Simon Williams
Simon Williams
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Registered with Property118.com
11th July 2016
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13th April 2026, 2 weeks ago
It is a fundamental principle of contract law that the innocent contracting party is entitled to cancel a contract where they have been wholly or partly induced into entering it on the basis of a false statement of fact. Damages...
Read More →11th April 2026, 2 weeks ago
It really is very simple. The government guidance is clear. Emailing (or even texting) the PDF to each tenant is sufficient. You do not need even to get them to acknowledge though it would obviously be sensible to do so....
Read More →17th February 2026, 2 months ago
As a result of the crackdown I suspect there will be a lot of unhappy tenants who now face eviction as their landlord would rather sell than make expensive changes.
Read More →29th January 2026, 3 months ago
I had a hard time differentiating the Generation Rent quote from the NRLA quote. The NRLA will use every opportunity to rabbit on about so-called rogue landlords and how they want councils to blitz the sector with ICE style enforcement....
Read More →24th January 2026, 3 months ago
Rita, regarding the possible remaining hold out tenant, its obviously true you can't evict after the RRA has come into force, unless for a ground stated in legislation. And that may indeed cause you a problem. This suggests issue of...
Read More →22nd January 2026, 3 months ago
Option 1. Evict now under Section 21 and explain to the tenants why you are doing it. Most tenants will leave without a court order. Option 2. Keep your tenants but inform them that the happy days of below market...
Read More →18th December 2025, 4 months ago
The government view: Increased Stamp Duty on BTL purchases. No impact on rents RRA red tape. No impact on rents Ombudsman fee. No impact on rents Portal fee. No impact on rents MEES reform. No impact on rents Mass extension...
Read More →16th December 2025, 4 months ago
Councils already have power to do inspections independent of the licensing regime and will get more such powers under RRA. That, in combination with the government's online portal, ought to render licensing schemes redundant. Instead they are being expanded at...
Read More →16th December 2025, 4 months ago
Of course they want to justify their licensing schemes. Most of the issues revealed on inspection will be minor stuff that has very little real impact on tenant safety like a door closer missing/broken or whatever. What mass licensing schemes...
Read More →11th December 2025, 4 months ago
A few months ago, I took on a Hong Kong family who were really struggling to find accommodation. They could not provide the usual references and neither of them even had a job. Their sole income was from private bond...
Read More →26th November 2025, 5 months ago
Reeves said today that its unfair that a landlord on 25k pays less tax than her tenant on the same amount. But let's call out that lie. Most landlords have mortgages, but interest must be ignored when calculating profit. So...
Read More →17th September 2025, 7 months ago
I am one of the 58% with no plans to sell in the next 12 months, but that is simply because the sales market is terrible right now. Otherwise, I'd be getting out fast.
Read More →25th April 2025, 12 months ago
In my view the licence should never cover units which do not themselves meet the HMO definition. I have a loft converted studio above an HMO in the City of Cambridge and the studio has never been part of the...
Read More →3rd April 2025, 1 year ago
Dear NRLA, I am not worried about the delay at all. May it continue for as long as possible. Keep your messaging simple. A long transition period is fine to argue for, but I do not need you to berate...
Read More →14th February 2025, 1 year ago
It's important to understand what the government is saying in its consultation, namely that if you get your property to C under the current system, it's preferred option is that you will be deemed compliant for the next 10 years,...
Read More →13th February 2025, 1 year ago
Some people are fretting unnecessarily here. Allow me to reduce you pulse rate at least slightly. The consultation merely points out that if you have a (10 year) EPC that expires mid tenancy, you don't actually need to renew it...
Read More →29th November 2024, 1 year ago
That is it. The last straw for me and my NRLA membership. This ludicrous organisation seems hell bent on making life more difficult for landlords. So, they are actually advocating a more detailed, more onerous, database than even the government...
Read More →23rd October 2024, 2 years ago
The minister knows full well that the issue is the number of rented homes RELATIVE to demand. Demand has shot up, but the number of homes for rent has been at best static since 2015 and the PRS as a...
Read More →Reply to comment left by LordOf TheManor at 24/09/2024 - 14:54
Reply to the comment left by LordOf TheManor at 24/09/2024 - 14:54If you own a flat in a block, check all the EPC's on the government site and if you see an assessor who gives similar properties a higher rating,...
Read More →3rd August 2024, 2 years ago
Of course it is true that building more homes will also help keep rents down. Landlord purchase costs will be lower and more renter demand will be transferred to (more affordable) owner occupation. But thar doesn't negate the simple rule...
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