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Landlord since 1993.
Registered with Property118.com
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Landlord since 1993.
23rd April 2026, 6 days ago
There is nothing to stop you stating that the starting rent is the high season rent level + 5 weeks deposit that goes with it and so on, THEN discount all the other months to what you want... You might...
Read More →21st January 2024, 2 years ago
In reply to Simon F: "Thanks PJB. I have the 2008 LACORS guidance. That 2009 clarification doc sounds very useful; where could I find that,..." I have finally tracked down both documents as a pair from https://www.londonpropertylicensing.co.uk/fire-safety/: LACORS Housing Fire...
Read More →19th January 2024, 2 years ago
Some of the above contributions need clarification: Given that Local Authorities use, or should use, LACORS Housing Fire Safety Guidance 2008 produced in partnership with the Chief Fire Officers Association and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the following points...
Read More →19th January 2024, 2 years ago
We had a similar issue with WelHat some years ago. They persisted in refusing to distinguish between 'whole of house' and 'single room let' HMO's. Our let was a two storey 'whole of house'. We got them to see sense...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jimmy Smith at 24/10/2023 - 13:09
Reply to the comment left by Jimmy Smith at 24/10/2023 - 13:09If labour introduces tenant right to buy, we landlords will be forced into dealing with CGT issues with little or no means to plan or mitigate it! Will HMRC...
Read More →15th June 2022, 4 years ago
I fully concur with Bristol Landlord. I would add that if a pet is to be kept at a property, then a proportionate supplementary deposit will be necessary to cover remedial costs in the quite likely event that the tenant's...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Luke P at 19/11/2021 - 12:38
Reply to the comment left by Luke P at 19/11/2021 - 12:38As this debate rattles on, as it inevitably will do, at least I know what options are available to me, and when the time comes, I can plan accordingly....
Read More →19th November 2021, 4 years ago
Many of us will need to decide how to improve a property's EPC rating before the deadline. Looking at the currently available technology, hydrogen is too far down the line to help us formulate a suitable strategy. Further to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 17/11/2021 - 15:27
The videos suggest that the grant id given when the old boiler is removed. There is another consideration not discussed. The use of technology similar to the Mixergy Hot Water Tank allows existing gas boilers to heat hot water as...
Read More →17th November 2021, 4 years ago
I really recommend watching this video exploring both sides of the heat pump debate. "Installers react to Skill builders video on heat pumps (part 1)| FIRST TIME WATCHING!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P22W-4mXrbw
Read More →Reply to comment left by Bryan Smith at 10/11/2021 - 13:28
Reply to the comment left by Bryan Smith at 10/11/2021 - 13:28Thank you. It is good have authoritative input to these discussions. The fact that trunk lines can withstand such high pressures is good to know but the built-in safety...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 10/11/2021 - 11:59
Indeed. My concern is Britain has a huge gas pipe network. It has been built up over centuries to deliver gas to users up to a certain gas pressure. If we are to use carbon free gas in the future,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jeremy Johnson at 10/11/2021 - 11:05
Thanks and sorry. CH4 is a hydrocarbon (not carbon free). Yes it will burn but only a maximum of 20% hydrogen gas mix will work. After that the supply gas pressure has to be raised and boilers for domestic and...
Read More →10th November 2021, 4 years ago
Heat pumps are only effective when there is a significant difference temperature between the inside and the outside air or ground temperature. In summer, the system is superbly effective, in spring & autumn, it is reasonable and in winter it...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Heal at 25/06/2021 - 18:15
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 25/06/2021 - 18:15I suggest you alias yourself as a tenant and try the website for yourself. You might not get the result you might expect...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Heal at 25/06/2021 - 11:36
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 25/06/2021 - 11:36Agreed. But will the tenant research that far or just infer from the .Gov / Ministry for Justice website that just because pests and mould are listed there, it...
Read More →25th June 2021, 5 years ago
I have concerns with the implication that landlords are responsible for "Mice or other pests are causing a problem" or "Damp or mould is growing inside". Whenever these issues have arisen, always, it has been as a result of the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 14/06/2021 - 10:47
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 14/06/2021 - 10:47Excellent reply. I was attempting to say much the same in my post.
Read More →11th June 2021, 5 years ago
Hi Krish, The tenancy deposit protects one and only one AST agreement. If the agreement permits a rent adjustment and, in your case, permit an adjustment to the deposit, then this should be, theoretically, OK. However, I do not think...
Read More →2nd June 2021, 5 years ago
If this does come to pass, then the Govt. should legislate to allow landlords to express the increased risk by moving the HMRC classification of all or a proportion of their business from 'Investment' to 'Trading'. I am thinking of...
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