8th February 2025, 1 year ago
This is more badly informed comment based on ignorance. The myth of ‘paying off the landlords’ mortgage continues. The business is barely sustainable with an interest-only mortgage. There isn’t enough profit to pay off the mortgage, which is usually done...
Read More →21st January 2025, 1 year ago
I started in this market in the early 90s. Most tenants pay in advance, that’s how they get their grant. We regularly get advance payment from foreign students. Doubtless, some who hold onto the money will spent it. Without the...
Read More →8th April 2024, 2 years ago
It’s happened to me a couple of times. Last time they broke 3 doors, two were in error, which they paid for. The correct one, I paid for but I could claim off the tenant, who ultimately caused the damage...
Read More →28th March 2024, 2 years ago
Rent controls strike me as a government responsibility redefined as a landlord responsibility. It’s the government’s job to step in and provide financial support (social security) where someone is struggling to cover the cost of living. We all pay for...
Read More →16th March 2024, 2 years ago
I participated in the Welsh consultation. Not one question about how the landlord would afford the rent cap and continue to exists, or if they might sell up. I do remember questions about the rent cap and the Welsh language...
Read More →11th March 2024, 2 years ago
I have some level of issue with almost all properties where there are pets. I’d put it at over 80%. It’s frequently several hundred pounds; on some occasions, it has been thousands. We just agreed a £1,200 per month tenancy...
Read More →20th February 2024, 2 years ago
Possible ways of dealing with the future 2-month notice is making the initial months more expensive with later months free. Where it’s 6-months in advance at £1,000PCM, month 1 and 2 could be £3k each, month 3-6 free. Also asking...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DC at 20/02/2024 - 11:47
My central Manchester business is 100% furnished, it’s common in cities. Like everything, it will probably just filter through to even higher rents. That’s the only place for all these policy changes to go.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 19/02/2024 - 19:30
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 19/02/2024 - 19:30I think there’s room for everyone in the market, we all play our part. Creating bogeymen is what the government are good at. It diverts attention from the housing...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Derek STOBBS at 19/02/2024 - 16:53
Under the renters reform bill (as I understand it), the new AST will not be fixed, it will be rolling. The tenant will be able to give 2 months notice. They can move in on day one and give that...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Derek STOBBS at 19/02/2024 - 16:42
I don’t think he’s proposing that, it’s simply what will happen as a result. He may not have even anticipated the result, although it’s obvious to me. (But then Section 24 was also obvious). Normal tenancies will replace short term...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Derek STOBBS at 19/02/2024 - 14:44
Anne was following up on my comment. Under the renters reform bill, there will be no fixed term if 6 months, a tenant will be able to leave with 2 months notice. Plus the rent will be around 1/3 or...
Read More →19th February 2024, 2 years ago
I don’t do short-term lets, but the renters reform bill (as I understand it) does away with fixed terms, allowing tenants to give 2 months notice, which they could do on day 1, meaning it’s a 2-month let. This worries...
Read More →12th February 2024, 2 years ago
The owner-occupier buyers market has a saturation point. That is being partly met by landlords selling up. Many estate agents have said this accounts for a large percentage of what they have listed. As such, new build is of less...
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