Stephanie Gay
Stephanie Gay
Registered with Property118.com
1st April 2023
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Landlord 25 years
Registered with Property118.com
1st April 2023
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Landlord 25 years
Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 22/07/2026 - 21:31
Reply to the comment left by Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118 at 22/07/2026 - 21:31I couldn't find anything either to substantiate my memory but I saw this article printed in 2017. So HMRC have been messing with this rule...
Read More →22nd July 2026, 3 weeks ago
I might be wrong but I'm sure that HMRC said this in year 2000 because I wanted to borrow on our property and I was told the same thing. But then in 2003 it had changed and we borrowed from...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Si BB at 15/07/2026 - 09:57
Reply to the comment left by Si BB at 15/07/2026 - 09:57The income threshold would have to be very high for it not to make a difference to someone. For example when I pay my insurance it more than my...
Read More →21st April 2026, 4 months ago
I will be a saying any size dog is unreasonable to keep in a small flat with no garden. Unfortunately we are not allowed to quote past experiences in our reasons to not allow a pet and to this day...
Read More →16th April 2026, 4 months ago
Over a year ago I said the day will come when we won't be able to choose who we house in our property's. Legislation says we can't say no to pets. Legislation now says we have to sign a rental...
Read More →4th April 2026, 4 months ago
Add to this the new problem. They now define a property which has been empty for 1 year as a Long Term Empty property. I definitely do not consider 1 year to be classified as Long Term Empty. I am...
Read More →2nd April 2026, 4 months ago
I also found some of the questions don't have enough answers to cover personal circumstances so you end up answering a question but the answers are not true. Also why do these surveys (I also do NRLA) only ask what...
Read More →14th March 2026, 5 months ago
I will have another look at the HMRC site but last time I looked the "free" software was either only free for the first year or it was only free if you had one income stream or only free if...
Read More →12th March 2026, 5 months ago
Same here. They said there would be free bridging software but I haven't seen one.
Read More →7th March 2026, 5 months ago
"If the UK wants better standards, it must enforce against rogues and support professionalism" This is exactly the problem. I find I now run my business on FEAR. Fear that "compliance" in some cases is a matter of opinion. I've...
Read More →18th February 2026, 6 months ago
Councils have a public register of HMO's. At some point in time, private addresses were removed and they now only show company addresses. The address box for many landlords is left blank. Our council also used to publish a public...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 15/02/2026 - 09:06
Reply to the comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 15/02/2026 - 09:06Cheltenham
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 15/02/2026 - 08:28
Reply to the comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 15/02/2026 - 08:28Sorry can't work out how to do it. On our Council website it's saved as a doc. So only allows a file download and doesn't go to the council...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 15/02/2026 - 08:02
Reply to the comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 15/02/2026 - 08:02It does take account of kitchens in bedrooms and kitchens in sitting rooms and studios it has room sizes for all circumstances where room uses are combined so not...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 15/02/2026 - 07:35
Reply to the comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 15/02/2026 - 07:35So once again it's one rule for them and one rule for us because the Housing Act guide does not allow a living room to be a bedroom when...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 14/02/2026 - 23:59
Reply to the comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 14/02/2026 - 23:59We have the Amenity and Room Size Standards Housing Act 2004 published on our Council Website. Does this mean your Council ignores these minimum room sizes when they want...
Read More →Reply to comment left by david treble at 14/02/2026 - 15:03
Agreed again. We hope to be out of it in 2-3 years time. Our flats won't be used for rentals again so a loss of 5 units.
Read More →Reply to comment left by david treble at 14/02/2026 - 14:34
I agree with all that and that is what I do. I choose the best tenant based on previous renting patterns, their type of job, if they show respect, professional references, credit checks, sight of 3 months bank statements, if...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 13/02/2026 - 15:05
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 13/02/2026 - 15:05In this instance I would simply say I chose a 2 person tenancy because it would be less wear and tear on my property. However given that we are...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 09/02/2026 - 15:40
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 09/02/2026 - 15:40I assumed private landlords chose not to let to too many people even if it is one family. The occupancy overcrowding rules are quite generous. They allow a 4...
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