Peter Merrick
Peter Merrick
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29th October 2022
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Registered with Property118.com
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Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 20/09/2026 - 12:59
They didn't dare as they already knew the answer. Imposing legislation clearly designed by and geared towards institutional providers with corporate-level consequences on Joe Public letting out one or two properties was obviously going to put people off taking on...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 18/09/2026 - 12:33
And thus you have stated what was the purpose of the war on private landlords all along, which was instigated and funded by big business through tenant pressure groups, to drive out the small, lower-cost private operators and make corporate...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 10/09/2026 - 10:14
Reply to the comment left by DP at 10:14 At least they spared us the charade of consultation with the RRA. So we know their real agenda is to destroy the PRS by imposing rules that are only suitable for...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 09/09/2026 - 10:36
I think the previous government already did a pretty good job of that! Maybe we should see if bully boy billionaire NF is even better at wrecking the country by turning it into an oligarchy of his hedge fund chums?
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 08/09/2026 - 11:15
Reply to the comment left by David at 11:15 Pigs will fly before they abolish Section 24. More likely, they will completely remove mortgage interest relief, so we don't even get the 20% tax credit. Just watch rents go up...
Read More →5th September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It's highly unlikely that the politicians are/were so clueless that they didn't know that they are crashing the PRS. Like all things, it begins slowly as momentum builds up. George Osborne started it by intentionally immiserating the PRS with extra...
Read More →Reply to comment left by James Sim at 05/09/2026 - 18:36
Reply to the comment left by Disillusioned Landlord at 05/09/2026 - 18:36You can't really blame them for their vote - all of the parties (apart from the one led by the millionaire quack whose initials are NF) were fully committed...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Fergus Wilson at 22/08/2026 - 08:52
Reply to the comment left by Fergus Wilson at 22/08/2026 - 08:52Good news ... statistically, your life expectancy is not fixed throughout your life, but increases as you get older. The average of 79 is for those just born. Each...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 19/08/2026 - 12:53
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 19/08/2026 - 12:53I wouldn't be so sure ... some of those RTB tenants may have gone on to buy a private property, requiring builders to build more houses. The bigger problem...
Read More →24th August 2026, 4 weeks ago
Soon they will be banning guarantors to make it fairer to those that can't get one.
Read More →21st August 2026, 1 month ago
Ironically, it could be cheaper and quicker to get private investors to service the country's housing needs and then just pay them a fair price to provide it. The reason being that the required public sector borrowing is replaced by...
Read More →19th August 2026, 1 month ago
It's likely to be a complete disaster without some strong measures to force commonholders to stump up for unpopular but necessary maintenance costs. My sister is currently in such a situation where some of the six flat owners refuse to...
Read More →19th August 2026, 1 month ago
It's too late unless government shows a dramatic change of attitude. We have been demonized, shamed and unfairly taxed for so long, and our role publicly reduced to that of extractive capitalist that few landlords other than corporations are willing...
Read More →18th August 2026, 1 month ago
It's all about getting rid of the small landlord and driving the corporate takeover forward. The fines are obviously not sustainable for the average landlord who is just getting by, and are likely to push them to sell up. Thousands...
Read More →Reply to comment left by John Hole at 18/08/2026 - 09:49
Reply to the comment left by John Hole at 18/08/2026 - 09:49It probably depends on the insurance policy, but would be good if they did make tenants ultimately liable for the loss. In the meanwhile, some landlords will be second-guessing...
Read More →13th August 2026, 1 month ago
Why does everyone act so surprised that London rents are above the national average, when property prices and values are also so much higher than the national average? What should be surprising is that anybody even bothers renting out property...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Markella Mikkelsen at 11/08/2026 - 08:52
Reply to the comment left by Markella Mikkelsen at 11/08/2026 - 08:52Definitely the first point. On the second point, I just get tenants to sign to say that they have received all the relevant documentation, and are happy to receive...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jim K at 10/08/2026 - 20:08
Reply to the comment left by Jim K at 20:08 I suspect that a lot of tenants would use the S8 process to spin things out as long as possible and then leave before judgement can be entered. However, it's...
Read More →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, 1 month 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...
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