PAUL BARTLETT
PAUL BARTLETT
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2nd May 2023
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Registered with Property118.com
2nd May 2023
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240
17th October 2026, 2 weeks ago
This CGT example seems extreme. At the 4% Standard UK long-term historical average it would take 76.4 years for a £50,000 property purchase to grow to £1,000,000 value. Nevertheless 64% tax is government usary out of all proportion so well...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 13/10/2026 - 18:32
Very hard to believe that anyone engaged enough to complete the survey would have been ignoring the many and varied articles here on RRA, SL, CGT and other government interference in the property business. Willingness to take on those costs...
Read More →28th September 2026, 1 month ago
Multiple Occupation is the logical solution for the supply demand balance constrained by limited land, property and capital vs unrestricted population. Like any tenancy the behaviour of tenants is hard to predict and difficult to educate or enforce. Is there...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Phil Heath at 21/09/2026 - 19:32
GDPR requires Personally Identifying Information (PII) so typically full name and address or some other identifier that's in a public register. Obviously NINo or NHSNo aren't public rather only available to public sector people with a relevant job and reason....
Read More →29th July 2026, 3 months ago
100% on brand value for that organisation to resuscitate a documented housing incompetent in the Housing Minister position. HMRC must answer to taxpayers why she doesn't need to pay her taxes, or doesn't get a punitive fine for late payment...
Read More →Reply to comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 27/07/2026 - 12:10
Reply to the comment left by PAUL BARTLETT at 27/07/2026 - 12:10This is an example of what to expect Privacy notice for dispute resolution | Housing Ombudsman https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/home/about-us/your-data/privacy-notice-for-dispute-resolution/
Read More →Reply to comment left by Richard Dean at 08/12/2025 - 11:17
Reply to the comment left by Richard Dean at 08/12/2025 - 11:17Full name and address are the foundation of Personal Identity Information (PII) under GDPR so the database is subject to ICO regulation under GDPR which must include a Privacy...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jill Church at 30/12/2025 - 10:16
Reply to the comment left by Jill Church at 30/12/2025 - 10:16Selective licencing is a scheme to make tenants pay for Housing Act enforcement by the responsible local authorities instead of central government. It's a slight of hand to go...
Read More →29th May 2026, 5 months ago
Nope, definitely have no time, no money and no motivation to do ASB work for Local Authority social services staff. Not going to happen given all the other legislation in place... This is dome epic wishful thinking by the political...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 19/05/2026 - 09:31
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 19/05/2026 - 09:31"the government are setting fire to the student market. They need those HMOs for non-students. If a few ‘Universities’ can be lost along the way, so much the better."...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 17/05/2026 - 14:23
Interesting point. A possible block on leveraged investment! The Leasehold Reform was supposed to bring a peppercorn ground rent, possibly even zero. This is an advantage for Right To Buy property where local authorities usually set a peppercorn ground rent...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 15/05/2026 - 21:06
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 15/05/2026 - 21:06Paul, most blocks have service spaces and conduit that supports a scalable approach in floors and wings of large buildings. So there's a local cable splitter on each floor...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 15/05/2026 - 16:16
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 16:16 Judith, the freeholder can't prevent the installation of broadband by an Internet Service Provider, their subcontractor or Openreach the FTTP Gigabit fibre optic provider. Under Alt-Net licensing or Project Gigabit...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 05/05/2026 - 10:06
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 05/05/2026 - 10:06Section 24 Finance Act taxation on costs not profits means the only way to keep it yours is to prioritise paying off the Finance to reduce tax costs to...
Read More →24th April 2026, 6 months ago
Epic hypocrisy and political opportunism. Gullible Gove started this having no experience or insights in Property to reject the disfunction of the Activists who house nobody. Of course our reaction to market interference and risk baring is I'm Out!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 01/04/2026 - 10:46
Reply to the comment left by Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118 at 01/04/2026 - 10:46Your point about Survey data makes IT sense but denies you the chance to consider improving the survey later. Nobody would expect text to be...
Read More →Reply to comment left by juliet bonnet at 25/03/2026 - 10:51
Reply to the comment left by juliet bonnet at 25/03/2026 - 10:51"I would imagine that the estate agent would not be highlighting those costs, for fear of losing the sale and therefore their commission" Interesting point, but example of failing...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jack Jennings at 23/03/2026 - 19:09
Reply to the comment left by Jack Jennings at 23/03/2026 - 19:09The correct state subsidy is for the Social Housing sector, not to enrich private companies with public funds. Yet government of all shades have provided a resounding vote of...
Read More →25th March 2026, 7 months ago
No mention of Property Ombudsman and Portal with support for dispute resolution that avoids Court demand, until it doesn't. The responsible ministry should have published their processes so the portal can be built and people trained, so ready to operate...
Read More →25th March 2026, 7 months ago
Since tenants are gaining the right to stay in the property without end rather than a fixed term, it's only reasonable to ensure that regular property inspections are done to safeguard the property condition long term. Fixed term tenancy agreements...
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