James Sim
James Sim
Registered with Property118.com
29th February 2024
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I’ve been renting houses for over 20 years in the Wigan area.
I used to think it was a good business financially and socially, now I’m slowly selling up, even my kids don’t want to get into it now it’s so stressful and ever increasingly troublesome. The scales have been tipped too far for it to be a good business any more for a private landlord, I feel sorry for my tenants, because ultimately they will be the homeless ones, and it was all preventable if only the government and crusading charities stopped to smell the coffee and took a fair and balanced approach.
15th September 2026, 4 days ago
There is no point asking what to do on a forum like this, there simply isn’t enough information here, and I very much suspect there is a whole load of stuff you have not mentioned? Get legal advice and do...
Read More →8th September 2026, 2 weeks ago
And I quote: Nye Jones, from Generation Rent, told the newspaper: “The fact so many landlords uprooted tenants’ lives just because they still could, shows how badly we needed greater protections and the end of section 21. Wow - just...
Read More →7th September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is typical, it should not be, but it is, and it’s one of the main reasons I’m selling up as when I have a problem I can’t even get my house back using the proper process. My last one...
Read More →5th September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Surprise, surprise, the writing has been on the wall for years, and during that time I’ve sold off four of mine already, have another being refurbed for sale, and lining up yet another for next year. I’d like to take...
Read More →1st September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What a load of garbage! The minister of housing hasn’t got a clue how the renters rights act works in the real world and the problems it causes. Trying to get possession of a house for example is a nightmare...
Read More →27th August 2026, 3 weeks ago
Is it just me, or do we not actually know what the requirements actually are yet, and if they will change, especially if we get a new government or we see a walk back of policy like we have with...
Read More →6th July 2026, 3 months ago
Although you are technically in the right, how do you intend to enforce any kind of proceedings against people no longer in the country? Do yourself a favour, get the house back, keep the bond, and write anything else off...
Read More →Reply to comment left by silversurfer2017 at 18/05/2026 - 12:03
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 12:03 I’m with you buddy, why would you let a few hundred pounds potentially derail a sale? I’m not for a second siding with the tenant, this is wrong, but the...
Read More →21st April 2026, 5 months ago
This is just going to make it harder to get your property back when it come to selling it as fewer and fewer tenants either want to or can move. I used to have a house come free about once...
Read More →31st March 2026, 6 months ago
I’ve just been through this, the tenant left, refused to sign any paperwork or return keys and would not confirm they no longer lived there, while leaving the place in a total mess and also that they were using it...
Read More →27th March 2026, 6 months ago
This should come as no surprise to anyone. The constant barrage of legislation, problems with tenants and the court system, uncertainly regarding EPCs, and ever decreasing return for ever increasing risk is just madness for inexperienced landlords, and not that...
Read More →25th March 2026, 6 months ago
At £7k a mistake it’s cheaper to do what you need to do to get this done even if there is some duplication. I’ve done some of mine by email, and those emails I don’t have for tenants I’ve requested...
Read More →19th March 2026, 6 months ago
So are the government making sure ALL rented accommodation is a C, or is it just the PRIVATE landlords in the crosshairs - again! Generation Rent are so out of touch with the real world, it’s like they don’t have...
Read More →17th March 2026, 6 months ago
Just had this and it’s ridiculous, but you can’t afford to fall foul of the law or it could cost you a criminal record for illegal eviction. My tenant simply would not surrender the keys out of spite even though...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Gordon MacRae at 13/03/2026 - 14:16
Reply to the comment left by Gordon MacRae at 13/03/2026 - 14:16This is a typical political response, kick the can down the road and don’t accept any accountability. Instead of playing politics, how about engaging in the questions raised, as...
Read More →13th March 2026, 6 months ago
The real issue for me is dealing with bad tenants or getting my house back if I need to. With section 21 going, and the RRA coming, combined with the yet unknown, but likely costly, impact of the new EPC...
Read More →12th March 2026, 6 months ago
If only we could deal with bad tenants the way the government is dealing with ALL landlords! I don’t have much time for those who run shoddy homes, and I agree things should be done, but the biggest problem has...
Read More →1st March 2026, 7 months ago
Yep, I’m selling up also, it was supported to be my pension, but now there are so many down sides it’s just a headache with an ever diminishing return and ever increasing risk. I feel sorry for the tenants I’m...
Read More →1st March 2026, 7 months ago
I’ve been using the TDS for 20 years and they have never helped me in a tenant dispute, in fact, they have actively worked agains me even though I could prove the wrongdoing and cost to me the tenant caused....
Read More →27th February 2026, 7 months ago
All these renters rights groups have a lot to answer for, none of us on here want to increase rents, none of us want shoddy homes, none of us want to be asking good tenants to leave, but that is...
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