Neil Patterson
Neil Patterson
Registered with Property118.com
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Portfolio landlord since 1993. Still buying more!
Registered with Property118.com
5th May 2014
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99
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Portfolio landlord since 1993. Still buying more!
29th July 2026, 3 days ago
"The national median timeliness from possession claim to order is eight weeks." That means half the cases are below 8 weeks, half are above. It gives no indication of what the profile is above 8 weeks...could be years. Far more...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Grumpy Doug at 28/07/2026 - 11:16
Reply to the comment left by Grumpy Doug at 28/07/2026 - 11:16Well said Grumpy. But do remember only one tenant has to give notice (?) - so you only need one savvy student to act. Only option I can see...
Read More →28th July 2026, 4 days ago
If they're paying rent under an APT, even a peppercorn, of course they should be allowed access. Why would you expect them to pay something for nothing? It's these sort of stories that really harm the PRS, it'd be painted...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 28/07/2026 - 10:36
Reply to the comment left by Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118 at 28/07/2026 - 10:36So who are they accountable to then, if not the taxpayer?!
Read More →21st July 2026, 2 weeks ago
She resigned due to her own tax mistakes…and gets a £17k severance payment? Legal maybe but that is bang out of order. How do these self-serving charlatans sleep at night?
Read More →8th July 2026, 3 weeks ago
So if you want a council property and you’re lucky enough to get one, you pay a massively subsidised rent. Yet you could have a substantial household income? Shouldn’t the rent be means-tested? If not then that’s the tax payer...
Read More →8th July 2026, 3 weeks ago
Houses the taxpayer paid to build? But then they sold them and the taxpayer got money back. Hardly a valid argument.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 30/06/2026 - 10:22
£8,000pcm??!! Are they in Belgravia?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Phil rosenberg at 28/06/2026 - 13:51
Reply to the comment left by Phil rosenberg at 28/06/2026 - 13:51I was about to make the exact same comment! Capital appreciation ignored, when that’s the real beauty of long term BTLs (well, has been in the past). And the...
Read More →18th June 2026, 1 month ago
Wow, another way to shaft landlords. If it happens i hope it’s for new tenancies only, or that’s a big cashflow out at once that i wasn’t expecting.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 13/04/2026 - 13:58
I think he means EPCs last 10 years so if they're dated 2029 - just before the changes come in - you're safe for another 10 years till 2039. Personally, all mine that are C or above will be redone...
Read More →7th April 2026, 4 months ago
I think the days of not increasing rent for years at a time are over. With inflation and interest rates low I left one property unchanged for 10 years. Now I increase every year or so. Capital investment won’t change...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Rowley at 02/04/2026 - 15:38
Reply to the comment left by Peter Rowley at 02/04/2026 - 15:38Can you clarify this bit please Peter? "The total cost of installation was £12,500. With the £7,500 BUS grant, their out-of-pocket expense was reduced to £5,000. Person G’s personal...
Read More →Reply to comment left by James Howe at 04/04/2026 - 08:21
This HMO is all-inclusive of bills, so I pay the electricity - and take the savings.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jim Skelton at 04/04/2026 - 09:10
“Proffesionalism”. The irony! 😂😂😂
Read More →2nd April 2026, 4 months ago
I've just found the survey monkey in my spam, so moved it to my inbox. But it's closed already...that's not much time allowed, especially for the first one!
Read More →2nd April 2026, 4 months ago
I've got a simple spreadsheet of my properties with what improvements will get me what points...and I'm doing the low-hanging fruit. When I get to a C I'm having a new EPC to confirm, they're not expensive in the grand...
Read More →19th March 2026, 4 months ago
Your attitude to this is highly commendable, but could ultimately cost you. It's harsh but if you get significant arrears you need to serve notice to quit - and follow through on it if necessary. Else there's little incentive for...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 16/03/2026 - 10:04
Reply to the comment left by Naomi Black at 16/03/2026 - 10:04HMRC doesn’t know you’ve signed up for software, nor will it care. All they need to know is you submit on time and in the correct format. As an...
Read More →23rd February 2026, 5 months ago
My understanding is that they can't give notice in the first 4 months of the tenancy, and then they have to give two months notice...so all contracts are effectively a minimum 6 months. And it only takes one party to...
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