steve watt
steve watt
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Registered with Property118.com
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Reply to comment left by juliet bonnet at 04/04/2026 - 10:04
Reply to the comment left by juliet bonnet at 04/04/2026 - 10:04Actually the RRA does not define a re-letting delay, but it just restricts the use of the selling property ground for the first 12 months of the tenancy.
Read More →22nd November 2025, 5 months ago
In my experience pets just appear, and realistically there is nothing you can do.
Read More →4th November 2025, 5 months ago
I read somewhere that the term accelerated possession procedure, no longer applies in the real world since covid times and that section 21 claims just go into the same queue as section 8 claims.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Rod Townson at 22/10/2025 - 15:54
S-E NI both class 2 and class 4 have never been allowed tax relief.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jason Myers at 24/09/2025 - 11:55
Reply to the comment left by Downsize Government at <a href="24/09/2025" rel="ugc">https://www.property118.com/left-wing-think-tank-claims-landlords-should-face-same-tax-rates-as-tenants/#comment-197205">24/09/2025 – 11:55Stuck a bit with the fact that landlords and the retired don't pay NI and thus it is more difficult to roll the NI contributions into tax...
Read More →28th June 2025, 10 months ago
"Receiving taxpayers' money" do they mean rent? How about "Landlords' rent money being sucked up in taxes and compliance costs"
Read More →21st December 2024, 1 year ago
You still need a tenant though as pets can't pay the rent.
Read More →21st December 2024, 1 year ago
If you sell with a gain before you die, you will have CGT. CGT at 24% and IHT at 40% combine to make 55.6% tax.
Read More →30th November 2024, 1 year ago
SDLT surcharge is 5% from 31-10-2024
Read More →13th July 2024, 2 years ago
Speaking as a physicist I can explain a bit how mould occurs on walls: Normally during cold weather the heating is sufficient to keep the wall warm enough to not allow condensation to settle. The condensation comes mainly from human...
Read More →6th April 2024, 2 years ago
This is up to HMRC, not the police. It is a CGT principal private residence issue. They need to look at the fact, not the tax advice given.
Read More →9th March 2024, 2 years ago
This should free up some space for migrants. The mantra used to be: you will own nothing and be happy. This will be replaced by: you will own nothing.
Read More →12th November 2023, 2 years ago
Quote: "A survey by Airbnb, the online platform for short-term rentals, has revealed that most UK renters want to sub-let rooms in their homes to earn extra money." Clickbait - the survey didn't say that - property118 said it. Most...
Read More →23rd September 2023, 3 years ago
"The average rent in Great Britain has now passed £1,300 for the first time in a decade, according to new data." ................................... Probably for the first time since the birth of Jesus.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Derek STOBBS at 23/09/2023 - 07:48
Yes, women should be encouraged to give birth to working age people. Waiting 18 years for babies to grow up will not solve today's problems.
Read More →23rd September 2023, 3 years ago
At the risk of sounding like Marie Antoinette: Renters who cannot affort the rent should buy their property. There are plenty on the market.
Read More →Reply to comment left by George Pearson at 18/09/2023 - 09:32
Why not make all properties rent-free with permanent security of tenure and throw the landlords in prison?
Read More →23rd September 2023, 3 years ago
Well I suppose it was a legacy from Carrie and Boris, best forgotten. There are some good energy saving improvements, but it is better to decide based on the economic effect for the property.
Read More →10th July 2023, 3 years ago
Logically the tenant should not have to pay CGT as it has been his principal residence.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 21/03/2023 - 12:43
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 21/03/2023 - 12:43Actually if you use the preferred non-cash basis for property income you would spread the cost over 5 years. Having a cost as tax deductible mitigates a little but...
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