property118@geoffjames.com, Author at Property118

Hi DPT The council made no attempt to use this event for propaganda and it was the very last (reluctant) thing they did after exhausting every other option. Certainly, the council did not want to go to cost of raising...

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I am active with our local councillors in protecting our area. A lot of you are making assumptions and jumping conclusions :-). A few years ago we had problems with a block of flats. The landlord allowed the flats to...

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I think this is biased - a different perspective can also be applied 1) Comparing a capital cost to a payback-rate is not alwats valid. 40 year payback is likely the worst case. But in theory at least, the dwelling's...

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EPC madness: Are EPCRR judgements failing?

3rd October 2024, 2 years ago

For balance - 1) the EPC provides “recommendations”. There is the potential for the recommendations to be implemented as part, other larger, improvements that might be considered in the years ahead. 2) Would you prefer the EPC to provide no...

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Can anyone clarify Every time I read progress reports and summaries on this legislation - I wonder if we have misunderstood the true intention. Does this follow 1) Landlords can continue to evict but need to make a case. This...

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Whatever you do, do not let your wife try and fix it! My lovely wife took it on herself to throw a kettle of near boiling water down the toilet. She says she then heard a crack, but everything seemed...

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Thanks - but thinking about this. I could create a contract and let's assume you sign it - that says you must provide me the name of your firstborn if you want to buy a packet of crisps from me....

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I too have been wondering about this....Thank you for the post. I have a flat with a private garage in large well managed estate - my garage has no power. It is only a matter of time before my tenant...

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Development Project Disaster

27th October 2021, 4 years ago

Catherham police station (in Surrey) was built back to front. It went through nuemrous levels of review and budgeting - and yet no nobody spotted it. They opened it as a police station and now the custody suite is in...

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Hi SimonP, thanks for the comments - I understand that some might make "assumptions" about my tax and accounting knowledge. I take on board the comments by yourself and Paul that HMRC will tend to trust that a qualified accountant...

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Smart meters (electricity) deliver 3 benefits to the nation and the consumesr and they all work together 1) Consumer become aware of their rconsumption - stats show we do reduce consumption from this awareness 2) The leccy companies can provide...

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To echo Doug Ellison, and add some balance here. Smart meters are a positive and result in cheaper power for little effort. Octopus Energy provide variable (every 30mins) kWh fees that are directly linked to the wholesale prices. So it...

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