Simon Kinzley
Simon Kinzley
Registered with Property118.com
26th November 2025
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Bio
I have been a landlord for about 20 years. I also operate a small agency.
All the properties I own and manage are within the M25.
3rd August 2026, 1 week ago
I am a landlord and also operate a small agency. As a landlord, I use the MyDeposits insurance scheme where I hold the deposit and PAY for insurance. As an agent I use their custodial scheme. I have just attempted...
Read More →1st August 2026, 1 week ago
I am surprised that, particularly in properties where local councils are.the freeholders, sharp increases in service charge costs haven't been mentioned. Similarly, licensing.
Read More →31st July 2026, 2 weeks ago
I don't think the issue is competence. Politicians tell people what they want to hear rather than telling them the truth and there are many more tenants voting in key marginal constituencies than landlords. I would have no truck with...
Read More →Reply to comment left by John MacAlevey at 31/07/2026 - 10:41
Reply to the comment left by John MacAlevey at 10:41 Do you think he'll be there that long? The frequency with which our political class turnover housing secretaries indicates to me that they either don't take housing very seriously or...
Read More →31st July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Making local authorities (or anybody for that matter) all rolled into one: judges, juries, prosecutors and beneficiaries of financial penalties, is a recipe for corruption and graft. Regardless of the legitimacy and proportionality of any fines that are imposed, there...
Read More →22nd July 2026, 3 weeks ago
"Unregulated private rental sector"? How many effing regulations do they want?
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 14/07/2026 - 16:20
That's rolling with the punches
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 14/07/2026 - 11:24
I agree with all of that and think it's high time we started to fight back.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Merrick at 13/07/2026 - 19:18
Reply to the comment left by Peter Merrick at 13/07/2026 - 19:18Good answer
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Merrick at 13/07/2026 - 16:17
Reply to the comment left by Peter Merrick at 13/07/2026 - 16:17I would be really interested to know how you know that GR gets funding from big corporates.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Merrick at 11/07/2026 - 04:19
Reply to the comment left by Peter Merrick at 11/07/2026 - 04:19A lot of assumptions here: 1. Why do you think their purpose is to replace rentals with owner occupiers rather than large corporate landlords? What is your evidence for...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Merrick at 12/07/2026 - 11:47
Reply to the comment left by Peter Merrick at 11:47 Well, my tenancy agreements have gone from five to 18 pages. There is a clause in the agreements stating that if I have to take action due to the tenant...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Merrick at 11/07/2026 - 04:19
Reply to the comment left by Peter Merrick at 04:19 As stated, it's not just the Labour Party, it's the political class. However, I don't think it's because they want to encourage owner occupiers. I think it's for other reasons:...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 10/07/2026 - 15:57
It wasn't just Labour. It was the Conservatives too.
Read More →10th July 2026, 1 month ago
I note that nobody has ever asked us landlords why we took decisions to end tenancies. Apart from being incredibly biased, it is methodologically really poor.
Read More →29th June 2026, 1 month ago
Unfortunately, this is going to incentivise me to set the rents as high as I legally can to offset the losses arising from this farce.
Read More →29th November 2025, 8 months ago
Who pays the Tribunal fee? How long does it take for a case to be heard?
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