Sam Addison, Author at Property118

Sam Addison

Reply to the comment left by N N at 13/07/2023 - 10:42BBA cert shows the system as class B but the EPS is class E. EPS is totally enclosed in render so on a two storey building I would not...

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Reply to the comment left by Simon M at 13/07/2023 - 10:23The installer has extended all air bricks through the cladding so ventilation should not be a problem. We also have a PIV in the property and an extractor fan...

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I read that Shelter employees are going on strike for more money because they cannot afford their rents. I laughed out loud!

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I really appreciate Forever Tenant coming on here with a tenant's viewpoint and carefully considered points too. As a landlord I have put rents up recently but not to what the market will bear. I want my tenants to stay...

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Reply to the comment left by Robert M at 23/08/2022 - 12:21By my reckoning Rob that is approx. £600,000 into council coffers and now they have another £434k out of which they can take £300k! £15k per house hold to...

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The EPC Maze?

25th March 2022, 4 years ago

The suggested measures are generated by the software in that order as being cost effective. If you want to only do some of them then best to talk to the assessor who can change the in puts to match your...

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My limited co had to apply online for council tax refund after tenant moved in and the form required first name and last name. I put name of limited co in first name and in last name i put none....

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I would try to talk to the mother and explain the situation that if she has moved out then the tenancy is ending. Perhaps see if she is happy to be a guarantor for her daughter to take up a...

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I will not invest in property in London or , in fact, anywhere where licensing my property is compulsory. If it happens in Leigh, Lancs I am selling up!

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The 'legal advice desert' for ;landlords covers the whole of the country!

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Reply to the comment left by paul kaye at 04/08/2020 - 10:33But the landlord has accepted rent after one tenant moved out.Has this established a new tenancy by default?

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Try adding up the percentages for various cities. Leicester adds up to 67.1 %. Please do not rely on this research!

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I suspect the taxman will look askance at your ltd. co. paying you 20% interest but I believe that your first £1000 of interest is tax free for both of you. Try buying 5 houses at 100k each with 80%...

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Can our father change an Irrevocable Trust?

19th February 2020, 6 years ago

It sounds as if your father downsized after the trust was set up. If this is the case I would look very closely as to what was left in trust. It may not be possible to void the trust but...

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'Navigators will help support and train landlords and letting agents ' - how about trying to train tenants?

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Rent paid to wrong landlord during sale?

6th November 2019, 6 years ago

this will all be sorted out by the respective solicitors for the sale. She has paid in accordance with her contract and should have no worries but for her peace of mind she could talk to the estate agents handling...

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£750m for 3,500 homes is £214,000 each. Affordable?

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Council – Do as I say not as I do?

1st October 2019, 7 years ago

Personally I think 37 Sq.M is unnecessarily large as a minimum. As a student in the 70s I rented bedsits (in London) which were probably less than 16 Sq.M including cooking facilities (Baby Belling) and bathroom/toilet shared among a dozen...

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I had a similar situation when tenants switched to a smart meter (Apparently as Landlord I have no say in this!). After discussion with my letting agent I had an engineer visit and issue a new gas safety cert. It...

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there will be a spate of Sec 21 evictions now as landlords sell up before this comes into force.

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Sam Addison

Sam Addison


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Bio

Barnard Castle School 65-71
City Uni 72-78 Civil Eng thin sandwich course
Worked for Wimpey, Bullens, Pell Frischmann including time in UAE, Ivory Coast, Hong Kong, Eire and of course all over UK.
Gave up civil engineering in 2000 to be house husband, self builder, accounting technician, security guard, white van man and supporting my wife in her Opticians Practice (up to 4 of these concurrently)
school governor 2000-2012
Rotarian 2011 to current.
Have a small number of BTLs in lieu of personal pension managed by letting agents.
Currently living near Warrington.