Steve Knell
Steve Knell
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22nd May 2021
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Registered with Property118.com
22nd May 2021
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Reply to comment left by Dr David Price at 19/03/2026 - 10:29
Can you clarify what you mean by rent insurance being mandatory? I haven’t heard about this!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Bill Irvine at 07/03/2025 - 15:58
Reply to the comment left by Bill irvine at 07/03/2025 - 15:58You made an assumption that UC was being claimed, even after I explained that she is claiming HB not UC. Plus, at my age, a few years ago is...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Bill Irvine at 07/03/2025 - 15:39
Reply to the comment left by Bill irvine at 07/03/2025 - 15:39Thanks Bill. The young lady has been living in the house for several years and claiming HB since she moved in. This bizarre situation has only recently come to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Steve Rose at 07/03/2025 - 12:33
Reply to the comment left by Steve Rose at 07/03/2025 - 12:33Steve, you write “ In our area, it is also the local council that directly funds any difference between actual rent and the local LHA.” This isn’t true; councils...
Read More →7th March 2025, 1 year ago
I’m confused, and a little concerned, that the scenario as described is being perceived as benefit fraud! The landlord wants to charge a rent equal to the 2-bed LHA rate, but is being forced to charge a higher rent by...
Read More →7th March 2025, 1 year ago
To clarify further; the daughter will not inherit the property (her siblings will), because if she owns an asset then this may prevent her receiving benefits to fund her care. After her parents have died, her siblings will be nominated...
Read More →7th March 2025, 1 year ago
Thanks for your comments. To clarify; the father discussed this with me as my wife and I have also bought a property for my disabled son to live in, and he shares that property with another young man with a...
Read More →25th February 2025, 1 year ago
My reading of the Act is that private landlords are not covered by this legislation - see Section 12. It refers to “Managed properties in England”, defined as “… provided by a relevant body”, and Relevant body is defined as...
Read More →28th November 2024, 1 year ago
Your question isn’t clear, since you don’t say enough about the existing installation; is it mains powered or battery only? Are they interlinked using wireless or is the interlink via a wired connection? I have a combination of wired (upstairs...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Tyler at 30/07/2024 - 18:46
I'm a bit confused by the reference to Section 11, para (1) says; "In a lease to which this section applies (as to which, see sections 13 and 14)....", and sections 13/14 refer to a lease of 7 years or...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Heal at 08/06/2024 - 20:25
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 08/06/2024 - 20:25Thanks for the clarification. It would appear then, that a Tenancy Agreement for a tenant in an HMO should not state that the tenant is liable for Council Tax,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Heal at 08/06/2024 - 10:11
Reply to the comment left by Seething Landlord at 08/06/2024 - 10:11My reading of the act is that paragraph 8 means that payment (by the landlord) of council tax to a billing authority (eg the council) is a permitted payment....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Kath Jones at 08/06/2024 - 09:59
Reply to the comment left by Kath Jones at 08/06/2024 - 09:59Hi Kath - can you forward a reference to this ruling please? Many thanks.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Steve Knell at 07/06/2024 - 10:24
Reply to the comment left by Steve Knell at 07/06/2024 - 10:24I forgot to add that my reading of the Tenancy Fees Act statute is that Council Tax is called out as an allowed payment. Schedule 1 (Permitted Payments), Paragraph...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Houghton at 04/06/2024 - 21:49
Reply to the comment left by David Houghton at 04/06/2024 - 21:49My thanks to you all for your thoughts and comments; to clarify, the property is an HMO, in that each of the three tenants have their own tenancy agreements...
Read More →20th January 2023, 3 years ago
Thanks so much Ian. Any advice on the second part of the question? Ideally, I’d like to change the TA so that I only have to accept the termination if both guarantors/Deputies terminate, but can refuse it if just one...
Read More →14th April 2022, 4 years ago
I am a bit confused: is it the law that landlords have to provide a cooker or not? Monty's comment suggests it isn't.
Read More →29th March 2022, 4 years ago
Sorry - I'm coming to this late, but have a very similar concern in a lease for a flat we are in the process of purchasing. The wording of the clause relating to how the Rent may increase is very...
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