Tim Peters
Tim Peters
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16th October 2023
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Registered with Property118.com
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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, 1 week 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, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 1 month 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
Read More →28th June 2026, 1 month ago
I'm not sure this criticism is fair. I read the article more in the context of...do your own numbers because you may not have thought of this, rather than absolutes I think the tax issue is particularly important though. You...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 01/05/2026 - 10:50
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 01/05/2026 - 10:50Yes basically. To allow pets you would have to vary the lease and 100% of leaseholders would gave to agree to that (and consider if making that change would...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 01/05/2026 - 10:36
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 01/05/2026 - 10:36First I don't think nk it would apply to houses unless there is some element of common occupancy. The Supreme Court [Duval v11-13 Randolph Crescent [2020] uksc18 is a...
Read More →1st May 2026, 3 months ago
I don't think this will be as widespread as the government think and they are creating an expectation they can't deliver (no change there). Most flats contain a clause in the lease which prevents pets and so the landlord can...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 18/04/2026 - 09:49
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 18/04/2026 - 09:49That may be true but now that leaseholders have a right to extend their leases to 999 years, the land value is worthless. No investor will wait 1,000 years...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 15/04/2026 - 22:12
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 15/04/2026 - 22:12I don't think an insurance valuation would help. We have one building insured at £5.2M which was its independently valued reinstatement cost, even though the market value of all...
Read More →15th April 2026, 4 months ago
No, unfortunately it would be worthless Using bank of England rates, £250 today will buy the same as £4.67 100 years ago. We can't predict future inflation, but using historical rates, in 100 years the ground rent won't be worth...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Moscardini at 15/04/2026 - 11:56
I completely agree, it can work in limited circumstances although I have always served s5 notices to be sure it can't be challenged........it wasn't me suggested OP could avoid right of first refund transfering the shares
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