Neil Hewitt
Neil Hewitt
Registered with Property118.com
2nd July 2013
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Registered with Property118.com
2nd July 2013
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1st April 2016, 10 years ago
Unfortunately this site is very clearly biased, and the use of words such as 'hike' and 'inflict' demonstrates a standard of journalism comparable to that of certain tabloid newspapers. We all have to pay taxes, and do we complain that...
Read More →30th July 2014, 12 years ago
I have commented before on s21, and out of three ASTs in the past three years, I have twice been served a section twenty one, purely as retaliatory. I I do not write this article in the heat of the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by david dahill at 18/05/2014 - 08:38
Reply to the comment left by "david dahill" at "18/05/2014 - 08:38": David, My article actually also supported landlords, as I have seen at first hand 'accidental' landlords who have been virtually made bankrupt by supposedly good tenants. One friend...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Gareth Thomas at 17/05/2014 - 17:25
Reply to the comment left by "Gareth Thomas" at "17/05/2014 - 17:25": Gareth, Many people have a change of circumstances in life, that forces them into rented. I have in fact been a homeowner, and paid off a mortgage. The...
Read More →17th May 2014, 12 years ago
I support Labour on this one, as a professional working tenant for two years, I have twice been served a s21, once when it was alleged that the house would be sold, it is now let and not sold, and...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 14/02/2014 - 12:03
Reply to the comment left by "Mark Alexander" at "14/02/2014 - 12:03": Mark et al, I did buy in the 1980s, and indeed I even paid off the mortage long before it was due to expire. However, as does happen...
Read More →Reply to comment left by sam at 14/02/2014 - 11:17
Reply to the comment left by "sam " at "14/02/2014 - 11:17": Sam, I would love to buy a home, but with increasing house prices, the issue of a deposit, and even with the Government Help to Buy scheme, I...
Read More →14th February 2014, 12 years ago
Ray, Thank you for your comments. The system of funding for the council homes budget is set in such a way now that it is self funding, in other words Council Taxpayers do not contribute, or profit from council house...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 14/02/2014 - 09:14
Reply to the comment left by "Mark Alexander" at "14/02/2014 - 09:14": Mark, My apologies as regards earlier comment and need for moderation. The Deed of Assurance is an excellent idea, we just need a far greater uptake. Has there...
Read More →14th February 2014, 12 years ago
Additional comment, this article has been created with an emotional bias 'heavily pregnant...'. This is like a newspaper headline from a tabloid, are the tenants involved allowed a comment, they could be pregnant, disabled, elderly etc. In other words only...
Read More →14th February 2014, 12 years ago
The overriding issue here is that of lack of security for private rented tenants, yes I agree emotionally with the landlady, however, how many of the readers have actually been tenants? And in a situation where they have been served...
Read More →21st January 2014, 12 years ago
This is only a set of statistics, and if it were presented the other way around, 'more than one in ten dissatisfied with rent', then the view may be different. I am a professional surveyor, and as such I have...
Read More →3rd July 2013, 13 years ago
Just be aware that condensation may still occur on windows, which can oddly enough increase with trickle vents. This is because of the introduction of some cold air. However, condensation on windows can be seen as a good thing, as...
Read More →2nd July 2013, 13 years ago
The need for ventilation comes under building regulations, and for this it is not applied retrospectively, hence they are not required, unless they are replacing units that already have trickle vents, or as part of a new build. However, be...
Read More →29th March 2013, 13 years ago
As for asking tenants to agree to Green Deal as part of their AST, the ultimate test, is if a tenant does go to court, for breach of tenancy. I think it would be considered unreasonable, as are many of...
Read More →25th March 2013, 13 years ago
Go back and ask the energy assessor what difference the electric fire does make, as the software will include this it is evident. Also, was the assessor ware of the insulaltion, and did you provide proof of installation. If there...
Read More →20th March 2013, 13 years ago
In response to the suggestion to have a decent assessor in to do an accurate EPC. Excellent comment, and may I be as bold as to suggest to actually search for an assessor who is a 'Home Inspector', who conducts...
Read More →19th March 2013, 13 years ago
I would recommend that a landlord contacts the energy assessor who produced the EPC, for advice. Any good assessor will be willing to talk over the phone, apart from those assessors who do very cheap EPCs. Look at the recomendations...
Read More →1st March 2013, 13 years ago
The tenant is trying it on, the windows as 'average' on the EPC will be pre 2002 double glazing ie. they do not have low emissivity coating. Therefore, as more than ten years old, the seals could have gone, however,...
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