Roger Radford
Roger Radford
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26th October 2025
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Bestselling thriller writer and former war correspondent in the Middle East. Small landlord.
Registered with Property118.com
26th October 2025
Total Posts
0
Total Comments
14
Bio
Bestselling thriller writer and former war correspondent in the Middle East. Small landlord.
22nd June 2026, 1 week ago
I had a tenant who had a mould issue caused by her placing her chest of drawers next to a radiator and right up against an outside wall, thus restricting air flow. It caused a relatively tiny amount of mould...
Read More →13th June 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here's a conundrum. My tenants are Muslim, and so they have a large shoe rack outside the door to their flat and on the upstairs landing. It could be considered an obstruction. Would I be accused of Islamophobia if I...
Read More →26th May 2026, 1 month ago
Well, Reform has pledged to abolish the RRA, so I know where my vote is going in the next General Election.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Robin Wilson at 24/05/2026 - 10:23
Reply to the comment left by Robin Wilson at 24/05/2026 - 10:23Socialism destroys everything it touches, not because its precepts are inherently bad, but because it has one major problem: its ideology is practised by socialists.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Robin Wilson at 24/05/2026 - 10:23
Reply to the comment left by Robin Wilson at 24/05/2026 - 10:23Socialism destroys everything it touches, not because its precepts are inherently bad, but because it has one major problem: its ideology is practised by socialists.
Read More →22nd May 2026, 1 month ago
And what about councils and the public sector, the worst culprits of all? Private landlords are paragons of virtue by comparison.
Read More →Reply to comment left by K Anon at 15/05/2026 - 10:34
Reply to the comment left by K Anon at 15/05/2026 - 10:34I kept my tenant happy, supplying white goods such as a washer/dryer; indeed she was so happy with it that when she fled the flat (because her threatening ex-husband...
Read More →13th April 2026, 3 months ago
Gemini says: This situation appears to be a clear case of misrepresentation, and you likely have grounds to challenge the purchase and recover your fees, despite the "non-refundable" clause. A £3,600 annual difference in service charges (from £1,400 to £5,000)...
Read More →4th March 2026, 4 months ago
What about the "marriage value" component in lease extensions? Many of stand to lose thousands if it is removed from the equation.
Read More →25th February 2026, 4 months ago
Okay, guys, here's the real elephant in the room: when AI begins to really destroy jobs (and it's already started) all your good tenants will be forced to default, and the government will simply not be able to handle the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Gear at 03/02/2026 - 23:24
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 03/02/2026 - 23:24And pigs, of course, will fly.
Read More →3rd February 2026, 5 months ago
Shelter represents the biggest disaster for tenants and landlords in the history of letting. Homelessness is soaring as victimised landlords exit the market. Councils, too, have shot themselves in the foot with greed that makes Rachmanism pale by comparison. Couple...
Read More →14th November 2025, 8 months ago
And no one mentions the carnage that will ensue when AI takes over many jobs. Many erstwhile great tenants will lose their jobs, with landlords having to pick up the pieces. The courts will simply not be able to cope....
Read More →12th November 2025, 8 months ago
How about this for a story. I was happily using a rent guarantee company. I recommended them to my son. They let the flat on his behalf to a company which maintained that it was for use by their staff....
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