Simon Griffith
Simon Griffith
Registered with Property118.com
30th December 2015
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Registered with Property118.com
30th December 2015
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10th February 2017, 9 years ago
I wouldn't trust a word this chinless wonder speaks. He's the Housing Minister who said attacking letting agent's fees would be counter productive. Hammond completely ignored him a few weeks later in the budget.
Read More →6th February 2017, 9 years ago
Alison, no professional landlord in business for the long term has any significant objection to the concept of long term tenancies. However, no judge is able to grant mandatory possession within a fixed term or indeed within the first six...
Read More →2nd February 2017, 9 years ago
Notwithstanding all of the previous multitude of examples of out of touch politicians I can't help but still being shocked at how prejudiced and actually ill informed such individuals from very privileged backgrounds can be. From the mathematical ignorance of...
Read More →31st January 2017, 9 years ago
As I was driving around today buying a new oven, repairing a broken wash hand basin waste pipe, replacing the silicon seal around a bath and all the other bits and pieces that no-one in government knows or cares about...
Read More →31st January 2017, 9 years ago
I've just read another thread where there is a whole study going on about how to raise funds from property/wealth tax - James and others please exercise caution however well meant by giving them any more ideas. I can see...
Read More →31st January 2017, 9 years ago
Gareth is of course correct and I believe the technical term for the gross tax take increasing when tax rates are reduced is the Laffer curve - pretty fundamental economics. Frankly I don't know why we have to threaten lower...
Read More →25th January 2017, 9 years ago
Chris, I can't argue with what you say. Indeed I've always made the effort to vote in the past but the consequent betrayal my family and I have faced by the liberal elite masquerading as true conservatives (free marketeers believing...
Read More →24th January 2017, 9 years ago
I wrote to UKIP a month or so ago expressing my disdain with the 'mainstream' parties and highlighting the number of potential landlord voters now turned off by so called conservatives. I asked what UKIP's housing policy and PRS policy...
Read More →18th January 2017, 9 years ago
Another amusing post Gary. Thank you. Brings some light relief to an otherwise sorry situation. Seething - I can understand why Gary's humour might not be yours but serious pieces of work like the Ros paper, the Judicial Review, all...
Read More →17th January 2017, 9 years ago
Love the analogy - I've not heard that one before but will be sure to use it in future.
Read More →17th January 2017, 9 years ago
Are you referring to removal of CGT relief on incorporation or corporation tax for properties transferred over ? Rumours only I know but we are trying to get incorp done before March budget just in case and spending a lot...
Read More →17th January 2017, 9 years ago
Yes NWL you are of course quite right. I did get your point. I share the views you have expressed in several other posts that notwithstanding all the wishful thinking, lobbying, MP letters/emails/meetings S24 etc ain't going away anytime soon....
Read More →17th January 2017, 9 years ago
Might be working for the FTB but spare a thought for the displaced tenants - where will they live ? Just because the landlord is motivated to sell doesn't suddenly change the incumbent tenant's financial position or indeed desire to...
Read More →13th January 2017, 9 years ago
When Mark Alexander initially announced the changes to 118 becoming the Landlords Union my enthusiasm was tempered by the stated aim of not trying to compete with NLA/RLA etc. I understood the rationale but was disappointed as I had hoped...
Read More →11th January 2017, 9 years ago
I have to say John what a fantastic letter. I know you have taken some stick for tarring all academics with the same brush but I don't read it that way and even if I did I consider your points...
Read More →20th December 2016, 9 years ago
Love the idea but doubt he will care much. I asked UKIP about their policies on housing the other day and mentioned the number of potential disenfranchised landlords together with tenants who could be potential voters - yet to even...
Read More →20th December 2016, 9 years ago
More tinkering - won't make a jot of difference to the housing problem.
Read More →19th December 2016, 9 years ago
NW Landlord is of course quite right. It seems that no amount of protest, MP meetings, emails, letters, Judicial Review, independent professional opinions, campaigns, petitions, RLA/NLA Treasury meetings, common sense etc will interrupt the forthcoming S24 nightmare - mainly through...
Read More →15th December 2016, 9 years ago
JBourne PAINE. No need to feel guilty. Let the maths assuage any guilt. You could sell all your properties and all leveraged landlords could do the same. Using the goverment's own figure of 1 in 5 that would mean say...
Read More →13th December 2016, 9 years ago
Inspired by Pam to email my MP again... • Please could I have the courtesy of a reply to the question in my email of 2 December 2016 ? • The measures introduced by your government in attacking the Private...
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