Tim Peters
Tim Peters
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17th October 2023
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Registered with Property118.com
17th October 2023
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Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 24/08/2026 - 18:26
You are absolutely correct. Full disclosure, as well as being a landlord I am also a Freeholder AND a building manager (not the one where I own the freehold) I have never added anything as a fee for managing a...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 24/08/2026 - 15:39
RTM helps but it isn't the answer, because the managing agents are the ones bumping up the costs. Sometimes that is for their own gain, and sometimes it's because the person managing the account lacks the knowledge to challenge the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 24/08/2026 - 10:18
Reply to the comment left by David at 10:18 If you want to private message me the address, I have a land registry account so I can check your lease and at least explain how and where you are being...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 23/08/2026 - 20:26
The reason social housing doesn’t have to comply comes down to who pays. The government would have to and (don’t tell anyone but ). They have no money! I’m not against pension funds making a fair profit because they need...
Read More →23rd August 2026, 1 day ago
Also, for what it's worth, the developers don't own the freeholds (in the main). They sold them off long ago and so they won't suffer.
Read More →23rd August 2026, 1 day ago
Well assuming that you have a pension YOU will be the one losing out. Developers were greedy, even houses were sold as leasehold and there is no reason for that. Leasehold properties have always been cheaper and that was largely...
Read More →23rd August 2026, 1 day ago
If you are saying solicitors didn't understand the contract terms then they all carry PI insurance and it should be a claim against that. The point remains that an ongoing ground rent was part of the deal. You can't just...
Read More →23rd August 2026, 1 day ago
Agree completely, and that is fine going forward. The issue is the current ground rents. Those are contracts agreed by both parties who both had legal advice. For the government to step in and take from one party to give...
Read More →Reply to comment left by northernpleb at 27/07/2026 - 10:20
It's ok ...the government has a plan. They want landlords to be more flexible in who they take even though they have removed all the protection and massively increased both the cost and the risk
Read More →27th July 2026, 4 weeks ago
That is a great idea. It would give real insight into how they look after a property. My guess is that very few tenants will agree. Some move for jobs, study etc but there are a large number who takes...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Moscardini at 20/07/2026 - 19:06
Yes but the takeaway is also that if the lease does not specify explicitly who owns the door, the CoA are going to take the view that it belongs to the flat (and therefore the Leaseholder). So we agree, it...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lucy McKenna at 20/07/2026 - 11:32
Rita....be very careful who you take "advice" from on a forum like this. Look at the decision in Marlborough Knightsbridge Management Ltd v Fivaz (2021) EWCA Civ 989, The court of appeal decided (in simple terms) that there wasn't much...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 19/07/2026 - 22:32
Agreed, but a building is not a static situation, and the regs require that the FRA is reviewed "regularly". At a review, you can't determine if a door is "adequate to resist the spread of smoke and flame" unless you...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 19/07/2026 - 19:51
Well...yes....and no. The 2022 regs do not require formal quarterly checks of communal doors and annual checks of entrance doors at that height, But The fire safety order 2005 guidance suggests 6 monthly checks and an annual inspection of flat...
Read More →19th July 2026, 1 month ago
So can you explain this... "It doesn't matter how many floors there are" And "Qualifying leaseholders in buildings over 11m are legally protected " That is why the height of the building DOES matter. As you said, you are not...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lucy McKenna at 19/07/2026 - 18:44
I may have missed it, but I don't think the OP has said the height (number of floors) in the building. That could be critical too. If the lease is silent about the door, it may be indicated elsewhere eg...
Read More →15th July 2026, 1 month ago
Unfortunately you are unlikely to get impartial advice from someone who sees an opportunity to charge you £1,000+ for a new door I don't know what the rules are on posting links here, but look at Fireseals direct (I have...
Read More →15th July 2026, 1 month ago
It's a minefield for sure, but two questions 1. What is the height of the building 2. Have you checked the lease because often the final exit door to the property is not demised so responsibility for this lies with...
Read More →3rd July 2026, 2 months ago
I would have no issue with CGT if there was indexing of inflation. If your property doubles in value over 20 years it has probably really fallen in value in real terms yet you still have to pay CGT on...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 30/06/2026 - 20:05
That is the irony. Hit the greedy landlords is what you would expect from an elite but socialist government, but renters rights was started by the conservatives. No doubt Labour will remind us of that once the policy fails
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