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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I’m a project manager with 11 x properties. One is for sale but the remainder have tenants.
Reply to comment left by Robert Mellors at 24/04/2026 - 12:45
Reply to the comment left by Robert M at 24/04/2026 - 12:45Robert said… It should be remembered of course that some of the s21 Notices that have been served recently, are just precautionary, i.e. they have been served before the...
Read More →24th April 2026, 20 hours ago
When will people realise, it’s not Section 21 that is the problem. The vast majority of Section 21 Notices have been issued for a reason or reasons that will be covered by Section 8. The problem is that the government...
Read More →24th April 2026, 21 hours ago
Absolutely spot on. As always, Section 21 is a symptom and not the underlying cause of the illness. The wise landlords escaped years ago. Those of us who remained were just stubborn or had their fingers in the ears. As...
Read More →23rd April 2026, 1 day ago
Landlords of cheap, old terraced housing, that can prone to damp, should be looking to sell these properties into the owner-occupied sector.
Read More →22nd April 2026, 3 days ago
Hobby landlords? Really? The law doesn’t distinguish between hobby landlords, accidental landlords, professional landlords or any other adjective. We are landlords. The amount of work that is required to be a landlord is considerable. I would expect landlords with just...
Read More →22nd April 2026, 3 days ago
Only a third? Surely, half of all tenants should have received a rent increase in the past six months. That’s how inflation works.
Read More →22nd April 2026, 3 days ago
My homes already exceed the requirements of the Decent Homes Standard. I am still looking to sell because of the anti-landlord rhetoric by government, Shelter, Generation Rent and any other organisation that pretends to help tenants when they really only...
Read More →22nd April 2026, 3 days ago
Government should focus on their job of protecting the country from rapid and unplanned population growth. Councils do not have a pool of available housing. Of course, encouraging one tenant to drag the process out often means that a property...
Read More →20th April 2026, 5 days ago
I’m found to buy popcorn and watch this story unfold. I bet Crisis won’t pay as much tax on their rental income as private landlords do.
Read More →17th April 2026, 1 week ago
Rachel Reeves needs to CGT receipts,
Read More →17th April 2026, 1 week ago
I would not include any other benefits in my affordability calculations. All but one of my properties is below the LHA rate for the area/number of bedrooms. One set of tenants claims LHA that I know of. I’m increasing this...
Read More →17th April 2026, 1 week ago
I would love to sell. Two things stop me doing so. 1. I like my tenants. 2. I don’t want Labour to benefit from the CGT receipts. When I die, the tenants will lose their homes and they have been...
Read More →14th April 2026, 2 weeks ago
I don’t have a mortgage. I increased my rents this year because of Labour’s policies and the risk of rent controls.
Read More →14th April 2026, 2 weeks ago
The rent reviews clauses are already void. The transitional arrangements banned them for increases after 1st May. If you use one today, tenants can ignore it. Using Section 13 is straightforward enough. The question is whether a clause limiting increases...
Read More →10th April 2026, 2 weeks ago
There will be another eviction surge starting on 1 May when landlords who were not able to use Section 21 use the ground 1A. The ‘blame’ lies at the feet of Labour and the charities that encouraged this pitiful Act...
Read More →9th April 2026, 2 weeks ago
I had the tenants sign for receipt when I delivered their RRA rent increase. I sat down and explained what the sheet meant (almost nothing). I left them in no doubt that Labour, Shelter and Generation Rent were the reasons...
Read More →9th April 2026, 2 weeks ago
The offences that could lead to a rent repayment order are clearly listed and easily avoided. The penalty is wholly disproportionate.
Read More →7th April 2026, 3 weeks ago
Those landlords that understood the RRA will have taken steps to sell. More landlords will sell when they realise the impact of the Act.
Read More →7th April 2026, 3 weeks ago
Yields will rise further. House prices are stagnating/falling in many areas and rents are rising to meet increased costs and taxation. I’ve increased my rents ready for the Renters Rights Act’s additional costs and Labour’s drive to introduce Selective Licensing...
Read More →5th April 2026, 3 weeks ago
When it comes to selling, it will be the worst rental properties that go first. The ones with damp and mould. The ones with the most dreadful landlords. These homes often house the worst tenants. The ones that cannot afford...
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