TheBiggerPicture, Author at Property118

TheBiggerPicture

“Good landlords have nothing to fear" Said the lion to the sheep.

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This government has a policy of saying everything is fine all the time, even when it's not. As long as you're not personally affected, you'd believe them. We know better.

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As a software developer, I find it bizarre, you wouldn't combine the two. There is a principle in development, the DRY principle. Which means Don't Repeat Yourself. But as this is not a service offered by business for a customer,...

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NZ has a party equivalent to Reform in the governing coalition. Which is the reason section 24 equivalent removed and reversal of bad landlord policies. The sooner we have a Reform government the better.

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I saw your posts and attempt to organise. Much appreciated. Sad there was not much take up. Governments treat landlords as thier b*tches. No-one seems to stand up to them, and we are so fragmented. I would have considered joining...

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Yet more erosion of property rights, the state encroaching the ability of an owner to manage the property.

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This happened to me exactly. My agent took 1p too much deposit. "With monthly rents between £1000 and £4000, calculating a 5 week deposit to 2 decimal places will give too high a figure in over 46% of cases. Those...

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"Most who renovated went on to raise rents with more than 80% increasing rents with an average rise of 17%, with nearly a third putting rents up 20%." But how much did those without renovations put up rents? My current...

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Why Property118 Is Changing Its Tone

18th November 2025, 5 months ago

Thanks for all your hard work with this website. Its one of many valuable resources. Hope the new direction works well!

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Where is this funded from? They won't have a profi motive. So will we be taxed more?

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I would rather have a higher tax rate than have section 24. It's an abomination.

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Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 24/10/2025 - 10:01Your suggestion was appreciated. But and the result could have been favourable in the short term. But its hard to know how things would have played out.

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They want rental accommodation without the landlords. They see shopkeepers as providing a service, they see Builders as providing a service, but somehow landlords are parasites!

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"I’ve mentioned before that the Bill effectively removes a landlord’s control of their own property which is just nonsense on stilts." So having legal ownership, but having the rights of ownership removed. Having the responsibility but not the control

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Paying 2 times for less services than others in compatible properties pay. How is it not illegal!

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The trust is gone, they won't get a chance to implement. Even so, landlords would benefit from the uplift in house prices if this was implemented, and they would get some benefit from sales not subject to stamp duty. Its...

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Watermelons, red on the inside.

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Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 02/10/2025 - 12:16They charge to landlords.

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The agents will get the same revenue. Tenants will just up and move at a whim, meaning more changes. This could make up for the lost revenue.

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TheBiggerPicture

TheBiggerPicture


Registered with Property118.com

2nd February 2020

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Bio

Own a very small portfolio of properties..
Have skills in finance, accounting and software.

Interested in ways of making property management more efficient.
Less effort
Less time
Less costs
More revenue

Have developed custom software(Not commercial) for managing own properties.

Believe the government is to big, and cause more problems than they solve with their involvement in many things.