Reply to the comment left by Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118 at 25/10/2026 - 08:54With so many arranged marriages in this country, which no one is saying anything about, ignoring the age debate and consideration!!!! Wouldn’t it be simpler...
Reply to the comment left by Rachel Cottrell at 22/10/2026 - 17:25If the house is still in probate but temporarily rented then the property is not empty, if probate continues after the tenant has left that would be an interesting...
Nothing about the impact of illegal immigration on housing availability reducing stock for those needing a property. Clearly the Government trying to control the PRS is now biting hard.
Another very big question is I how will the mortgage be affected and will the council continue to pay it if they take over the property and if so will they then claim pat ownership? So many derivatives of this...
So how much do people spend on their own property and what is the percentage of income. I suspect including maintaining the property and significantly higher why are people not comparing these figures?
Where legislation adds to your costs, add this to you tenant notification. If NI comes in, that will be an increase due to government taxes to again highlight. Put the blame where it belongs
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 27/05/2026 - 10:18Many properties are managed by agents who will mass mail the tenants, as will landlords who have multiple properties. Sadly those who seem to be in power don’t have...
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 27/05/2026 - 10:18Many properties are managed by agents who will mass mail the tenants, as will landlords who have multiple properties. Sadly those who seem to be in power don’t have...
There are clearly some landlords who give us all a bad name who deserve this. Let’s hope any accusation to genuine landlords has some form of pre dialogue.
Hold back 20% of the sale price until tenants are gone and be ready for a possible shock of the empty condition. Get the landlord to get a deed of surrender and condition if sale that they manage Ask for...
There are many of us landlords who already have invested over the years to bring our properties up to the minimum of C. We have not been profit hungry landlords, we have sensibly invested in the property to help keep...
I had exactly the same thing, although by the time we’ve been through the courts and they left it cost me £27,000 Yes, they can do the deductions but it means interacting with the local council team, especially if he...
Write to your tenant saying that you had an agreement which they are now in breach of. contract. If this is part of your payment schedule with your agent, they should be doing this if not it’s down to you....
You cannot issue an S 21 as a tenant is only been in a few weeks If there is a breach of the AST where the property isn’t being heated and ventilated causing the issue, which can be independently proven...
There is a difference between an inspection and a service inspection does minimum tests. If a boiler is compliant then it was to be safe. The service requires stripping out parts, this can take considerably longer. This means the cost...
If you haven’t signed up for the first port online portal, I suggest you do so. There should be, or used to have insurance details on there. There may be a condition that all insurance claims go via, the managing...
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Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 25/10/2026 - 08:54
Reply to the comment left by Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118 at 25/10/2026 - 08:54With so many arranged marriages in this country, which no one is saying anything about, ignoring the age debate and consideration!!!! Wouldn’t it be simpler...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rachel Cottrell at 22/10/2026 - 17:25
Reply to the comment left by Rachel Cottrell at 22/10/2026 - 17:25If the house is still in probate but temporarily rented then the property is not empty, if probate continues after the tenant has left that would be an interesting...
Read More →20th October 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nothing about the impact of illegal immigration on housing availability reducing stock for those needing a property. Clearly the Government trying to control the PRS is now biting hard.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 20/10/2026 - 09:29
Another very big question is I how will the mortgage be affected and will the council continue to pay it if they take over the property and if so will they then claim pat ownership? So many derivatives of this...
Read More →26th August 2026, 2 months ago
So how much do people spend on their own property and what is the percentage of income. I suspect including maintaining the property and significantly higher why are people not comparing these figures?
Read More →13th June 2026, 5 months ago
Notify you wish to sell!!
Read More →8th June 2026, 5 months ago
Where legislation adds to your costs, add this to you tenant notification. If NI comes in, that will be an increase due to government taxes to again highlight. Put the blame where it belongs
Read More →8th June 2026, 5 months ago
Can someone create a bad tenant database that has check points for the type of bad tenant.
Read More →30th May 2026, 5 months ago
I want to know how they’re going to secure the database, maintain our personal rights and the consequences of failure by the council.
Read More →30th May 2026, 5 months ago
Always ask for detailed facts, they will not arrive
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 27/05/2026 - 10:18
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 27/05/2026 - 10:18Many properties are managed by agents who will mass mail the tenants, as will landlords who have multiple properties. Sadly those who seem to be in power don’t have...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 27/05/2026 - 10:18
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 27/05/2026 - 10:18Many properties are managed by agents who will mass mail the tenants, as will landlords who have multiple properties. Sadly those who seem to be in power don’t have...
Read More →18th May 2026, 6 months ago
There are clearly some landlords who give us all a bad name who deserve this. Let’s hope any accusation to genuine landlords has some form of pre dialogue.
Read More →5th February 2026, 9 months ago
Hold back 20% of the sale price until tenants are gone and be ready for a possible shock of the empty condition. Get the landlord to get a deed of surrender and condition if sale that they manage Ask for...
Read More →5th February 2026, 9 months ago
There are many of us landlords who already have invested over the years to bring our properties up to the minimum of C. We have not been profit hungry landlords, we have sensibly invested in the property to help keep...
Read More →23rd July 2025, 1 year ago
I had exactly the same thing, although by the time we’ve been through the courts and they left it cost me £27,000 Yes, they can do the deductions but it means interacting with the local council team, especially if he...
Read More →14th July 2025, 1 year ago
Write to your tenant saying that you had an agreement which they are now in breach of. contract. If this is part of your payment schedule with your agent, they should be doing this if not it’s down to you....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Derek STOBBS at 21/02/2025 - 18:38
You cannot issue an S 21 as a tenant is only been in a few weeks If there is a breach of the AST where the property isn’t being heated and ventilated causing the issue, which can be independently proven...
Read More →5th March 2025, 2 years ago
There is a difference between an inspection and a service inspection does minimum tests. If a boiler is compliant then it was to be safe. The service requires stripping out parts, this can take considerably longer. This means the cost...
Read More →27th February 2025, 2 years ago
If you haven’t signed up for the first port online portal, I suggest you do so. There should be, or used to have insurance details on there. There may be a condition that all insurance claims go via, the managing...
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