Sunny Somerset
Sunny Somerset
Registered with Property118.com
21st October 2016
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Registered with Property118.com
21st October 2016
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15
2nd October 2019, 7 years ago
I successfully claimed court costs, bailiff costs and even locksmith cost (who had to be in attendence on the day according to the court order) against a bond last year. The tenant protested about the locksmith charge, stating he left...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mick Roberts at 16/07/2019 - 11:19
Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 16/07/2019 - 11:19It could go either way: eg. For those moving up the ladder selling their £200k house to buy their new £400k house they will think that they're 'saving' stamp...
Read More →16th July 2019, 7 years ago
Any idea when this would come in 'IF' it ever does? We're planning to sell up and move overseas - could be a big hit for us! And the retirees / downsizers as someone else mentioned.
Read More →12th February 2019, 7 years ago
I don't have any advice for you on this one, except be careful! We had a terrible non-paying tenant who we became quite nervous about as he seemed to know every trick in the book, and would use anything he...
Read More →6th December 2018, 7 years ago
*rant warning* If we had a legal system sufficient to evict bad / non-paying tenants efficiently, landlords would not necessarily need such a large deposit. I'm from Australia, and we can evict tenants after they are 15 days late in...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lee Gough at 12/08/2018 - 11:36
Reply to the comment left by Lee Gough at 12/08/2018 - 11:36wonderful post! Where in Portugal are you located?
Read More →10th August 2018, 8 years ago
What happens to SIPPs pensions? Can you withdraw those tax free under this program?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Neil Patterson at 07/03/2018 - 09:18
Reply to the comment left by Neil Patterson at 07/03/2018 - 09:18Thank you Neil, that's helpful. Property (1) is worth a lot less than property (2), so it might be worth us doing if we decide to keep property (1)....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 28/02/2018 - 09:55
Reply to the comment left by Mark Alexander at 28/02/2018 - 09:55Thanks Mark, that's really helpful. Lots to mull over!
Read More →Reply to comment left by Mark Alexander at 17/02/2017 - 20:47
Reply to the comment left by "Mark Alexander" at "17/02/2017 - 20:47": True! ha ha
Read More →17th February 2017, 9 years ago
In my experience prospective tenants sometimes offer higher or lower anyway... so I don't see the problem - especially if you're up front about it. I agree with the other poster about not putting it on 'ridiculously low' - but...
Read More →11th January 2017, 9 years ago
If it's proving a problem to let, you may be able to tone it down by painting everything else in the room white (inc tiles) and/or try a bath resurfacing kit to paint it white - although I've personally never...
Read More →3rd January 2017, 9 years ago
Hi Ian, Thanks for your valuable feedback! We have actually done most of the above: been to the property plenty of times, had the electrics / plumbing checked, had surveys done, spoken to several neighbours etc. I hadn't known about...
Read More →21st December 2016, 9 years ago
Solar is good/commendable, but unfortunately the Chinese are not known for quality when it comes to building construction. What a shame they aren't being manufactured locally...
Read More →21st October 2016, 9 years ago
Okay, thanks Neil, I did have an agent suggest we can nominate which property the extra tax should apply to (ie our existing one, or the new one) - but I can't imagine that's true... Any insight?
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