Peter Merrick
Peter Merrick
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29th October 2022
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Registered with Property118.com
29th October 2022
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Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 10/08/2026 - 11:47
Maybe it depends on where you are? Even in my area, which is a bit of a backwater, the demand is ridiculous, but I agree it's worth taking the time to find the "right" tenant out of all the applicants....
Read More →10th August 2026, 19 hours ago
If you think it's bad here, just look at places like the Netherlands. They are much further on in their assault on the supply of rental properties, with many smaller towns effectively turning into rental deserts: https://nltimes.nl/2026/08/10/rental-sell-private-sector-rapidly-dwindling-smaller-dutch-cities-towns For now, landlords...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 31/07/2026 - 14:56
I believe they are also intending to force standard HMOs to achieve EPC C, even though many are in the same position as holiday lets with the landlord paying the bills, often in larger, older Victorian properties that would be...
Read More →3rd August 2026, 1 week ago
It's clear that deposits are the next big thing in the crosshairs of the government's war on landlords. I suspect that their ultimate wish is to get rid of the deposit altogether as they see it a barrier to renting...
Read More →29th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
As far as expectations go that renting will be so much better for tenants with so many more rights at no extra cost, the words "cake" and "eat it" come to mind. And also Cloud Cuckoo-Land.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 27/07/2026 - 12:49
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 27/07/2026 - 12:49There is absolutely no need to fine a landlord for setting a fixed term, other than to give uninformed landlords a hiding for nothing. It's well-established that if an...
Read More →25th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Regular private rental accommodation is the cheapest and most flexible way of supplying housing to those that need somewhere to live without buying themselves, mainly because the management and maintenance costs are much lower than for institutional providers. Building council...
Read More →25th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Almost without exception, my tenants don't know or care about any of that. They know who I am, how to get hold of me any time they need, and they know that I will always deal with them sympathetically and...
Read More →19th July 2026, 3 weeks ago
The plan all along was to stop dodgy, "unprofessional" private landlords from squeezing out homeownership and forcing people to rent, and that proper providers could build out new inventory for tenants to live in instead. And give politicians a few...
Read More →15th July 2026, 4 weeks ago
They are determined to believe that landlords are the problem for having the temerity to own property and use it to provide a service. No amount of punishment by way of tax and regulation will satisfy them. The hate is...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Kinzley at 13/07/2026 - 17:11
Reply to the comment left by Simon Kinzley at 13/07/2026 - 17:11You just have to look up where their funding comes from. For example, Lloyds runs its own corporate rental business but also funds the Renters' Reform Coalition and a...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Kinzley at 13/07/2026 - 08:53
Reply to the comment left by Simon Kinzley at 13/07/2026 - 08:53It was also designed ultimately to hand the keys to the rental market to corporate actors by the back door. But the official story by rent activist groups like...
Read More →13th July 2026, 4 weeks ago
A more accurate headline is: "Accommodation becomes more affordable in real terms as wages rise seven times as fast as rent and rent rises more than four times less than inflation". Surely these people must understand the concept of inflation...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 11/07/2026 - 15:53
Reply to the comment left by Beaver at 15:53 Absolutely, a classic case of "band-aid solutionism" typical of the political establishment, Section 21 was never "no-fault", nor an an actual eviction. The whole debacle amounts to fraud by false representation...
Read More →12th July 2026, 1 month ago
When your current deal expires, move to another lender that is more flexible. TMW seems to be the best in that regard. They still count up to 4 unrelated tenants on individual tenancies as a standard let. They also have...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Kinzley at 10/07/2026 - 16:04
Reply to the comment left by Simon Kinzley at 10/07/2026 - 16:04It began under Theresa May who became prime minister just as the war on landlords was being implemented, the purpose of which was to disenfranchise landlords and drive them...
Read More →6th July 2026, 1 month ago
"Landlords demand controls and a cap on tax and regulation to help tackle the cost of providing rental accommodation". Or: "Landlords demand that Shelter, GR etc all pay for the extra costs of regulation enacted over the last 10 years...
Read More →6th July 2026, 1 month ago
Who would have thought that campaigning for government to massacre the supply of rental homes by massively driving up costs and regulation would affect the tenants at the end of the line?
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 02/07/2026 - 10:10
Quite so, ever had the feeling of being pulled in all directions at once? Or that landlords will simply pass the buck to future owner occupiers when they can't reasonably fulfill all the demands to upgrade their properties in ways...
Read More →2nd July 2026, 1 month ago
To paraphrase a saying from the days of American westerns: "The only good landlord is a dead landlord" (so as to speak). That's what I read between the lines every time they say good landlords have nothing to fear. It's...
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