Steve Roberts, Author at Property118

Steve Roberts

This is what happens when you have lawyers as prime ministers - they feel compelled to create more laws. The key part of this article is "staying in B&Bs beyond six weeks". Currently if you stay in any accomodation more...

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The Labour party stands for equality and fairness. Of course Landlords are evil and nasty so the Labour values don't apply to them. Rent increases in council/social housing last year was 4.8% but evil private sector landlords increased rents by...

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It seems this would be a land value tax (whether that's instead-of or in-addition-to council tax is not clear). Whatever is built on the land doesnt factor into the value. Recently I have been looking at whether it makes sense...

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This is rubbish. The possession ground is whether the landlord knows that a court would not approve a possession ground. How on earth can landlords know what a court decides - my limited past experience is that the judges on...

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Numbers in article don't make sense. Rent increases in 2025 for private sector was 3.4%. Rent increases for council / social housing was 4.8%. Article suggests increases were 5.4% (or it means a reasonable percentage of landlords didnt increase rents...

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And councils and social housing landlords still don't need to achieve E let alone C. Two tier at its best. There is zero incentive to buy more rental property at the moment. I am selling as tenants leave. If this...

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Landlord rent incomes hit record

10th June 2026, 3 weeks ago

Numbers don't make sense. How can income be up one fifth or 20% when private sector rent increases were 3.4% and 4.8% for council rents

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Still no tax relief for this "investment". Waiting for the capital gains tax relief on this spend is a mugs games with no indexation relief. My plan if the tenants are still there – tell them to deny me access...

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The PRS database was supposed to be disclosure to current and potential tenants. Now our personal data will be disclosed to anyone in government who wants to penalise us.on the grounds of being a landlords. Maybe time for a class...

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Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 30/05/2026 - 13:32Totally disagree. Ther was something similar before with the "how To Rent" document but there was no fine but you couldnot evict unless it was served. Fine is totally...

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I assume this means selective licensing although it is not explicitly mentioned. I fail to see how this creates value. In Great Yarmouth where has been reintroduced again I have simply increased by tenants rent by 3.8%. Of this increase...

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So when reform gets into power they can investigate. If it turns out the civil servants in question did not act impartially then that is gross misconduct and should be sacked on the spot. Either everyone , including us plebs,...

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I will increase the rents for all my remaining properties in GY and make it clear to the tenants where the rent increase has come from. Delusional....

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"London Renters Union spokesperson Jae Vail said 'Labour is haemorrhaging support across the country over its pro-landlord stance'" If this is pro landlord I would hate to see anti-landlord. Labour preach fairness and moral high ground but practice something completely...

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I wrote a blog on this back in November when Rachel came out with this rubbish. I'm surprised people are still quoting £1,200 - the number is wrong. I know Rachel is unable to do primary school maths but surely...

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If it's not a "burden" on landlords then why don't council and social housing providers commit to achieve C by 2030? Complete rubbish coming from the lips of government. Just like Rachel's comment in the spring statement that the economy...

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If you are in an abusive relationship you leave so ow surprise landlords are exiting the market. As the government is the abuser they are blind to what they are doing wrong. Time to sell.

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Seriously that makes me sick that she's now a Baroness. Seems Labour rewards liars and anyone with zero morals eg Lord Mandelson etc. So much for Starmer's quote when elected "To govern this country is an honour, not a birthright....

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Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 05/02/2026 - 11:15My thoughts exactly. I'm profitable ie not making a loss but where I have invested cash from property sales as I exit the market the financial return in far...

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I suspect the reason that more private tenants than social tenants are below the poverty line (whatever that is) is that they are working, paying taxes and not on benefits whilst social tenants are on benefits, get PIP, have a...

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Steve Roberts

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