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 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, 5 days ago
Soon they will be banning guarantors to make it fairer to those that can't get one.
Read More →21st August 2026, 1 week 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 week 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 week 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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...
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