Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 26/01/2026 - 12:27My tenant wanted it, so I simply put an outside socket near their parking space and they were able to charge up their Tesla overnight. Simple.
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 18/12/2025 - 20:19I agree with Judith. It would be simple enough to get the tenant to make the offer in writing. Job done, is it not?
Hopeless technology! Where are you getting your misinformation from. I travel from London to the Italian border regularly in a Tesla Model Y and occasionally in my wife's 2019 Model 3. The tech is the difference between horse and cart...
I simply installed a 13 amp socket connected to the ring main and along came the perfect Tesla owner who snapped up the property there and then, subject of course to contract and credit checks. They could if they wished...
Reply to the comment left by Paul Edwards at 16/10/2025 - 14:42It'd be really helpful for you to let us know here as to the outcome in December - cheers
My agent collected several thousand pounds being deposit and one month's rent, several weeks before the tenant took up occupation. Even though the contracts had been signed and exchanged they wouldn't pay me out until 3 days after the occupation,...
Allison Thompson, the national lettings managing director at Romans! Rather a biased article; she's hardly going to say that Landlords should manage their own property and not an agent. I've managed mine for over forty years, and I'm not going...
Reply to the comment left by paul kaye at 26/06/2025 - 09:32I whole heartedly agree. I've managed my own properties for 40-years and therefore never had this sort of agent problem. Time to dump them!
We had a massive flood with water pouring in through the back door and out of the front door submersing the ground floor in muddy water. This was the reply from the insurance company. Dear Neil We're writing to update...
Reply to comment left by David Price at 26/01/2026 - 17:32
I own three Teslas so I know just how good they are. And I respect others who own them too. It shows that my tenants have intelligence.
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Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 26/01/2026 - 12:27My tenant wanted it, so I simply put an outside socket near their parking space and they were able to charge up their Tesla overnight. Simple.
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Reply to the comment left by Karen Dodd at 04/01/2026 - 02:38The buck stops with you, Karen, that's why I never use an agent
Read More →Reply to comment left by Andrew Harvey at 03/01/2026 - 08:30
As this article is primarily about student let, and given that paying for the full term is ostensibly banned, a guarantor is the only way, is it not?
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Price at 30/12/2025 - 09:46
But it isn't yet, so work with it until it is, which, if you're glass half full, will never be
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dylan Morris at 29/12/2025 - 17:36
Reply to the comment left by Dylan Morris at 29/12/2025 - 17:36That's why you get guarantors!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tim Peters at 22/12/2025 - 12:41
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 22/12/2025 - 12:41Simply get them to put it in writing. If you're worried
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tim Peters at 18/12/2025 - 20:19
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 18/12/2025 - 20:19I agree with Judith. It would be simple enough to get the tenant to make the offer in writing. Job done, is it not?
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Hopeless technology! Where are you getting your misinformation from. I travel from London to the Italian border regularly in a Tesla Model Y and occasionally in my wife's 2019 Model 3. The tech is the difference between horse and cart...
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I simply installed a 13 amp socket connected to the ring main and along came the perfect Tesla owner who snapped up the property there and then, subject of course to contract and credit checks. They could if they wished...
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Reply to the comment left by at 14/11/2025 - 11:23Yes, I gave up anything to do with LA tenants years ago, and I've been a happy LL ever since
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Reply to the comment left by Paul Edwards at 16/10/2025 - 14:42It'd be really helpful for you to let us know here as to the outcome in December - cheers
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Tyler at 11/10/2025 - 12:13
I was a member for many years until I realised that I could get better information from Prop118. so I cancelled with no regrets
Read More →9th October 2025, 6 months ago
Haha. The Green Party is now the Nuovo Communist Party
Read More →26th September 2025, 7 months ago
Surely, if all of your tenants have guarantors, then the cost of damage would fall on them. Am I right or wrong here?
Read More →17th September 2025, 7 months ago
My agent collected several thousand pounds being deposit and one month's rent, several weeks before the tenant took up occupation. Even though the contracts had been signed and exchanged they wouldn't pay me out until 3 days after the occupation,...
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Allison Thompson, the national lettings managing director at Romans! Rather a biased article; she's hardly going to say that Landlords should manage their own property and not an agent. I've managed mine for over forty years, and I'm not going...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Kwiatkowski at 26/06/2025 - 09:32
Reply to the comment left by paul kaye at 26/06/2025 - 09:32I whole heartedly agree. I've managed my own properties for 40-years and therefore never had this sort of agent problem. Time to dump them!
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We had a massive flood with water pouring in through the back door and out of the front door submersing the ground floor in muddy water. This was the reply from the insurance company. Dear Neil We're writing to update...
Read More →31st March 2025, 1 year ago
A good question, Chris. A pros and cons list would be helpful with both buying new property and transferring existing
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