Simon Gear
Simon Gear
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I’m a project manager with 11 x properties. One is for sale but the remainder have tenants.
Registered with Property118.com
19th December 2023
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1,660
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I’m a project manager with 11 x properties. One is for sale but the remainder have tenants.
14th September 2026, 11 hours ago
Ms Eshalomi should ask what impact unfair taxation and over-regulation has on rents. The BBC reports that rents rose by less than inflation last year.
Read More →9th September 2026, 5 days ago
Landlords or their agents need to keep the database up to date. This means at least two visits, one for the the annual rent increase and one for annual gas safe check. Add in the 5-yearly EICR and any change...
Read More →1st September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The RRA is designed to force student landlords to let to non-students. I wonder who they want them to house? Labour don’t like educated people.as we have seen with their other policies.
Read More →1st September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If applicants provid their last 3 addresses, landlords would be able to see if they have been evicted. Go for it.
Read More →29th August 2026, 2 weeks ago
I would not want an HMO in my street. I bought my house in a nice street and paid good money for it. The only reason that we need so many HMOs is because of mass migration.
Read More →25th August 2026, 3 weeks ago
It is simply too soon to say what impact the Act has had on rent increases. The only cases that have been published are the easy ones. The ones that could be dealt with without a hearing or property inspection....
Read More →24th August 2026, 3 weeks ago
Has the rental stock increased or just the number of ‘To Ket’ signs?
Read More →21st August 2026, 3 weeks ago
If you survey landlords one year and a baseline measure of confidence is ascertained, what happens is that non-confident landlords quit. This leaves the remaining, more confident landlords to make the measured confidence level increase. Not because landlords are more...
Read More →19th August 2026, 4 weeks ago
We all had the option of buying or renting. The problem is that life expectancy in the U.K. back in 1976 was 72.7 years (75.9 for women and . 69.8 for men). Today it is 83 years for women and...
Read More →15th August 2026, 1 month ago
Rents go up, income tax goes up, CGT goes up. Labour are doing what Labour always do. Higher taxes, poorer services, higher national debt. Less than 3 years left to suffer,
Read More →8th August 2026, 1 month ago
There are some nationalities that only let property to people from their home country. There are some religions that only let to people from their own religion. Will the law apply to them? My money is on ‘No’.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Adam Whitfield at 03/08/2026 - 00:29
Local Authorities can levy penalties on a ‘balance of probabilities’ rather than ‘beyond reasonable doubt’. No proof required. If you have 100 properties in Birmingham and all let to people without children or to one ethnic group only, the balance...
Read More →6th August 2026, 1 month ago
Erm, all landlords help prevent homelessness by housing people that would otherwise be homeless. If only we had a national association for residential landlords to fight these ridiculous licensing scams?
Read More →5th August 2026, 1 month ago
I really don’t have a problem with the database if the cost is reasonable. I’d like it to be a percentage of the rent rather than a fixed price. Something like 0.5% if the annual rent could be reasonable. My...
Read More →5th August 2026, 1 month ago
I am trialling the beta version of the database. There’s nothing sexy about it as far as I can see. It’s just somewhere to add a few compliance documents (Gas Safety, EICR, EPC). Of course, I will have to pay...
Read More →3rd August 2026, 1 month ago
I took deposits before the deposit protection rules were introduced. I returned the deposits before the tenants left to help them with their next home. I never retained a penny. When the deposit protection scam was introduced, I protected one...
Read More →31st July 2026, 1 month ago
Labour needs money to fund their incompetence. Housing is an obvious target.
Read More →31st July 2026, 2 months ago
I’ve registered with the trial database. It was very easy and took no more than 5 minutes per landlord and 5 minutes per property. The database should ensure that all landlords pay tax on rental income and all properties are...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 30/07/2026 - 10:40
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 30/07/2026 - 10:40You cannot purport to end a tenancy orally. I’d steer clear of such a suggestion. A Section 8 Ground 8 might be the best way to open up negotiations.
Read More →30th July 2026, 2 months ago
The ONS data suggests rents have multiplied 5-fold since 1987. This compares to a 3-fold increase in inflation over the same period. My rent has risen from £325 in 2001 to £660 in 2026. Where do the Ranters get their...
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