I have never felt that as far as student lets are concerned the issue has been at the end of the tenancy with a group suddenly deciding not to leave. In 30 years its never happened once. But as others...
PRS Student LLs must assume a void of a minimum of 6 weeks but up to 8. Loss of rent, empty property Council Tax (doubled) and buildings insurance increased risk and premium just 3 obvious problems…translates into immediate minimum of...
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 22/10/2024 - 16:11Hi Ian. Clearly we will all have variances, possibly depending on location, desirability and so on. Our model has been brilliant quite honestly, 12 months full rent and no...
Been a student LL for as long as I can remember. Typical example 6 tenants all on one AST + 6 guarantors. Works a treat. No rent arrears, no voids. Suits both sides. Labour says if it ain’t broke, let’s...
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 21/05/2024 - 16:11So sorry to disagree! The mass issuing of S21 notices does not automatically mean that the Courts will be overwhelmed. First, a proportion of the tenants served will leave...
Quite right Mick. It’s madness how the Government, Gen Rent and Shelter seem to forget in all of this that the PRS is just that. Private. We are not social landlords. We are entitled to a decent profit. If we...
16th April 2026, 1 week ago
I have never felt that as far as student lets are concerned the issue has been at the end of the tenancy with a group suddenly deciding not to leave. In 30 years its never happened once. But as others...
Read More →22nd May 2025, 11 months ago
PRS Student LLs must assume a void of a minimum of 6 weeks but up to 8. Loss of rent, empty property Council Tax (doubled) and buildings insurance increased risk and premium just 3 obvious problems…translates into immediate minimum of...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 22/10/2024 - 16:11
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 22/10/2024 - 16:11Hi Ian. Clearly we will all have variances, possibly depending on location, desirability and so on. Our model has been brilliant quite honestly, 12 months full rent and no...
Read More →22nd October 2024, 2 years ago
Been a student LL for as long as I can remember. Typical example 6 tenants all on one AST + 6 guarantors. Works a treat. No rent arrears, no voids. Suits both sides. Labour says if it ain’t broke, let’s...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 21/05/2024 - 16:11
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 21/05/2024 - 16:11So sorry to disagree! The mass issuing of S21 notices does not automatically mean that the Courts will be overwhelmed. First, a proportion of the tenants served will leave...
Read More →21st May 2024, 2 years ago
Quite right Mick. It’s madness how the Government, Gen Rent and Shelter seem to forget in all of this that the PRS is just that. Private. We are not social landlords. We are entitled to a decent profit. If we...
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